A system and method for advancing sticky media through printers includes one or more feed rollers comprised of a grit roller. The grit roller contacts an adhesive side of liner-less label stock removed from a roll or stack for printing. The grit roller works cooperatively with an opposing, counter-rotating roller to remove the label stock from the roll and feed it to a printer.

A roll (2) of dispensable sheet material (4), wherein the roll (2) has an inner bore (6), the dispensable sheet material (4) is such that it has a free end (8) which is difficult to find for manual dispensation of the dispensable sheet material (4) from the roll (2), the roll (2) comprises assist means (10) for assisting in the finding of the free end (8) of the dispensable sheet material (4), the assist means (10) comprises a device (12) which extends at least transversely over the width of the roll (2), and the device (12) is movable around the roll (2) such that the device (12) is locatable on the roll (2) at a place to receive an end portion (14) of the dispensable sheet material (4) which contains the free end (8), whereby the device (12) indicates the position of the free end (8) and thereby facilitates the manual dispensation of the dispensable sheet material (4) from the roll (2).

Provided is a glass film-resin composite body which makes it possible to obtain a long-length (e.g., 500 m or more-long) glass roll. The glass roll with resin film comprises a glass film, and a resin film laminated to at least one surface of the glass film through an adhesive, wherein a creep amount a of the adhesive is 50 μm or less, as measured after applying a tensile shear load per unit area of the adhesive of 5 g/mm.sup.2, to the resin film for 48 hours, in a state in which the glass film is fixed in 23° C. and 50% RH.

A roll and a method for producing a roll which are capable of effectively preventing tunneling are provided. A roll includes a core having a tubular shape and a laminate wound around the core. The laminate includes a process film, a surface coat layer, a substrate layer, an adhesive layer, and a release liner, in this order, in a laminating direction. The process film is formed from at least one member selected from polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyolefins, and polyvinyl chloride (PVC). The surface coat layer is formed from a fluorine resin. The release liner is formed from polyethylene terephthalate (PET). The core is formed from an acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer resin (ABS) or polypropylene (PP).

A method to advance a print medium, for example a flexible print medium, through a print zone of a printing device is described. A carrier is fed from a carrier supply. The carrier has an adhesive surface. A print medium is engaged with the adhesive surface of the carrier. The carrier with the engaged print medium is advanced to the print zone.

A system and method for feeding a ribbon of un-lined label stock to a printer includes first and second, abutting rollers that cooperatively remove label stock from a roll. An optical sensor is disposed in a ribbon path between the rollers and the printer. The optical sensor determines a slackness level of the ribbon between rollers and the printer. Speed of a drive roller drive motor is increased when the slackness level is below a prescribed threshold. Speed of the drive roller motor is decreased when the slackness level is above a prescribed threshold.

A dual roll laminating film cartridge refill for a reusable cartridge loadable in a laminating machine. The refill includes a first roll of continuous adhesive-coated translucent laminating film having a first axial end and a second axial end. The refill includes a second roll of continuous adhesive-coated translucent laminating film having a first axial end and a second axial end. A first connector couples the first axial ends of the first and second rolls at a predefined gap distance. A second connector is independent from and spaced from the first connector, the second connector coupling the second axial ends of the first and second rolls at the predefined gap distance. The first and second connectors are uniquely shaped and asymmetrical to provide a keyed interface to the reusable cartridge.

A tape wrapping device adapted to wind a tape with an adhesive surface and a back surface on a product includes a seat frame, and a tape conveying mechanism installed on the seat frame and adapted to convey the tape to a standby position. The tape conveying system includes a first conveying drum positioned upstream of the standby position along a conveying direction. An outer contour defining an outer peripheral surface of the first conveying drum has a variable outer diameter along an axial direction and is adapted to convey the tape towards the standby position when its outer peripheral surface is in contact with one of the adhesive surface and the back surface of the tape. A binding mechanism is configured to wrap the tape on the product when the product is bonded to the tape at the standby position.

The present invention relates to the field of SMT splicing belt processing equipment, and more particularly to a bonding machine for new and old SMT splicing belts. The machine comprises a supporting plate for supporting the old and new splicing belts, conveying devices for conveying the old and new splicing belts toward one another, and a bonding mechanism for bonding the old and new splicing belts together, the conveying devices and the bonding mechanism both being connected to a controller.

A method to advance a print medium, for example a flexible print medium, through a print zone of a printing device is described. A carrier is fed from a carrier supply. The carrier has an adhesive surface. A print medium is engaged with the adhesive surface of the carrier. The carrier with the engaged print medium is advanced to the print zone.