Systems and methods for applying decorations from a web onto substrates are disclosed. According to some aspects, a decoration may be transferred from the web directly to a substrate based on contact of the substrate with an adhesive of a portion of the decoration while the portion of the decoration is attached to the web.

An apparatus for testing label-liner separation is provided. The apparatus comprises a roller, a plurality of replaceable printer peel bars, and a weight. Each peel bar associated with its own unique radius for its disengage edge. A label-liner web is fed under the roller and up to a given peel bar of a given radius over the corresponding disengage edge. A string is attached on one end to a liner portion of the web and the weight is attached to the other end of the string with the weight freely hanging unsupported under the liner portion. A label portion of the web is pulled over the disengage edge to determine whether the label portion separates from the liner portion of the web during the pulling. If no separation occurs a different peel bar with a different radius is selected and tried. This repeats until separation is achieved.

A mechanism used to select a label size to be applied to a cable in a label applicator. The mechanism includes an index plate, an index arm, and a wedge carrier. The index arm is pivotably mounted to the index plate and the wedge carrier is mounted to the index plate. The wedge carrier has guide rollers that dictate a label path. The index arm moves the index plate which linearly moves the wedge carrier thereby adjusting the label path in the label applicator.

A disposable wristband prevents damage to information printed on a surface even when being in contact with a drug such as alcohol. The disposable wristband may include a band body made of a fibrous material and having a predetermined length so as to be wound around a user's wrist in a band shape, a thermal label paper provided on a front surface of the band body, and an adhesive member provided on a rear surface of the band body. The thermal label paper may be processed with UV coating. The band body may be made of a nylon cloth material and may have front and rear surfaces dip-coated with polyamide. The adhesive member may be a double-sided tape and provided with a release paper. An apparatus for manufacturing the disposable wristband is also provided.

The release film transfer printing equipment is provided. The release film transfer printing equipment includes a machine, a platform, a transfer device and a downward pressing device. The machine has a control panel. The platform is disposed above the machine, and the platform includes a vacuum pump electrically connected to the control panel. The transfer device includes a mold and a release film fixing frame. The mold is disposed above the platform, and the mold includes a plurality of air holes. The release film fixing frame is connected to a periphery of the platform. The downward pressing device is disposed above the transfer device, and the downward pressing device includes a hydraulic cylinder and a downward pressing platform. The hydraulic cylinder is electrically connected to the control panel, and the downward pressing platform is connected to the hydraulic cylinder by a power rod.

The release film transfer printing equipment is provided. The release film transfer printing equipment includes a machine, a platform, a transfer device and a downward pressing device. The machine has a control panel. The platform is disposed above the machine, and the platform includes a vacuum pump electrically connected to the control panel. The transfer device includes a mold and a release film fixing frame. The mold is disposed above the platform, and the mold includes a plurality of air holes. The release film fixing frame is connected to a periphery of the platform. The downward pressing device is disposed above the transfer device, and the downward pressing device includes a hydraulic cylinder and a downward pressing platform. The hydraulic cylinder is electrically connected to the control panel, and the downward pressing platform is connected to the hydraulic cylinder by a power rod.

A label dispenser apparatus configured for dispensing labels from a plurality of rolls of a carrier film having labels disposed thereon. The label dispenser apparatus includes a lower roll retaining member and a upper tape guide assembly. The lower roll retaining member includes a front edge, a back edge and a concave surface therebetween. The concave surface being configured to cradle a roll of film having labels disposed thereon. The upper tape guide assembly is spaced apart therefrom and includes a peel shaft, a support shaft and a carrier shaft. The film guide path extends behind and around the peel shaft, between the peel shaft and the support shaft, looping around the support shaft and over the carrier shaft, such that a label is released by the movement around the peel shaft, and the label path proceeds directly over the support shaft and the carrier shaft.

Labelling machine for labelling containers, having at least one docking station for a label-ling apparatus, and a machine control system, wherein the docking station comprises at least one network access for establishing a network connection between the machine control system and a docked labelling apparatus, wherein the network connection is de-signed to transmit security-relevant data and/or time-critical data, and wherein the net-work access is connected to a manageable Ethernet network switch of the machine control system with a DHCP server, wherein the DHCP server is adapted to assign a pre-set IP address determined by the DHCP server to a labelling apparatus connected to the network access.

A layer transfer device includes: a cover; a heat roller; a controller; temperature sensors including first and second sensors; and a locking member movable between a locking position to lock the cover to a closed position and an unlocking position to permit movement of the cover from the closed position to an open position. The first sensor measures temperature of a first member heated by a multilayer film or a sheet having been heated by the heat roller. The second sensor measures temperature of a second member heated by the heat roller. The controller determines evaluated temperatures based on temperatures measured by the temperature sensors, places the locking member in the locking position when at least one of the evaluated temperatures is not lower than a first threshold value, and places the locking member in the unlocking position when the evaluated temperatures are all lower than the first threshold value.

A label printer includes a print head configured to perform printing on a label sheet, a transporting roller configured to transport the label sheet downstream, a peeling roller configured to transport a backing sheet in a direction different from a travelling direction of a label to peel the label from the backing sheet, and a control unit configured to control rotation of the transporting roller and rotation of the peeling roller, wherein when controlling a current value supplied to a peeling motor configured to rotate the peeling roller, the control unit supplies, to the peeling motor, a current value that is greater in an acceleration period for accelerating the rotation of the peeling roller than in any of a constant-speed period for rotating the peeling roller at a constant-speed and a deceleration period for decelerating the rotation of the peeling roller.