In-mould labelling process
AssigneesInnovia Films Limited, Alpla Werke Alwin Lehner GmbH & Co. KG
InventorsStephen Langstaff, Christopher Konkel, Robert Siegl
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Abstract
There is disclosed an in-mould labelling process for the manufacture of a labelled article comprising the steps of: feeding a labelstock web into a mould; forming an article in the mould such that the formed article contacts and effectively adheres to a label of the labelstock web; detaching the adhered label from the labelstock web; and removing the formed and labelled article from the mould.
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An in-mould labelling process for the manufacture of a labelled article comprising the steps of:
- feeding a labelstock web into a mould;
- forming an article in the mould such that the formed article contacts and effectively adheres to a label of the labelstock web;
- detaching the adhered label from the labelstock web;
- and
- removing the formed and labelled article from the mould.
A process for manufacturing an in-mould labelled article, the process comprising the steps of:
- placing a filmic label whilst still attached to a labelstock web into a mould for injection moulding, thermoforming, or blow moulding;
- holding the labelstock web in position;
- injecting a polymeric melt into, or thermoforming or blowing a polymeric preform in said mould so as to bind with the label;
- and
- removing the article from the mould,
- wherein the label is detached from the labelstock web during or after binding of the injected melt or the thermoformed or blown polymeric preform with the label.
A mould for manufacturing an in-mould labelled article comprising at least a first mould part and a second mould part, which first and second mould parts, when combined, define a mould cavity with an inner shape corresponding to the outer shape of the article to be formed in the mould, wherein in at least one of the mould parts a slit or tunnel is provided which intersects the mould cavity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.