High speed labeling system

Abstract

Abstract A high speed addressing machine for transferring labels or information therefrom to articles such as envelopes. The addressing machine includes a transport for supplying articles to be labeled in shingled or overlapping relationship to the machine, a label transfer wheel provided with individual groups of closely spaced vacuum hold down ports to enable a succession of closely spaced labels to be supported by the transfer wheel and carried by the transfer wheel to the articles, and a high speed cutter for separating labels from an uncut label supply into individual labels for use by the transfer wheel. As an alternate arrangement, the transfer wheel may be provided with vacuum port groups staggered along the transfer wheel periphery to accommodate multi-row label supply.

Inventors

• 👤 A Enskat

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