Abstract: The specification relates to a face (100, 200) for a direct thermal linerless label. The face (100, 200) comprises a release layer (101, 201), a thermal layer (102, 202), a pre-coat layer (103, 203), a base paper (104, 204), and a barrier layer (105, 205). The base paper (104, 204) has a grammage of from 50 to 90 g/m2 and the barrier layer (105, 205) has a coat weight (dry) of from 0.5 to 3.5 g/m2. Further, a direct thermal linerless label (210), a linerless label product roll comprising direct thermal linerless labels and a labelled item are provided. Also, use of the direct thermal linerless label (210) for labelling an item as well as a method of manufacturing a linerless label web for providing the linerless product roll are provided.

Abstract: The invention relates to a removable adhesive composition and uses of the adhesive composition in different kinds of labels and label laminate applications. In addition, the present invention relates to a label and a label laminate containing the removable adhesive composition.

Abstract: The invention relates to a wrapping material (1) for wrapping an article (10), which is based on glassine paper with a grammage in the range of 25 to 50 g/m2, wherein the wrapping material (1) is present in the form of a web. The web has i. a first side face (S1), ii. a second side face (S2) situated opposite the first side face (S1), iii. at least one web portion (B) having a first and a second outer region portion (2, 3) and inner region portions (4, 5, 6, 7, 8), wherein the inner region portions are arranged between the outer region portions (2, 3). A heat-sealable coating is applied to the glassine paper on at least one of the two side faces (S1, S2) in at least one first outer coating region (2a-2g) in the first outer region portion (2) of the web portion (B). A heat-sealable coating is applied to the glassine paper on at least one of the two side faces (S1, S2) in at least one second outer coating region (3a-3g) in the second outer region portion (3) of the web portion (B).

Abstract: A linerless wash-off label (100) comprising a paper-based face (101, 201) and pressure sensitive adhesive (102) is provided. The paper-based face (101, 201) comprises a base paper (206) and a release layer (203), and the release layer (203) and the pressure sensitive adhesive (102) are arranged on opposite sides of the base paper (206). The pressure sensitive adhesive (102) comprises a water-based acrylic emulsion polymer composition, the pressure sensitive adhesive (102) is sensitive to washing conditions, and the base paper (206) comprises wet strength resin and has water absorptiveness of from 10 to 30 g/m2 when measured according to an ISO standard 535 (contact time 60 s). Further, a label product roll comprising the linerless wash-off labels (100) as well as a labelled item comprising an item and a linerless wash-off (100) label are provided.

Abstract: This specification relates to a linerless label product intended for end uses having a short label-life and requiring manual handling, repositionability and/or removability together with lean sustainable and economical structure. A linerless label web (631, 741) comprising a direct thermal printable face (210, 630, 740) and a pressure sensitive adhesive (220) is provided. The linerless label web (631, 741) comprises the pressure sensitive adhesive (220) arranged in one or more machine-direction continuous stripes leaving one or more non-adhesive area(s) between said machine-direction continuous stripes in a cross direction of the linerless label web. A total coverage of the pressure sensitive adhesive (220) in the cross direction of the linerless label web is less than 70%, or less than 50%, or less than 30%.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a linerless label web (100, 200, 500) comprising a direct thermal printable coating and a patterned pressure sensitive adhesive (120) is provided. The method comprises arranging a substrate comprising the direct thermal printable coating as a face stock (110, 510, 610, 710), applying water-based adhesive coating (520a, 620a, 720a) onto the face stock (110, 510, 610, 710), providing the face stock (110, 510, 610, 710) with alternating adhesion areas and adhesion-free areas in a transversal direction of the face stock, ensuring the adhesion-free areas with a pre-determined level of moisture, and thermally drying the water-based adhesive coating (520a, 620a, 720a) into the pressure sensitive adhesive (120).

Abstract: This invention relates to a method for manufacturing a direct thermal linerless label web (100), the direct thermal linerless label web (100) comprising a face (110) having a multilayer structure comprising at least three layers, the face comprising a base layer (113), a direct thermal printable coating (115), and an intermediate layer (114) disposed between the base layer and the direct thermal printable coating, wherein the intermediate layer has a grammage in a range between 0.9 g/m2 and 7 g/m2, total amount of mineral pigments in the intermediate layer is equal to or less than 4 g/m2, and a mineral pigment content of the intermediate layer is less than 85 wt. %, preferably equal to or less than 75 wt.

Abstract: This invention relates to a method for manufacturing a direct thermal linerless label web (100), the direct thermal linerless label web (100) comprising a face (110) having a first side (111) and a second side (112), the face comprising a direct thermal printable coating, wherein the method comprises supplying the face (110), and applying modified adhesive coating (121) on to a substrate (110, 611). The modified adhesive coating comprises water-based acrylic adhesive, and emulsified silicone additive. The method further comprises thermally drying the modified adhesive coating (121) on the substrate (110, 611) into a pressure sensitive adhesive coating (120). The substrate is the face (110) or a carrier material (611, 611a, 611b). This invention further relates to a direct thermal linerless label web (100), and a use of a direct thermal linerless label (100) in on-demand printing.

