摘要 |
<p>A weighing scale (105) and a label printer/applier (119, 116A) are cooperatively combined with a wrapping machine to form a packaging machine into which a trayed commodity (100) can be inserted and a wrapped and priced package removed. The weight of a trayed commodity (100) is preferably determined as it is transported into the packaging machine. The tray size, known commodity and weight of the trayed commodity (100) or package are utilized to determine the length and width of a sheet of film to be used to wrap the package. The package weight is.passed to a label printer (119) which calculates the price for the commodity being packaged, prints the label and passes it to a labeling head (116A) incorporated into a portion of the wrapping machine.</p> |