An apparatus for manufacturing discrete portions (19; 119) comprises: an advancement device for advancing a flexible material (4; 102) along a path (P1); a cutting device (18) positioned along said path (P1) for cutting the flexible material (4; 102) so as to obtain a discrete portion (19; 119), the cutting device (18) comprising a laser source (20) configured to emit a laser beam (21) incident on a rear face (7; 107), opposite a printed front face (5; 105), of the flexible material (4; 102); a retaining device (22) for retaining the flexible material (4; 102) while the cutting device (18) cuts the discrete portion (19; 119) from the flexible material (4; 102).

A manufacturing device of a laminated label body. The manufacturing device of a laminated label body includes a paper feeding portion, a peeling device, a winding portion, and a lamination device. The release paper to which a label is stuck is conveyed by the paper feeding portion, and the release paper is wound by the winding portion and is conveyed while being folded back around a tip end portion of a peeling plate of the peeling device, whereby the label is peeled off from the release paper. The peeled-off label is conveyed to the lamination device having two rolls provided on a downstream side of the peeling plate. The lamination device manufactures the laminated label body by overlapping a rear end portion of the preceding label and a tip end portion of the subsequent label and by sticking them each other.

A process for identifying and correcting defects and/or non-conformities on patterns and/or labels present on a continuous band comprises the steps of advancing the continuous band (10) so as to expose the labels or the pattern to first inspection means (12), which detect the presence of any defects and/or non-conformities, and, if detected, keep the portion of the continuous band (10) containing the defect and/or non-conformity steady at a correction station (14), from which the portion of the continuous band (10) containing the defective label or non-conforming section of the pattern is removed and/or replaced, then checking, by means of second inspection means (16), the absence of defects and/or non-conformities in the portion of the continuous band (10) from which the defective label or the non-conforming section of the pattern has been removed and/or replaced.

This specification relates to a linerless label product intended for end uses having a short label-life and requiring manual handling, repositionability and/or removability together with lean sustainable and economical structure. A linerless label web (631, 741) comprising a direct thermal printable face (210, 630, 740) and a pressure sensitive adhesive (220) is provided. The linerless label web (631, 741) comprises the pressure sensitive adhesive (220) arranged in one or more machine-direction continuous stripes leaving one or more non-adhesive area(s) between said machine-direction continuous stripes in a cross direction of the linerless label web. A total coverage of the pressure sensitive adhesive (220) in the cross direction of the linerless label web is less than 70%, or less than 50%, or less than 30%. Further, a manufacturing method of a linerless label web (631, 741), a linerless label product roll (200) as well use of the linerless label web (631, 741) or the linerless label product roll (200) in on-demand printing for preparation and delivery of orders are provided.

A device has a web feed and a sensor for detecting faulty and fault-free objects fixed to the web. A transposing device in a translation position can transfer a fault-free object onto the web. The transposing device can also, in a discharging position, transfer faulty objects into a bad-part receptacle. During discharging the transposing device brings about a discharging curvature in the web at a discharging point by way of a displacement means. While transferring the object the transposing device brings about a translation curvature in the web at a translation point by way of a displacement means. The transposing device is pivotable into a wrapping position in which a wrapping curvature of a wrapping portion of the web is brought about, which includes the translation point and the discharging point. The maximum value of the wrapping curvature is smaller than the discharging curvature and the translation curvature.