Fixing wrap-around labels with LED-curable adhesives

Provided herewith are methods of preparing a labeled article comprising curing an LED-curable adhesive on a film label such as a shrink film label, wherein at least portions of the LED-curable adhesive are disposed in the overlap formed between a leading edge and trailing edge of the film label. The...

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Main Authors Laksin, Mikhail, Dellevigne, Laura A, Nigam, Brijesh K, Stevenson, James A, Telesca, Bruno, Donnelly, Paul J, Wiescinski, Marc T
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 13.04.2023
Subjects
ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR
ADVERTISING
CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS,e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES,DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS
CONVEYING
CRYPTOGRAPHY
DISPLAY
DISPLAYING
EDUCATION
HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
LABELLING OR TAGGING MACHINES, APPARATUS, OR PROCESSES
LABELS OR NAME-PLATES
PACKAGES
PACKAGING ELEMENTS
PACKING
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PHYSICS
SEALS
SIGNS
STORING
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:Provided herewith are methods of preparing a labeled article comprising curing an LED-curable adhesive on a film label such as a shrink film label, wherein at least portions of the LED-curable adhesive are disposed in the overlap formed between a leading edge and trailing edge of the film label. The curing can be conducted at a temperature below 70 °C and is suitable for labeling 500-720 articles per minute in a sequential manner. Also provided herewith are apparatus for labeling articles with film labels, such as shrink film labels comprising an LED station. Further, a method of retrofitting an existing hot-melt labeling system for use in labeling articles with film labels such as shrink film labels is also provided.
Bibliography:Application Number: AU20170297534