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WO1998013203A1 - Procede servant a preparer une bande d'etiquetage et d'emballage - Google Patents

Procede servant a preparer une bande d'etiquetage et d'emballage Download PDF

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WO1998013203A1
WO1998013203A1 PCT/US1997/016996 US9716996W WO9813203A1 WO 1998013203 A1 WO1998013203 A1 WO 1998013203A1 US 9716996 W US9716996 W US 9716996W WO 9813203 A1 WO9813203 A1 WO 9813203A1
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Cecil M. Keeney
Richard D. Evans
George F. Archer, Iii
John D. Enoch
Dale L. Nason
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C09—DYES; PAINTS; POLISHES; NATURAL RESINS; ADHESIVES; COMPOSITIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • C09D—COATING COMPOSITIONS, e.g. PAINTS, VARNISHES OR LACQUERS; FILLING PASTES; CHEMICAL PAINT OR INK REMOVERS; INKS; CORRECTING FLUIDS; WOODSTAINS; PASTES OR SOLIDS FOR COLOURING OR PRINTING; USE OF MATERIALS THEREFOR
    • C09D11/00—Inks
    • C09D11/50—Sympathetic, colour changing or similar inks
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41F—PRINTING MACHINES OR PRESSES
    • B41F33/00—Indicating, counting, warning, control or safety devices
    • B41F33/0081—Devices for scanning register marks
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H23/00—Registering, tensioning, smoothing or guiding webs
    • B65H23/04—Registering, tensioning, smoothing or guiding webs longitudinally
    • B65H23/046—Sensing longitudinal register of web

