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New Jersey Machine, Inc.

Francois Gagnon

Dale C Merrill

A method is disclosed of orienting a container in a labeling system. The method includes the steps of: providing a plurality of containers on a conveyor wherein the containers and the conveyor are moving at a constant velocity V; receiving a captured container of the plurality of containers between a first belt that is moving at a dynamic velocity Vand a second belt that is moving at a dynamic velocity V, the first and second belts capturing opposing sides of a captured container while the captured container remains on the conveyor, wherein at the time of capturing the container between the first and second belts, V, Vand Vare substantially equal to each other; applying a label to the container using the first and second belts by adjusting the velocities Vand V; adjusting the orientation of the captured container by further adjusting the velocities Vand V; and releasing the captured container from the first and second belts at the velocity Von the conveyor, wherein at the time of releasing the container from between the first and second belts, V, Vand Vare substantially equal to each other.

Systems and methods for orienting containers in a labeling system

An outsert application system is disclosed that includes a vacuum assembly and a pivot arm. The vacuum assembly is for accommodating passage of a vacuum to an engagement surface at a first end thereof for engaging an outsert. The pivot arm is rotatably coupled at a first end thereof to a second end of the vacuum assembly, and the vacuum assembly is adapted to rotate with respect to the pivot arm about a first axis. A second end of the pivot arm is adapted for rotation about a second axis that is substantially parallel with the first axis. The system further includes a translation device that causes the first axis to move with respect to the second axis as the vacuum assembly rotates about the first axis.

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