Patents Assigned to UPM Raflatac
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Patent number: 9682491Abstract: A method and an arrangement for handling narrow rolls in a warehouse is described. The warehouse includes at least one rack row, at least one isle, and at least one carriage arranged to move the narrow rolls into a rack and from the rack and carry the narrow rolls along the isle. A distance is arranged between the narrow rolls and the distance is maintained between the narrow rolls when the narrow rolls are in the racks of the warehouse.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2013Date of Patent: June 20, 2017Assignee: UPM RAFLATAC OYInventors: Juha Jäppi, Ari Veikkola, Juho Kantanen, Ari Hakala, Jukka Piitulainen
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Patent number: 9550589Abstract: A method for fastening a paper product roll entity to a pallet by continuous plastic foil. The pallet has a cross direction and a longitudinal direction. A first sequence is repeated at least once. The first sequence includes wrapping the paper product roll entity such that a first continuous foil unwound from a foil head travels over the paper product roll entity and under the pallet, and moving in a cross direction a head of the foil or the pallet having the paper product roll entity on its substantially horizontal plane. After the first sequence, a second sequence is repeated at least once. The second sequence includes wrapping a second continuous foil spirally around the paper product roll entity.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2007Date of Patent: January 24, 2017Assignees: UPM RAFLATAC OY, OCTOMECA OYInventors: Juha Jäppi, Matti Haloila
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Patent number: 9501958Abstract: A sealing label suitable for sealing a package made of varnished cardboard comprises: a carrier layer, and an adhesive layer, wherein the thickness of the carrier layer, the material of the carrier layer, and the composition of the adhesive layer have been selected such that: a minimum deformation force of the label is smaller than a first breaking force needed to break the cardboard material of the varnished cardboard, a minimum detaching force of the label is greater than the first breaking force, and the minimum detaching force is smaller than a second breaking force needed to break the label, wherein the first breaking force is a first pulling force which causes breaking of the cardboard material in a situation where the label is separated from the varnished cardboard by pulling the label with said first pulling force, and the minimum detaching force is a second pulling force which is needed to separate the adhesive layer of the label from the surface of the varnished cardboard in a situation whereType: GrantFiled: December 23, 2014Date of Patent: November 22, 2016Assignee: UPM RAFLATAC OYInventors: Markku Pietarinen, Jari Herranen
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Patent number: 9457374Abstract: A curtain coating method including forming a curtain including a coating material. A coated web is formed by coating a moving primary web with the coating material. The curtain and the primary web meet at a contact line. A primary pattern is projected on a material layer. The material layer moves with respect to the contact line. The primary pattern includes a first pointer feature. A first image is captured. The first image includes a first sub-image of the first pointer feature. The position of the first sub-image in the first image is detected. Distance information is provided by comparing the detected position of the first sub-image with a reference position.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2013Date of Patent: October 4, 2016Assignee: UPM RAFLATAC OYInventors: David Hibbs, Anthony Blackman
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Publication number: 20160193815Abstract: The invention relates to providing a method for obtaining a multilayer film for thermally inducible shrink labels, products thereof and use of such products.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2013Publication date: July 7, 2016Applicant: UPM Raflatac OYInventors: Noel Mitchell, Matti Manner
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Publication number: 20160060067Abstract: An arrangement in a warehouse and a method for forming narrow rolls are disclosed. The narrow rolls are formed from a jumbo reel. At least two slitting machines are used for forming the narrow rolls. The jumbo reel has an axial direction when positioned on the slitting machine. The narrow rolls are transferred to the warehouse in the axial direction. The at least two slitting machines are positioned overlapping.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2013Publication date: March 3, 2016Applicant: UPM RAFLATAC OYInventors: Juha JÄPPI, Ari VEIKKOLA, Juho KANTANEN, Ari HAKALA, Jukka PIITULAINEN
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Patent number: 9175192Abstract: A method for manufacturing a label laminate. A transparent plastic film having a first side and a second side is introduced. The second side of the transparent plastic film is printed. A release liner including a release surface and single layer of a non-tacky adhesive on the release surface is introduced. The non-tacky adhesive on the release surface is activated so that the non-tacky adhesive becomes tacky. The tacky adhesive is attached on the release surface to the second side of the transparent plastic film.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2007Date of Patent: November 3, 2015Assignee: UPM RAFLATAC OYInventor: Noel Mitchell