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  • the present invention relates generally to a method of preparing a continuous web of material for labeling/packaging a product.
  • the continuous web of material is fed toward a label applicator station.
  • the continuous web eye spot is scanned and an individual label is cut to size.
  • the scanned eye spot or registration mark information is used to insure that each label is cut from the continuous web of material at the appropriate point .
  • Adhesive is then applied to the newly cut label which is then adhered to the container.
  • a high labeling speed is a critical consideration in production canning and bottling plants. Specifically, the labeling process must not be allowed to impede the productivity of the battling or canning line. The high speed of operation necessitates that the cut off registration mark of each label be properly identified to allow the correct cut from the infeeding roll of labels to proper size for placement on the container being labeled. Any mistake at the high speeds of production required may mean hundreds of containers are mis-labeled in a matter of seconds. Not only is the stripping of any such mis-labeled products and re-labeling costly, but it should also be appreciated that the production line must be shut down out of necessity to correct a mis-labeling problem.
  • the eye spots or registration marks are typically printed with the highest possible contrast and most readily detectible color appearing on the label. Further, the eye spots or registration marks are printed in a quiet zone: that is in an area of the label where no background graphics or other marking of any type occurs since such markings could interfere with accurate scanning.
  • the quiet zone allows the scanners to operate accurately, it represents a significant limitation on the graphic designers during development of the label. Specifically, the graphic designers must design around the necessary eye spot and quiet zone required to make the eye spot/registration mark scannable by the labeling/packaging equipment. Further, the quiet zone limits the amount of information, size and shape of the graphics; including the trademark or logo that is presented on the container. The quiet zone is a particularly important concern to the product manufacturei s marketing and legal departments which want the producer's trademark to stand out but also are obligated to use considerable label space to provide certain product information on the label in accordance with government requirement . Summary of the Invention
  • an improved method for preparing a continuous web of material for labeling/packaging a product.
  • the method includes the steps of (a) printing graphics and information on the web of material in any desired format and color providing a visible-light signature and (b) printing an eye spot/registration mark on the material in a luminescent printing agent providing a nonvisibie- light signature adapted to identify the end of one individual label/package and the beginning of another individual label/package along the continuous web.
  • the method includes the overprinting of the eye spot/registration mark on the graphics or other information previously printed on the continuous web. Further, it is preferred that the overprinting of the eye spot/registration mark be fully across the width of the continuous web.
  • a printing composition for printing an eye spot/registration mark on a continuous web of material.
  • the printing composition includes a luminescent agent in a substantially clear vehicle.
  • the printing agent provides no visible-light indication (i.e. no visible light spectra) but bears a clearly identifiable nonvisibie-light signature.
  • the printing composition comprises by weight percent 0.1- 50% luminescent agent and 50-99.9% clear vehicle and more preferably 73.0 weight percent of a polyester acrylic emulsion (e.g. Lucidene 1500), 12.8 weight percent of a water based polymer (e.g. Lucidene 337), 7.7 weight percent of a pH buffer solution (e.g.
  • 5% borax in water 1.0 weight percent surfactant (e.g. Tego Wet 250), 0.5 weight percent d ⁇ .foamer (e.g. Tego Foamex 1435) and 5.0 weight percent of a luminescent agent (e.g. EP 594).
  • surfactant e.g. Tego Wet 250
  • d ⁇ .foamer e.g. Tego Foamex 1435
  • a luminescent agent e.g. EP 594
  • Figure 1 is a perspective view of a continuous web of labeling material printed in accordance with the teachings of the prior art ;
  • Figure 2 is a perspective view of a continuous web of labeling material printed in accordance with the teachings of the present invention.
  • individual labels/packages 14 are printed in series along the web.
  • a break or quiet zone 16 is provided at each end of a label/package 14. Specifically, no graphics or other color similar to the eye spot is presented in the quiet zone 16 prior to the eye spots/registration marks 18. Additionally, the registration marks or eye spots 18 are provided in the quiet zone 16 at each end of a label/package 14.
  • the eye spots/registration marks 18 are printed by the application of pigmented ink in as high contrast color as practical which contrasts from the quiet zone of the label .
  • the eye spots/registration marks are normally (but not always) easily identified and detected by a visible light scanner (not shown) connected to the labeling machine .
  • a visible light scanner not shown
  • relatively high speed labeling/packaging is possible whereby the continuous web of material 12 is fed, the eye spots/registration marks 18 are scanned and detected and the individual label/package 14 is cut to size. Adhesive is then applied and the label 14 is affixed to the container or, the package is formed, filled and sealed. This is a continuous process which depends upon the accuracy and speed of identification of the eye spots/registration marks 18.
  • FIG. 2 showing a continuous web of material printed in accordance with the method of the present invention.
  • the continuous web of material 20 also includes a series of labels/packages 22.
  • the labels/packages 22 are not separated by a quiet zone such as shown at 16 in the prior art approach illustrated in Figure 1.
