The applicator section delivers the label to the product. This can be accomplished by several methods. Typically application is achieved with a pneumatic or electric cylinder with a specially designed label pad. The cylinder will extend out and touch ([http://www.foxiv.com/case-study.cfm?page=distribution-labeling Tamp]tamp) the adhesive side of the label to a product. Variations of this method will extend the cylinder and then use air to blow the label to the product surface ([http://www.foxiv.com/case-study.cfm?page=application-tamp-blow Tamp-Blow]). Another popular method is a [http://www.foxiv.com/case-study.cfm?page=application-blow-on blow-on] system that will use a burst of air to deliver the label from the pad to the product surface with out the use of a cylinder. Other methods can be used to [http://www.foxiv.com/case-study.cfm?page=steel-pipe-labeling wipe] a label onto a surface, or even place two duplicate or unique labels on different sides of a product.
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*[[Label printer]]
==References==
At Diagraph - an ITW Company:
* [http://www.diagraph.com Diagraph Marking and Coding Systems]
