SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING LABELS FROM A WEB

摘要

A labelling system (10) dispenses a web (36) of label material having a coating (43) of non-tacky activatable adhesive, subsequently activates the adhesive, feeds the web to the next location, where the web (36) is cut, preferably using a pair of laser beams (52a, 52b) to produce labels (80) therefrom, and then, at a further point of the system, applies the labels to respective packages (18). In another embodiment (90), a carrier sheet (104) is separated from an adhered web (102) whereupon the web (102) is then cut using a laser beam (52) to form labels (112) and a waste matrix (114). The labels (112) are then rejoined to the carrier sheet (104). The invention provides advance in the art by eliminating the need for a carrier sheet in the production and application of labels to packages, and eliminates the need for custom manufactured dies for cutting labels.