Abstract: A double sided tape has repositional with adhesive associated with a first face. The tape may be in the form of a roll, and the adhesive on the second face may be either repositional or permanent. In order to facilitate rolling, a release liner is provided on one of the adhesive faces. The tape may have perforations, notches, or slits along its length to facilitate detachment of predefined lengths of the tape, as from a dispenser. A tie coat may be applied to each of the faces of the substrate before the adhesive is applied. One face of adhesive can be readily applied to one object (e.g., a shelf or a piece of paper), while the repositional adhesive is then available to removably attach that object to another object (e.g., another piece of paper).

Abstract: An apparatus and method provide for the alternate manufacture of permanent adhesive or repositional linerless labels utilizing the same equipment. Indicia is applied such as by using an intelligent imaging system by at least one print station. With repositional labels, a tie coat is applied and dried, whereas with permanent labels a barrier coating is applied. Coating stations apply a repositional adhesive and release coat in the construction of repositional adhesive labels. The coating station is followed by a dryer and chill rolls. In the construction of permanent adhesive labels a coating station for applying a release coat and a release coat curing station, as well as permanent adhesive application station, are also provided. Changeover time from the manufacture of one type of label to the other is short.

Abstract: An advantageous linerless label assembly is produced by substantially full face coating a first substrate web second face with a first pressure sensitive adhesive, and substantially full face coating a second substrate web first face with a second pressure sensitive adhesive that is physically or chemically incompatible with the first adhesive, and then bringing the first and second adhesives into direct contact with each other. The substrates are formed into discrete separable labels which may be in sheet, roll, or fan-fold configuration. The individual labels in the substrate can either have the leading edges of each aligned with each other, or the leading edges can be spaced from each other (e.g. about half the length of each of the labels). When physically incompatible adhesives are used, the first adhesive may be vegetable based, polyvinyl alcohol or ultraviolet reactivated adhesive, and the second acrylic.

Abstract: An apparatus and method provide for the alternate manufacture of permanent adhesive or repositional linerless labels utilizing the same equipment. Indicia is applied such as by using an intelligent imaging system by at least one print station. With repositional labels, a tie coat is applied and dried, whereas with permanent labels a barrier coating is applied. Coating stations apply a repositional adhesive and release coat in the construction of repositional adhesive labels. The coating station is followed by a dryer and chill rolls. In the construction of permanent adhesive labels a coating station for applying a release coat and a release coat curing station, as well as permanent adhesive application station, are also provided. Changeover time from the manufacture of one type of label to the other is short.