GLUING DEVICE FOR GLUING THE TAIL OF A LOG AND RELATED METHOD

摘要

A gluing device including a guide roller to guide the tail of the log; on the guide roller, retaining elements to engage and retain the tail on the guide roller; a gluing member, to apply a glue to the tail retained on the guide roller. There are also provided embossing members, arranged and controlled to emboss a portion of the tail of the log. The gluing member applies the glue to embossing protrusions formed by the embossing members.

主权项

1. A method for gluing a tail of a log of web material, comprising
identifying the tail of the log to be glued; unwinding the tail; embossing the tail with embossing members to form on the tail embossing protrusions by the embossing members; after formation of the embossing protrusions by said embossing members, applying a glue to the embossing protrusions; rewinding the tail and gluing the tail to an outer surface of the log.