Sheet of labels, method of production and equipment

Sheet of labels comprising non-stick substrate material, intermediate contact adhesive and top material adhered to the substrate through the contact adhesive, wherein

• the surface area of the top material is smaller than the substrate material such that the substrate material edge projects over the top material edge on all sides and distance between the substrate material edge and top material edge amounts to 0.1 to 2.0 mm, and
• prepared by the method for production of sheets of labels in which a label material constructed from non-stick substrate material, intermediate contact adhesive layer and top material is rolled out, optionally printed upon and then stamped, subsequently a matrix lattice ribbon of the top material is pulled off and finally the remaining label material is longitudinally and transversely cut and/or transversely perforated and distributed as sheets and/or folded as sheets and then separated on the perforation lines into individual sheets,
• wherein the matrix lattice ribbon is pulled off from the top material at an angle alpha equaling 5.degree.-90.degree. to the direction of motion of the web of the continuously moving label material and in this connection leads the respective outer longitudinal margins of the matrix lattice ribbon such that they are freely movable vertical to the direction of motion of the matrix lattice ribbon in the plane of the pulled off matrix, and
• said sheet constituting a single sheet of labels with the substrate material edge projecting over the top material edge on all sides thereof.