A holding unit holds label paper conveyed from a label printer that ejects ink onto the label paper. A peeling unit is disposed to the label paper conveyance path downstream from the holding unit, and peels labels from the liner of the label paper. The peeling unit can move bidirectionally between a start peeling position and an end peeling position. A peeling member folds back only the liner portion of the label paper. A peeling conveyance roller disposed downstream from the peeling member on the label paper conveyance path conveys the label paper. The peeling member moves from the start peeling position to the end peeling position by being pushed by the label paper conveyed by the peeling conveyance roller while the label paper is still held by the holding unit.

A method of detection and removal of auxiliary material suitable for the manufacturing of an aircraft element includes providing an auxiliary material having at least one detection label, scanning the element with a label detector suitable to detect the detection label once the element has been manufactured, detecting the auxiliary material by means of a warning signal emitted by the label detector and removing the auxiliary material from the element. An auxiliary material suitable for the manufacturing of an aircraft element includes a detection label.

A label peeling device has a holding unit that can hold label paper conveyed from a label printer that ejects ink onto label paper P having labels Pb and a liner Pa to which the labels Pb are affixed; a peeling unit that is disposed downstream on the label paper P conveyance path from the holding unit, can move bidirectionally between a start peeling position separated from the holding unit and an end peeling position near the holding unit, and peels labels Pb from the liner Pa by moving from the start peeling position to the end peeling position; a motor that moves the peeling unit; an encoder that detects the position of the peeling unit; and a controller that controls the motor based on the position of the peeling unit detected by the encoder.

An automated analyzer for performing multiple diagnostic assays simultaneously includes multiple stations, or modules, in which discrete aspects of the assay are performed on fluid samples contained in reaction receptacles. The analyzer includes stations for automatically preparing a specimen sample, incubating the sample at prescribed temperatures for prescribed periods, performing an analyte isolation procedure, and ascertaining the presence of a target analyte. An automated receptacle transporting system moves the reaction receptacles from one station to the next. The analyzer further includes devices for carrying a plurality of specimen tubes and disposable pipette tips in a machine-accessible manner, a device for agitating containers of target capture reagents comprising suspensions of solid support material and for presenting the containers for machine access thereto, and a device for holding containers of reagents in a temperature controlled environment and presenting the containers for machine access thereto. A method for performing an automated diagnostic assay includes an automated process for isolating and amplifying a target analyte. The process is performed by automatically moving each of a plurality of reaction receptacles containing a solid support material and a fluid sample between stations for incubating the contents of the reaction receptacle and for separating the target analyte bound to the solid support from the fluid sample. An amplification reagent is added to the separated analyte after the analyte separation step and before a final incubation step.