
Chapter 1 General information
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Explanation of the terms used
Term
Explanation
3-roll system
Is used for labeling around of round products.
Adhesive strings
Glue that has leaked out at the edge of the label can hold the
label to the backing paper. The printed label remains stuck to
the backing paper and cannot be moved to the tamp pad.
Air assist tube
The air assist tube conducts the
supporting air
through one or
more holes to the bottom of the label. It is attached next to
the peeler bar and can be adjusted.
Air assist
A jet of air that, when the label is being fed, presses the label
against the bottom of the tamp until it is held by the vacuum.
Air Blast)
Air that blows on the label through holes in the tamp pad at
the time of labeling (through house nozzles when there is a
blow box) so that the label is placed on the product without
being touched.
Application cycle
Complete operating sequence of the labeling system (such
as printing the label, peeling it off, transferring it to the
applicator and labeling the product).
Application mode
See explanations: Tamp on, tamp blow, blow on and wipe on.
Applicator
This identifies the label dispenser and mimic that moves the
tamp.
Automatic mode
See labeling operation
Blow-on
Contact-less application mode in which the tamp receives the
printed label by a vacuum and blows it on to the product
without the tamp moving.
Chain orientation
The chain orientation aligns rectangular and oval products
parallel and centered at the transport belt.
Change separation device
To label the fed products, they have to be fed separately to
the labeling system. The separation device separates the
products.
Contrast
Difference in brightness of light and dark sections of a picture
/ print.
Conveying system
The unit consisting of the conveyor belt and its control
Conveyor
Belt for conveying the product
CS
Abbreviation for conveying system (see above)
Cycle
Steps of labeling from the detection of product, to the labeling
of the product, to the return to the initial position of the tamp.
Cylinder Home-Position
Sensor
Sensor to detect home position if the cylinder is retracted.
Dancer arm
The arm that holds the label liner taught by spring tension.
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