  • the entire surface area of the continuous web 20 may be printed with graphics or other information without the restrictions of any quiet zone. This frees the graphics designer from such a restriction and thereby allows the graphic designer to make better use of the available space and full spectrum of colors as desired to emphasize product features and the product trademark for better sales presentation.
  • the continuous web of material 20 does not include any visible eye spots/registration marks 24. Instead, invisible, luminescent eye spots/registration marks 24 with a non- visible light signature are provided (note, phantom line showing in Figure 2) .
  • the eye spots/registration marks 24 are prepared from a printing composition including a luminescent agent in a substantially clear vehicle that provides no visible light indication.
  • a vehicle may include a water based emulsion or a solvent (e.g. alcohol, ketone, aromatic or aliphatic hydrocarbon, ester) , nitrocellulose or radiation curable system.
  • such a printing composition includes in weight percent between 0.1- 50.0% luminescent agent and 50.0-99.9% clear vehicle and more preferably between 2-10% luminescent agent and 90-98% clear vehicle. Still more specifically, the printing composition comprises by weight percent 40-
  • polyester acrylic emulsion 0-50 weight percent acrylic emulsion resin; 0.5-6.0 weight percent luminescent agent; 0-5 weight percent water; 0-5 weight percent solvent; 0-2 weight percent>araines ; 0-2 weight percent surfactant; and 0-2 weight percent defoamer.
  • a printing composition comprising substantially 73.0 weight percent polyester acrylic emulsion; 12.8 weight percent water based polymer; 7.7 weight percent pH buffer solution; 1.0 weight percent surfactant, 0.5 weight percent defoamer; and 5.0 weight percent luminescent agent.
  • the invisible eye spots/registration marks 24 are invisible (i.e. have no visible light signature) , the graphic designer need not take them into account during design of the label/package.
  • the invisible eye spots/registration marks 24 may be made larger for easier detection by a luminescent pick-up scanner (such as manufactured by SICK OPTIC - Electronic Inc. of Eden Prairie, MN) and may in fact extend laterally across the entire width of the continuous web 20. In this way, a scanner may scan along any vertical position of the label/package 22 and detect the eye spots/registration marks 24 to provide the proper registration for cutting of the individual labels/packages 22.
  • the present method includes the step of printing graphics and information on the continuous web of material in any desired format and color utilizing any pigmented ink providing a visible-light signature.
  • Next is the printing of an invisible eye spot/registration mark on the material, preferably with an invisible printing composition including a luminescent agent in a clear vehicle that provides a clearly discernable nonvisibie light signature easily detectable by scanner at, for example, ultraviolet light frequencies.
  • this includes the overprinting of the eye spots/registration marks on the graphics or information previously printed on the continuous web of material since the eye spot/registration mark does not visibly alter those graphics/information.
  • the overprinting of the eye spot/registration mark may be laterally across the full width of the continuous web so that it is more easily detected by the scanner used to identify the point of cutting the individual labels.
  • the scanner used to identify the point of cutting the individual labels may be more easily detected by the scanner used to identify the point of cutting the individual labels.
  • an acrylic emulsion polymer (Joncryl 74) is mixed with 20 weight percent of an acrylic polymer solution (Joncryl 61), 7.0 weight percent water and 8.0 weight percent of a luminescent agent (EP 594) .
  • 93 weight percent of a UV curable water based urethane resin (Neorad 440) is mixed with 3.0 weight percent of a photo initiator (Darour 1173) and 4.0 weight percent of a luminescent agent (Tinopal SFP) .
  • nitrocellulose resin 10 weight percent nitrocellulose resin (% sec. AS nitrocellulose) is mixed with 20 weight percent flexibilizing resin (Pentalyn 856), 53.6 weight percent ethanol solvent, 13.4 weight percent n-propylacetate solvent, 3.0 weight percent water and 1.0 weight percent luminescent agent (Tinopal SFP) .
  • 35 weight percent of an epoxy diacrylate resin (Ebecryl 3700) is mixed with 60 weight percent of reactive diluents (40.0 weight percent of TRPGDA and 20.0 weight percent of Ebecryl 110), 3.0 weight percent of a photoinitiator (Darocur 1173) and 2.0 weight percent of a luminescent agent (Tinpol DCS Liquid) .
  • Example 11 v 10 weight percent of an aromatic urethane acrylate resin (Ebecryl 6700) is mixed with 81.5 weight percent reactive diluent (38.1 weight percent PETA-K, 33.4 weight percent TMPTA and 10.0 weight percent vinyl acetate), 5.0 weight percent photoinitiator (Irgacure
  • an eye spot/registration mark may be printed on the backside of the printed material or both the back and front side depending upon the application.

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Abstract

Procédé servant à préparer une bande souple ou continu de matériau (20), afin d'étiqueter et d'emballer un produit, et consistant à imprimer des motifs graphiques et des informations sur ce matériau (20) dans tout format et toute couleur souhaités au moyen d'une encre pigmentée produisant une signature lumineuse visible et à imprimer ou sinon à créer une marque d'enregistrement (24) invisible sur le matériau (20) au moyen d'une composition produisant une signature lumineuse non visible, ce qui permet d'identifier une extrémité d'étiquette ou d'emballage (22), ainsi que le début d'une autre étiquette ou d'un autre emballage. Cette marque d'enregistrement (24) s'étend, de préférence, totalement à travers une dimension (par exemple, largeur) du matériau (20). L'invention concerne également des compositions servant à imprimer la marque d'enregistrement (24).
PCT/US1997/016996 1996-09-27 1997-09-19 Procede servant a preparer une bande d'etiquetage et d'emballage Ceased WO1998013203A1 (fr)

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WO2018007038A1 (fr) * 2016-07-08 2018-01-11 Krones Ag Procédé et dispositif d'impression par jet d'encre en plusieurs couleurs sur des récipients

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