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[[image:4051_lpa.jpg|thumb|right|Label printer applicator applying a label to adjacent panels of a [[corrugated box]].]]
[[image:Print-and-apply-anatomy.jpg|thumb|right|Label printer applicator]]
'''Label printer applicators''' are basic robots that automatically print and apply pressure sensitive labels to various products. Some types of labeling include shipping labeling, content labeling, graphic images, and labeling to comply with specific standards such as those of [[GS1]] and [[Universal Product Code]] U.P.C. A pressure sensitive label consists of a label substrate and adhesive. First developed in the earlylate 19801970's by FOX IV Technologies (at the time, a subset of Matthews International) and CRM Inc., today there are over 70 manufacturers of these types of machines worldwide.
 
Basic label printer applicators consist of three primary parts: a printer, or print engine, an applicator and a method to handle label and ribbons, referred to as media.