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Publication number: 20150190988Abstract: The invention relates to a facestock of a label and a label, wherein the facestock is a machine direction oriented and comprises at least a core layer, a first surface layer and a second surface layer. The facestock has a tensile modulus ratio in the machine direction to the transversal direction between 2.0 and 3.8. The invention also relates to a method for manufacturing a facestock and a use of the facestock for self-adhesive labels.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2013Publication date: July 9, 2015Applicant: UPM Raflatac OyInventors: Tom Saxberg, Noel Mitchell, Matti Manner, Martti Vähälä
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Publication number: 20150166846Abstract: The invention relates to a machine direction oriented multilayer facestock of a label and a label, wherein the facestock comprises a core layer and a first skin layer. The core layer comprises propylene homopolymer, low density polyethylene, hydrocarbon resin and styrene block copolymer. The invention also relates to use of the facestock for self-adhesive labels. The invention further relates to a method for manufacturing the facestock.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2013Publication date: June 18, 2015Applicant: UPM Raflatac OyInventors: Tom Saxberg, Noel Mitchell, Matti Manner, Martti Vähälä
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Publication number: 20150135916Abstract: The invention relates to a method and an arrangement for handling narrow rolls in a warehouse. The warehouse comprises at least one rack row, at least one isle and at least one carriage arranged to move the narrow rolls into a rack and from a rack and carry them along the isle. A distance is arranged between the narrow rolls and the distance is maintained between the narrow rolls when the narrow rolls are in the racks in the warehouse.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2013Publication date: May 21, 2015Applicant: UPM Raflatac OyInventors: Juha Jäppi, Ari Veikkola, Juho Kantanen, Ari Hakala, Jukka Piitulainen
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Publication number: 20150132471Abstract: A curtain coating method including forming a curtain including a coating material. A coated web is formed by coating a moving primary web with the coating material. The curtain and the primary web meet at a contact line. A primary pattern is projected on a material layer. The material layer moves with respect to the contact line. The primary pattern includes a first pointer feature. A first image is captured. The first image includes a first sub-image of the first pointer feature. The position of the first sub-image is in the first image is detected. Distance information is provided by comparing the detected position of the first sub-image with a reference position.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2013Publication date: May 14, 2015Applicant: UPM RAFLATAC OYInventors: David HIBBS, Anthony Blackman
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Publication number: 20150118450Abstract: A product marking is disclosed in connection with a narrow roll. The narrow rolls are provided with a product marking in a first information adding step, the product marking including at least general information. In a second information adding step, the product marking in at least some of the narrow rolls is provided with customer information. After the second information adding step all the narrow rolls have a product marking comprising the customer information.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2013Publication date: April 30, 2015Applicant: UPM RAFLATAC OYInventors: Juha Jäppi, Ari Veikkola, Juho Kantanen, Ari Hakala, Jukka Piitulainen
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Patent number: 8986489Abstract: A method for attaching a label to a surface of an item. The label includes a carrier layer and a bonding layer. The method includes heating the bonding layer using infrared light such that the infrared light has a maximum spectral irradiance at a peak wavelength. The bonding layer has an absorbing spectral region that spectrally matches with the peak wavelength.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2010Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: UPM Raflatac OyInventors: Kati Metsäjoki, Noel Mitchell
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Publication number: 20150024154Abstract: A film including a first surface and an opposite second surface. A first layer includes the first surface. A second layer arranged onto the first layer includes the second surface. The second layer includes thermally activatable material. In a thermal activation process, wherein the temperature of the thermally activatable material rises above an activation temperature, adhesion properties of the material change such that before thermal activation, material of the second layer is solid and non-sticky, and after thermal activation, material of the second layer is viscous and forms an active adhesive. The first layer includes material that is resistant to temperatures higher than the activation temperature. Material of the first layer, material of the second layer, or the film including the first and second layers is capable of absorbing electromagnetic energy. An item including a body labelled with the film. A method for labelling a body using the film.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2013Publication date: January 22, 2015Applicant: UPM RAFLATAC OYInventor: Ted HOERIG
