EP0684130A3 - Labels and manufacture thereof. - Google Patents

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EP0684130A3
EP0684130A3 EP95303034A EP95303034A EP0684130A3 EP 0684130 A3 EP0684130 A3 EP 0684130A3 EP 95303034 A EP95303034 A EP 95303034A EP 95303034 A EP95303034 A EP 95303034A EP 0684130 A3 EP0684130 A3 EP 0684130A3
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B31—MAKING ARTICLES OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER; WORKING PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER
    • B31D—MAKING ARTICLES OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN SUBCLASSES B31B OR B31C
    • B31D1/00—Multiple-step processes for making flat articles ; Making flat articles
    • B31D1/02—Multiple-step processes for making flat articles ; Making flat articles the articles being labels or tags
    • B31D1/021—Making adhesive labels having a multilayered structure, e.g. provided on carrier webs
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B31—MAKING ARTICLES OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER; WORKING PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER
    • B31D—MAKING ARTICLES OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN SUBCLASSES B31B OR B31C
    • B31D1/00—Multiple-step processes for making flat articles ; Making flat articles
    • B31D1/02—Multiple-step processes for making flat articles ; Making flat articles the articles being labels or tags
    • B31D1/022—Label folding
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B31—MAKING ARTICLES OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER; WORKING PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER
    • B31D—MAKING ARTICLES OF PAPER, CARDBOARD OR MATERIAL WORKED IN A MANNER ANALOGOUS TO PAPER, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN SUBCLASSES B31B OR B31C
    • B31D1/00—Multiple-step processes for making flat articles ; Making flat articles
    • B31D1/02—Multiple-step processes for making flat articles ; Making flat articles the articles being labels or tags
    • B31D1/026—Cutting or perforating

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  • Making Paper Articles (AREA)
  • Adhesives Or Adhesive Processes (AREA)
  • Folding Of Thin Sheet-Like Materials, Special Discharging Devices, And Others (AREA)

Abstract

A method of producing a succession of self-adhesive labels carried on a length of release material, the method including the steps of: (a) digitally printing a succession of images on a web; and (b) die-cutting the web to form a succession of self-adhesive labels on a length of release material. There is also provided a method of producing a succession of self-adhesive labels carried on a length of release material, the method including the steps of:- (a) digitally printing a succession of images on a web; (b) cutting the printed web into a succession of labels; and (c)applying the succession of labels to a second web including a release material. There is further provided an apparatus for producing a succession of self-adhesive labels on a length of release backing material, the apparatus comprising a digital printing unit for printing a web with a succession of images and a die-cutting device for cutting self-adhesive labels from the web.
EP95303034A 1994-05-27 1995-05-03 Labels and manufacture thereof Expired - Lifetime EP0684130B2 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB9410729A GB2289664B (en) 1994-05-27 1994-05-27 Labels and manufacture thereof
GB9410729 1994-05-27
GB9414557A GB2289665B (en) 1994-05-27 1994-07-19 Labels and manufacture thereof
GB9414557 1994-07-19

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EP0684130A2 EP0684130A2 (en) 1995-11-29
EP0684130A3 true EP0684130A3 (en) 1996-06-26
EP0684130B1 EP0684130B1 (en) 1999-08-18
EP0684130B2 EP0684130B2 (en) 2006-12-06

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EP95303034A Expired - Lifetime EP0684130B2 (en) 1994-05-27 1995-05-03 Labels and manufacture thereof

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JP (1) JPH082787A (en)
CN (1) CN1118911A (en)
AT (1) ATE183436T1 (en)
AU (1) AU703248B2 (en)
BR (1) BR9502571A (en)
CA (1) CA2149388A1 (en)
DE (1) DE69511458T3 (en)
DK (1) DK0684130T3 (en)
ES (1) ES2136797T5 (en)
GR (1) GR3031586T3 (en)
IL (1) IL113754A (en)

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GR3031586T3 (en) 2000-01-31
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DE69511458D1 (en) 1999-09-23
ATE183436T1 (en) 1999-09-15
EP0684130B1 (en) 1999-08-18
AU2004995A (en) 1995-12-07
ES2136797T5 (en) 2007-07-01
DK0684130T3 (en) 1999-12-06
CA2149388A1 (en) 1995-11-28
ES2136797T3 (en) 1999-12-01
DE69511458T3 (en) 2007-04-12
EP0684130A2 (en) 1995-11-29
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