Labeler and method for applying labels provided with an activatable adhesive
AssigneeKrones AG
InventorsVolker Kronseder, Stefan Richter, Georg Gertlowski
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates generally to a labeler for labeling objects, in particular containers in the food industry. The labeler may have at least one label magazine for providing labels having a fixing side that is activatable by moistening, and at least one palletizing unit including at least one pallet for taking up and transferring individual labels, and at least one activating unit for activating, by moistening, the activatable fixing side of a label that has been taken up by a pallet. The labeler may be configured for directly transferring labels from the pallet of the palletizing unit to an object to be labeled.
Claims20
A labeler for labeling containers in the food industry, comprising:
- at least one label magazine for providing labels having a fixing side that is activatable by moistening, and at least one palletizing unit including at least one pallet for taking up and transferring individual labels, and at least one activating unit for activating, by moistening, the activatable fixing side of a label that has been taken up by a pallet,
- wherein the labeler is configured for directly transferring labels from the pallet of the palletizing unit to an object to be labeled.
A method for labeling objects, comprising the steps of:
- providing labels having a fixing side that is activatable by moistening,
- taking up at least one provided label by means of a pallet of a palletizing unit,
- activating, through moistening by means of an activating unit, the moisture-activatable fixing side of the label taken up, and
- directly transferring and applying the label, with the activated fixing side first, to a surface of the object to be labeled by means of the pallet of the palletizing unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.