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Publication number: 20140311001Abstract: A label including a base film having a front side and a reverse side and an adhesive layer on the reverse side of the base film. The base film includes a multilayered film including at least two layers laminated together, which layers are oriented in different degrees of orientation in at least one direction of the layer. A method for providing wash-off pressure-sensitive labels for bottles and other containers. A multilayered base film is provided by laminating together at least two layers oriented in different degrees of orientation in at least one direction of the layer. The base film has a front side and a reverse side. An adhesive layer is provided on the reverse side of the base film.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2014Publication date: October 23, 2014Applicant: UPM Raflatac OyInventors: Noel MITCHELL, Tom Saxberg
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Publication number: 20140308471Abstract: A method for manufacturing a label laminate. The method includes unwinding a first material layer, unwinding a second material layer, coating the unwound first material layer with at least one water based adhesive layer, supporting the coated first material layer by a belt while heating said at least one water based adhesive layer by at least one heating device in order to dry said at least one water based adhesive layer, and laminating the first material layer including the at least one water based adhesive layer together with the second material layer in order to form the label laminate. The invention further relates to a label laminate and to a system for manufacturing a label laminate.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2012Publication date: October 16, 2014Applicant: UPM RAFLATAC OYInventors: Risto H. Jokinen, Jorma Henttonen, Jan-Erik Forsström, Sampo Pynnönen, Kai Heinonen
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Publication number: 20140227472Abstract: A method for manufacturing a label laminate is disclosed. The method includes unwinding a first material layer, unwinding a second material layer, coating the first material layer with at least one water based adhesive layer, supporting the coated first material layer by a metal belt while heating said at least one water based adhesive layer by said metal belt in order to dry said at least one water based adhesive layer, and laminating the first material layer having at least one water based adhesive layer together with the second material layer in order to form the label laminate. The invention further relates to a label laminate and a system for manufacturing a label laminate.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2012Publication date: August 14, 2014Applicant: UPM RAFLATAC OYInventors: Risto H Jokinen, Jorma Henttonen, Jan-Erik Forsström, Sampo Pynnönen, Kai Heinonen
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Publication number: 20140220287Abstract: The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a label laminate. The method includes forming at least one water based adhesive layer on a belt, drying said at least one water based adhesive layer on the belt, unwinding a first material layer, unwinding a second material layer, attaching said at least one dried water based adhesive layer to the surface of the first material layer, and laminating the first material layer comprising at least one water based adhesive layer together with the second material layer in order to form the label laminate. The invention also relates to a label laminate and to a system for manufacturing a label laminate.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2012Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: UPM RAFLATAC OYInventors: Risto H. Jokinen, Jorma Henttonen, Jan-Erik Forsstrom, Sampo Pynnönen, Kai Heinonen
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Publication number: 20140208695Abstract: The invention relates to a shrink film having a multilayer structure, wherein the core layer of the film includes polypropylene, hydrocarbon resin and block-copolymer rubber. The invention also relates to a label including said film and to use of films for labelling recyclable or reusable items. Further the invention relates to a method for producing shrink film, to a method for attaching a shrink film to an article, and to a method separating a shrink film from an article.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2012Publication date: July 31, 2014Applicant: UPM RAFLATAC OYInventor: Noel Mitchell
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Publication number: 20140134430Abstract: A machine direction oriented multilayer facestock for labels. The facestock includes a skin layer including at least polyethylene and cyclic olefin copolymer(s). The facestock is annealed. Also a use of the multilayer facestock for self-adhesive labels and to a self-adhesive label including the multilayer facestock.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2013Publication date: May 15, 2014Applicant: UPM RAFLATAC OYInventors: Noel MITCHELL, Matti Manner