FIXING WRAP-AROUND LABELS WITH LED-CURABLE ADHESIVES

• Main Authors: Laksin, Mikhail, Dellevigne, Laura A, Nigam, Brijesh K, Stevenson, James A, Telesca, Bruno, Donnelly, Paul J, Wiescinski, Marc T
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 29.03.2023
• Subjects: ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; ADVERTISING; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING; 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; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR; SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SIGNS; STORING; TRANSPORTING; WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL

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.