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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2017
Sidel Participations, Octeville-sur-mer, FR;
Gastone Piazza, Parma, IT;
Cristian Andreato, Parma, IT;
James Carmichael, Parma, IT;
Raffaele Pace, Parma, IT;
Sidel Participations, Octeville-sur-mer, FR;
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a labeling apparatus for labeling articles. In one implementation, the apparatus may include a transfer drum having at least one label retaining segment adapted to receive and to retain at least one label, a glue application unit adapted to apply glue onto the label, a cleaning unit adapted to clean the transfer drum and a control unit adapted to selectively activate the cleaning unit into at least any one of: a partial cleaning configuration in which the cleaning unit is configured to partially clean the at least one label retaining segment or a full cleaning configuration in which the cleaning unit is configured to fully clean the at least one label retaining segment.