Abstract: A method for shrinking selected spaced apart portions of film wrapped around a series of products of similar dimension being conveyed by a conveyor along a path in a selected direction is provide. The method involves the steps of: (a) indexing the conveyor and stopping the conveyor; (b) while the conveyor is stopped, causing heated fluid to flow from one or more nozzles so that a first heated fluid flow impinges upon selected portions of film in the vicinity of a product leading edge and a second heated fluid flow impinges upon selected portion of film in the vicinity of a product trailing edge; (b) repeating steps (a) and (b) multiple times so that, for multiple instances of the product, selected portions of film along both trailing and leading edges of each instance of the product are caused to shrink.

Abstract: A labeling apparatus for applying wrap labels includes a first conveyor section and a second conveyor section aligned with the first conveyor section thereby defining a conveying surface along which a package is conveyed in a conveying direction. The first conveyor section is spaced from the second conveyor section in the conveying direction thereby defining a gap between the first conveyor section and the second conveyor section. A label conveyor is located at least partially below the conveying surface having a vertical orientation to deliver a wrap label upwardly through the gap between the first and second conveyor sections. A wiper assembly is located above and spaced vertically from the conveyor surface to define a space between the wiper assembly and the conveying surface.

Abstract: An apparatus for weighing and labeling of a product in a high speed processing environment includes an entry conveyor having an entry end and an exit end. A weighing conveyor has an entry end for receiving the product from the exit end of the entry conveyor and an exit end from which the product is delivered from the weighing conveyor. The weighing conveyor is operatively mounted to a weighing device to produce product weight information for the product being transported on the weighing conveyor. The weighing conveyor includes a first conveyor member extending from the entry end to the exit end of the weighing conveyor and a second conveyor member extending from the entry end to the exit end of the weighing conveyor. The first and second conveyor members operate cooperatively to convey the product from the entry end toward the exit end.