Abstract: An activatable adhesive that is formulated to readily absorb energy from a given radiation source, an activatable adhesive label that incorporates such an activatable adhesive, a system for activating such labels, and related methods and uses are described. The activatable adhesive includes a plasticizer, a tackifier, and an adhesive base polymer that includes butyl acrylate, styrene, methyl methacrylate, methacrylic acid, and acrylic acid.

Abstract: An applicator head for a device with an air suction source for applying individual flat materials elements to objects. The applicator head has an applicator surface in air communication with the air suction source and has perforatable, weak locations. The weak locations can be selectively perforated and, when perforated, a weak location can function as a suction intake opening.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for maintaining a constant tension on a web of material, in particular on a label web used in a labeling machine (E), said apparatus comprising: a stationary rotary axle device (30) with a geometric rotational axis (M) and a tension compensation device (40) rotatable from a starting position about said rotational axis (M) of said rotary axle device (30), said tension compensation device (40) comprising a force unit (60) which exerts a force on the tension compensation device (40) that counteracts the rotational movement of the tension compensation device (40) from the starting position. It is further provided that the force applied by the force unit (60) is a linear force acting on the tension compensation device (40) at a force application point (65) with a radial spacing to the rotational axis (M) of the rotary axle device (30).

Abstract: A winding apparatus for a winding material. A drivable rotary shaft having a longitudinal center line (M). A receiving unit for the winding material, which is rotationally connected to the rotary shaft. A clamping unit for reversibly clamping the winding material fast to the rotary shaft. An actuation unit. The clamping unit can be reversibly moved from its clamping position into its release position by at least one translatory movement of the actuation unit.

Abstract: The invention relates to a system for printing labels, especially labels of textile products, with at least one printing unit that includes at least one print head, one non-motorized printing roller, whereof the print head and/or the printing roller are mutually movable in a reversible manner, and at least one cleaning unit. Furthermore it is given that the cleaning unit is constituted by a non-motorized cleaning roller which can be replaced with the printing roller.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a thermotransfer printer for printing print media having RFID labels, comprising a thermotransfer printing unit, and a single sheet intake means. The invention is further characterised by an RFID reading unit for reading items of information from the RFID labels, wherein the RFID reading unit is so connected to the thermotransfer printing unit (70) that the thermotransfer printing unit (70) is controllable in dependence on the items of information read out of the respective RFID label.

Abstract: The invention concerns a method of controlling a label printer, in particular a thermotransfer printer, for printing labels (50) having an RFID portion (52), comprising the following steps: feeding a label (50), placing a printing head (22) of the label printer on the label (50) which is passing into the operative region thereof and which is to be printed upon, printing on the label with a selected print image, and lifting the printing head (22) off the label (50). The printing head (22) is lifted off or not placed on the label (50) in dependence on a first programmable parameter which contains a first item of information about the relative position of the RFID portion (52) on the label (50) to be printed. The invention further concerns a correspondingly adapted label printer.

Abstract: The invention concerns a method of treating defective labels (E?), in particular RFID labels, in a label printer, and the label printer itself, in which the labels (E, E?) are arranged on a label carrier strip (ET) in succession in the conveyor direction of the label carrier strip (ET), which is fed under tensile stress at least to a first writing unit (22) for the selective transfer of items of information onto the labels (E) and then to a dispensing unit (24) in which the labels (E) are individually removed from the label carrier strip (ET) and delivered in a dispensing operation onto an article to be provided with a label (E), wherein after the dispensing operation the empty label carrier strip (ET) is received in an empty material storage unit (32).

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for maintaining a constant tension on a web of material, in particular on a label web used in a labeling machine (E), said apparatus comprising: a stationary rotary axle device (30) with a geometric rotational axis (M) and a tension compensation device (40) rotatable from a starting position about said rotational axis (M) of said rotary axle device (30), said tension compensation device (40) comprising a force unit (60) which exerts a force on the tension compensation device (40) that counteracts the rotational movement of the tension compensation device (40) from the starting position. It is further provided that the force applied by the force unit (60) is a linear force acting on the tension compensation device (40) at a force application point (65) with a radial spacing to the rotational axis (M) of the rotary axle device (30).

Abstract: A winding apparatus for a winding material. A drivable rotary shaft having a longitudinal centre line (M). A receiving unit for the winding material, which is rotationally connected to the rotary shaft. A clamping unit for reversibly clamping the winding material fast to the rotary shaft. An actuation unit. The clamping unit can be reversibly moved from its clamping position into its release position by at least one translatory movement of the actuation unit.

Abstract: An applicator head for a device with an air suction source for applying individual flat materials elements to objects. The applicator head has an applicator surface in air communication with the air suction source and has perforatable, weak locations. The weak locations can be selectively perforated and, when perforated, a weak location can function as a suction intake opening.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for applying individual flat material segment to be separated from a flat material web to products. The products are moved continuously past the application device. The device includes a separation unit for separating the flat material segment from the flat material web. The device also includes an application unit for applying the flat material segment to the product, and a buffer unit between the separation unit and the application unit for the intermediate storage of the flat material segment so as to decouple the feeds at the separation unit and the application unit.

Abstract: The invention concerns an apparatus and a method of tensioning a flat web of material to be conveyed, in particular in a printing and dispensing device for labels, which includes: a drive for advancing and retracting the flat web of material, and at least one advance unit and at least one braking unit having a braking roller which are in contact with the web of material and which are drivable by the drive means. It is further provided that the drive has a drive motor that is drivingly connected to the advance unit and the braking unit and that, in a conveyor operation in the advance direction of the web of material, the braking roller of the braking unit is uncoupled from the drive motor.

Abstract: The invention relates to a printer for printing print media arranged on a support track (E), in particular, labels and similar, comprising at least one thermo-transfer printer unit (70). Furthermore at least one ink-jet printer unit (30) is provided up-stream of the thermo-transfer printer unit (70).

Abstract: A transversal filter filters an input video signal with a filtering characteristic determined by tap gains. A row of error signals are generated on the basis of a difference between a ghost cancel reference signal in the input video signal and a predetermined reference signal. A magnification setting circuit sets a first magnification in accordance with the row of the error signals. A weight setting circuit converts an output signal from the magnification setting circuit into weighting data and feeding the weighting data into the transversal filter as the tap gains. The weight setting circuit functions to correct the first magnification into a second magnification in accordance with row numbers denoting the respective error signals in the row.