Abstract: This invention relates to a method for manufacturing a continuous linerless label web. The continuous linerless label web comprises a positionally alternating adhesive coating on a face. The method comprises: supplying the face with a release coating arranged on a first side, providing positionally alternating continuous adhesive stripes on a second side wherein predetermined properties of the positionally alternating continuous adhesive stripes are selected so that number of stripes in each single customer roll is one or more, width of each stripe is smaller than width of single customer roll, and positional frequency is selected so that one oscillation cycle covers 0.1-10 peripherical lengths in a machine roll, and 1-100 peripherical lengths in a customer roll defined as peripheries of full rolls. This invention further relates to a linerless label web and a linerless customer roll.

Abstract: The invention relates to a wash-off label. According to an embodiment, the face film of the wash-off label comprises biaxially oriented plastic film and configured to shrink asymmetrically so that a difference between the shrinkage of the film in machine direction and in transverse direction is at least 55%, when exposed to washing liquid comprising caustic soda and having temperature in the range of 65-85° C. for equal or less than 5 minutes. The invention further relates to a use of the wash-off label and to a labelled article.

Abstract: A printed linerless face laminate includes a release layer including a release agent, a second layer including a thermoplastic polymer, a second adhesive layer, a first layer including a thermoplastic polymer or fiber-based material, and a first adhesive layer including a pressure sensitive adhesive, wherein the print is on one or more printable surface(s) between the first layer and the second layer. A method for producing the printed linerless face laminate is also described.

Abstract: The invention relates to providing a method for obtaining a multilayer film for thermally inducible shrink labels, products thereof and use of such products. The invention provides a multilayer film for labelling, the multilayer film comprising a first skin layer, a second skin layer and a core layer between the first skin layer and the second skin layer, wherein at least one of the first skin layer and the second skin layer comprises cyclic olefin copolymer and the core layer comprises copolymer of ethylene and butyl acrylate or propylene terpolymer.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method for management of printing jobs. In the method user identification is requested to identify the user, who then selects an artwork for the labels. Data regarding the selected artwork is retrieved from a data storage. Printing properties are defined for the selected artwork, and a set of available unique codes for the labels is determined on the basis of the user identification. A printing file is constructed including information related to at least the selected artwork and printing material selected for the printing job. The printing file is stored into a cloud storage linked with the identified user. A unique code is assigned for each label from the set of available unique codes. The unique code is assigned either in the printing file or when printing the labels.

Abstract: This invention relates to a label arrangement for consumer destined food packages. A food package (10, 50) comprises at least an undertray (20) and a lidstock (40) arranged together defining in between a cavity for a food product (30). The label arrangement according to the invention comprises a printable face material (110) and a pressure sensitive adhesive (120) for attachment of the label (100) onto the package (10, 50). The adhesive surface of the pressure sensitive adhesive (120) layer is arranged to have one or more adhesion free (550) and printed zones and the label (100) is further arranged with one or more weakenings (700) through the label face material (110) allowing to manually fold the part of the label with adhesion free (550) and printed zone for visual inspection of said printing while the label (100) otherwise remains attached to the package (10, 50).

Abstract: A label which is attachable to object surfaces includes a pressure sensitive adhesive layer having a coat weight equal to or higher than 10 g/m2. The adhesive layer has a composition which is free of alkylphenol ethoxylate and has been selected to comprise emulsion polymerized, water-dispersible acrylate polymer and non-ionic copolymer based on polyethylene glycol and polypropylene glycol such that when the adhesive layer is subjected to paper recycling process conditions, the adhesive layer resists disintegration into small fragments.

Abstract: A linerless thermal label web includes layers in the following order: a release layer, a thermal paper comprising a heat sensitive part, and an adhesive layer, wherein the adhesive layer includes an adhesive deadening varnish at longitudinal edge areas of the linerless thermal web so as to reduce the tackiness of the adhesive layer in the longitudinal edge areas. A thermal label can be produced from the label web and the label web can be used for variable information printing applications.

Abstract: A method, comprising: providing a combination of a package and a label attached to the package, wherein the label comprises a fluorescent substance, illuminating the label with excitation light so as to cause the label to emit fluorescence light, capturing an image of the label by using an imaging unit, and detecting the position of the label by analyzing the captured image and/or detecting a degree of adhesion of the label by analyzing the captured image.

Abstract: The invention relates to a wash-off label structure and an adhesive layer comprising a pressure sensitive hot melt adhesive layer sensitive to the washing conditions. According to an embodiment the adhesive layer comprises an acrylate composition curable with ultraviolet radiation and at least one modifier selected from a tackifier, a plasticizer and a filler, and wherein the peel adhesion from the labelled surface at 50-80° C. in alkaline aqueous solution of at least 30% less than the peel adhesion at room temperature of 23° C.±2° C. and relative humidity of 50%±5%. The invention further relates to a use of the label for recyclable or reusable packages, and a combination of a package and a wash-off label.

Abstract: A wash-off label includes a face film. According to an embodiment the face film is at least uniaxially oriented and comprises at least one of the polyolefins: cyclic olefin copolymer, propylene terpolymer, propylene random copolymer, propylene homopolymer, heterophasic polypropylene and linear low density polyethylene. The face film has density between 0.85 and 0.94 g/cm3 at room temperature (23±2° C.). Further the invention relates to a labelled item comprising the wash-off label.

Abstract: The invention relates to a multipart label laminate for labelling of single-use sterilization packs, the multipart label laminate comprising a face layer, a first adhesive layer of acrylic based pressure sensitive adhesive, a carrier, a second adhesive layer of acrylic based pressure sensitive adhesive, a liner, and a printing ink layer between the carrier and the second adhesive layer. The invention further relates to a method for application of a multipart label.