P.E. LABELLERS S.P.A.

A carousel labeling machine, which comprises a carousel for conveying the containers to be labeled, which is provided with a frame which supports at least one attachment point, which can be engaged by at least one carriage for supporting a labeling station, and which is provided with locking elements adapted to cooperate with engagement elements supported by the carriage in order to perform the locking of the carriage to the frame in a position adapted to allow the application of the labels on the containers that are present on the carousel by the labeling station mounted on the carriage; the engagement elements comprise at least one coupling device supported by the carriage, while the locking elements comprise at least one pair of retention elements, which can move with respect to each other in order to effect the clamping of the coupling device between the retention elements.

A labeling station in labeling machines for pre-adhesive labels, including a feeding assembly with unwinding rollers of a respective spool of backing tape with adhesive labels applied thereto and at least one assembly for applying the labels which has a peeling device located proximate to the containers to be labeled and adapted to separate the individual labels from the backing tape for application, and at least two mutually composable parts, respectively a first part, which includes a first support which forms a first worktable, on which the application assembly is mounted, and a second part, which includes a second support, on which at least the feeding assembly is mounted. The feeding assembly further includes a splicing system for joining the backing tapes which are unwound from the unwinding rollers and a group of dandy rolls, while at least one first redirection roller is mounted on the first worktable.

A labeling machine for applying labels to reusable containers includes at least one labeling assembly that includes a transfer drum provided peripherally with at least one sector that receives from a cutting roller a label; upstream of the labeling assembly there are spraying elements for spraying an adhesive material at least on the region of the containers that is adapted to receive the labels; the sector has at least one movable portion which can move between a first working condition, wherein the front end of the sector is arranged close to the axis of the transfer drum, and a second working condition, wherein the front end of the sector is arranged in a position that is spaced apart from the axis of the transfer drum, in order to allow the adhesion of the leading end of the label to the corresponding container.

A labeling assembly for container labeling machines, which includes a base framework which can be associated with the frame of a conveyor of the containers to be labeled; the base framework supports labeling elements for labeling the containers that transit on the conveyor; at least one control/command panel supports at least one user interface device for the control and/or the command of the labeling elements; the control/command panel is mounted on at least one support which can move rotatably with respect to the base framework about at least one articulation axis, in order to allow the movement of the control/command panel around the base framework.

A machine for removing labels from reusable containers includes a support for at least one reusable container, to which at least one label to be removed is applied on its lateral surface, and is provided with at least one cutting device adapted to perform at least one at least partial cut of the label, and elements for removing the label from the container which include nozzles for emitting at least one high-pressure jet of fluid toward the label.

A device for conveying and feeding containers, for machines for processing containers, which device includes a conveyor for movement of containers along an advancement direction, and separation system, which is adapted to mutually space apart the containers along the advancement direction. The separation system includes a screw feeder and at least one abutment wall, which is arranged so as to face to the lateral surface of the screw feeder. The screw feeder has, along its longitudinal extension, proceeding from one of its ends to the other end in the same direction as the advancement direction of the containers, three regions that can be engaged in sequence by the containers, respectively at least one access region for the containers, at least one accommodation region, which is adapted to receive one container at a time from the access region, and an acceleration region for accelerating the containers.

A machine for processing containers includes a footing which rotatably supports a carousel for conveying the containers to be processed. Above the footing there is a protective covering extended around at least one portion of the carousel. The protective covering is movable, as a consequence of a manual action by the user, from a lowered active position, in which the protective covering is closer to the footing, in order to prevent access from outside to the carousel, to a raised inactive position, in which the protective covering is spaced upward from the footing, in order to allow access from outside to the carousel. A motor is functionally connected to the protective covering and acts cooperatively with the manual action applied by the user to move the protective covering from the lowered active position to the raised inactive position.

An apparatus for removing labels from reusable containers, which includes supporting elements for at least one reusable container, on the outer lateral surface of which at least one label to be removed is applied; the apparatus includes at least one cutting device, which is provided with at least one blade which is configured to be arranged, with its cutting portion in a position that faces at least one portion of the label, and movement elements for moving the aforesaid portion of the label which are adapted to actively impart, on command, to the portion of the label, a movement away from the outer lateral surface of the container, in order to bring the portion of the label against the cutting portion of the blade.

A labeling assembly for labeling machines, which includes a base framework adapted to be associated with a conveyor of containers to be labeled and supporting, at a work area), elements for labeling the containers. At least one protection of the work area supported by the base framework is provided; the protection can be moved on command, with respect to the base framework, between an active condition, in which the protection is adapted to delimit at least partially the work area, and at least one inactive condition, in which the protection is arranged at least partially outside the portion of space that lies vertically above the work area, in order to allow access to the work area from outside.

A carousel machine for processing containers includes a rotating carousel, provided peripherally with pans for supporting the individual containers to be processed, and a device for loading/unloading the containers from the carousel. The loading/unloading device includes at least one linear motor which has a stationary track with a closed path and handling carriages, which are mounted so that they can move slidingly and in mutual succession along the track and each support at least one respective jaw adapted to cooperate with a jaw supported by a contiguous carriage in order to engage, on mutually opposite sides, a container to be transferred or picked up from the carousel. Control of the linear motor is provided and is adapted to actuate variation of the mutual distance of mutually contiguous carriages in order to allow the release or clamping of a container by the corresponding jaws.