Abstract: A method of printing a tag and attaching the tag to a bag for printing, severing and feeding non-curled tags to sewing machines. The method of printing a tag and attaching the tag to a bag comprising providing a control unit, a bag conveyor, a bag switch, a printer unit, a guide plate sensor, and a feeder assembly; feeding print material into the printer unit through a side entry port; printing and severing a tag; dispensing the tag from an exit port of the printer unit to the staging assembly; and subsequently dispensing the tag upon demand into the feeder assembly for movement to the tag attaching system.

Abstract: A tag printer apparatus for printing, severing and feeding non-curled labels to sewing machines. The tag printer apparatus includes a base; a control assembly including a central processing unit mounted to the base and adapted to be energized by a power source, and also including a monitor in communication with the central processing unit; a dispensing assembly mounted upon the base for dispensing print material; a support assembly mounted upon the base and including a support member; a printer assembly slidably mounted upon the support member and in operable communication with the central processing unit; and a tag feeder assembly connected to the support member and in communication with the central processing unit.

Abstract: A method of printing a tag and attaching the tag to a bag for printing, severing and feeding non-curled tags to sewing machines. The method of printing a tag and attaching the tag to a bag comprising providing a control unit, a bag conveyor, a bag switch, a printer unit, a chute, a chute sensor, and a feeder assembly; printing and severing a tag in the printer unit; dispensing the tag into the chute to prevent the tag from curling and jamming; and feeding the tag to a sewing machine whereupon the tag is attached to a bag.

Abstract: The present invention allows the produce or process engineering of a factory to define a sequence of steps and to associate the steps to various levels defined by the object oriented database OODB. This allows the steps to be variable name independent and allow increased flexibility in reusability of the step.

Abstract: A credit application and routing system includes a central processor having and executing a program. The system includes data input capabilities for selectively receiving credit application data from respective applicants at remote locations, and routing capabilities for selectively forwarding the credit application data to remote funding sources and selectively forwarding funding decision data from the funding sources to the respective applicants. The computer program includes routines for receiving a credit application from at least one remote application input and display device, for selectively forwarding a received credit application to at least one funding source, for receiving a funding decision from the at least one funding source, and for forwarding a received funding decision to the at least one remote application input and display device. The system can also obtain credit report data from credit bureaua, and analyze and summarize the credit report data.