Method and system for removing ink from films

A system for removing ink from a film, the system comprising:

• at least one roller configured to remove the film from a first roll of film and feed the film vertically upward into the system;
• at least one nozzle configured to apply a cleaning composition to the first side of the film removed from the roll and vertically fed into the system;
• a first member comprising cloth configured to distribute the cleaning composition over a width of the first side of the film;
• at least one roller configured to direct the film with the cleaning composition thereon vertically downward from the first member comprising cloth to at least one additional member comprising cloth, the at least one additional member comprising cloth configured together with the cleaning composition to dissociate the ink from the first side of the film;
• a blade configured to scrape separate the cleaning composition and the dissociated ink from the first side of the film;
• film after the film passes the first member comprising cloth and the at least one additional member comprising cloth.

A system for removing ink from a film, the system comprising:

• a plurality of rollers configured to direct the film from a first roll of film vertically upward, wherein the film is selected from the group consisting of polyethylene, polypropylene, polyvinyl chloride, and aluminum film;
• at least one nozzle configured to apply a cleaning composition to a first side of the film removed from the first roll;
• a first cloth configured to spread the cleaning composition over a width of the first side of the film;
• at least one additional cloth configured together with the cleaning composition to dissociate the ink from the first side of the film, wherein the at least one additional cloth is located vertically downward from the first cloth along a path of the film;
• and
• a blade configured to scrape separate the cleaning composition and ink from the first side of the film.

A system for removing ink from a film, the system comprising:

• means for removing the film from a first roll of film and feeding the film into the system;
• at least one nozzle configured to apply a cleaning composition to a first side of film removed from the first roll and fed into the system;
• and
• a blade configured to separate the cleaning composition from the first side of the film;
• further comprising:
• means for distributing the cleaning composition over a width of the first side of the film after the cleaning composition is applied to the first side of the film;
• said means for distributing comprising cloth;
• and
• means for dissociating distributed cleaning composition and ink from the first side of the film before separating the cleaning composition and the ink from the first side of the film, the means for dissociating comprising cloth and separate from the means for distributing, the means for dissociating located vertically downward from the means for distributing along a path of the film.

A system for removing ink from a printed film, the system comprising:

• at least one roller configured to remove the film from a first roll of printed film and feed the printed film vertically upward into the system;
• at least one first nozzle configured to apply a cleaning composition to a first side of the printed film removed from the roll and vertically fed into the system;
• a first member comprising cloth configured to distribute the cleaning composition over a width of the first side of the printed film;
• at least one roller configured to direct the printed film with the cleaning composition thereon vertically downward from the first member comprising cloth to at least one second member comprising cloth, the at least one second member comprising cloth configured together with the cleaning composition to dissociate the ink from the first side of the printed film;
• a blade configured to separate the cleaning composition and the dissociated ink from the first side of the printed film after the printed film passes the first member comprising cloth and the at least one second member comprising cloth;
• at least one second nozzle configured to apply at least one solvent to the first side of the printed film, the at least one solvent selected from the group consisting of alcohols, ethers, chlorinated solvents, and water;
• at least one roller configured to direct the printed film with the at least one solvent thereon vertically downward from the at least one second nozzle to at least one third member comprising cloth;
• a blade configured to separate the at least one solvent from the first side of the printed film after the printed film passes the at least one third member comprising cloth.