Labelling Technology

krones Contiroll
Reel-Fed Labelling
 Decoration Possibilities

The Contiroll
guarantees attractive,
cost-efficient and
sales-promoting
product dressing to a
broad range of users.

Whether on glass, plastic or metal with different film types and paper
containers, wrap-around labels offer labels. Reverse-printed transparent
more space for all kinds of adver- film labels are processed with the
tising and consumer information. same precision as coloured film labels.
The Contiroll automatically applies As part of krones’ modular compo-
wrap-around labels to round, oval, nent system the Contiroll can also be
rectangular, square and polygon equipped with additional labelling
containers. The Contiroll is mainly stations. Thus, creativity for labelling
used for the fully-automatic labelling is almost unlimited.

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 Wrap-Around Labelling with Hotmelt or Cold Glue

Contiroll
standard version

Special requirements demand special A variety of machine sizes and ver- System Advantages:
solutions, especially with reel-fed sions enable the Contiroll to handle ■ Precise labelling guaranteed by
labelling. The Contiroll labellers were outputs ranging from 3,000 to 80,000 positive container positioning via
designed as rotary-type machines containers per hour. The machine is centring bell and centring plate
and are equipped with an extremely in ergonomic design, easy to oper- ■ Low glue consumption
precise labelling station which cuts ate and maintain. More than 1,500 ■ Large capacity label reels minimise
the labels and applies them to the machines installed worldwide are the operator workload
container. A computer-controlled feed proof of the reliability of this labeller. ■ Automatic splicing of reel ends
roller and rotating cutters provide a ■ Short change-over times for differ-
clean and accurate cut. Hotmelt or ent containers or labels
cold glue is used depending on the ■ Conversion and retrofitting pos-
type of label. sible even after many years

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 Method of Operation

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Label application The containers are picked up by the Two narrow strips of hotmelt glue 1 Infeed worm
2 Infeed starwheel
infeed starhweel and transferred to the labels together, which are applied
3 Labelling station
the container table. The container by a heated glue roller to the leading 4 Label reels
rotation begins when they are posi- and trailing label edges. The label 5 Cutting unit
tioned between container plates and with the glue strip on its leading 6 Hotmelt unit
7 Container table
centring bells. edge is transferred to the container.
8 Discharge starwheel
The speed of the feed roller is ad- This glue strip ensures an exact label 9 Control cabinet
justed to the required label length positioning and a positive bond. As
for continuous web tension. A stand- the container is rotated during label
ard threading unit ensures optimal transfer, labels are applied tightly.
film feed. In the cutting unit, the Gluing of the trailing edge ensures
labels are precisely cut while a com- proper bonding.
puter and servo-motor provide an
exact cut-off point.

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 Types of Gluing

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Leading and trailing Leading and Trailing Edge Gluing with Full Surface Gluing with Cold Glue Label gluing
edge gluing with hot- with hotmelt
Hotmelt For labelling paper labels full-surface
melt for reduced glue
consumption This standard Contiroll gluing method gluing with cold glue has proven
minimises glue consumption as only its efficiency. Labels can be applied
1 Hotmelt unit a narrow strip of glue is applied to to the containers with or without
2 Leading edge gluing
the leading and trailing edges. A large overlap.
3 Trailing edge gluing
glue bowl ensures an ample glue
supply.

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 Contiroll – Standard Version

The Contiroll labelling station incor- enabling the use of different hot- the need to thread the label web into
porates a label feed roller with cut melt types which are adjusted to the the machine is eliminated. A cutting
control, cutting unit, gluing unit, and respective label material. The entire table is mounted at the labelling sta-
a vacuum-assisted gripper cylinder labelling station is designed to allow tion to facilitate this task.
for the label transfer to the container. easy access from all sides.
The label feed roller, as well as the Large-capacity label reels minimise
gluing unit and vacuum-assisted the operator workload significantly.
gripper cylinder are driven by com- Without a machine stop, the operator
puter-controlled servo-motors. The splices the end of the first reel with
gluing station can be exchanged the beginning of the new reel. Thus,

Labelling station With an additional unit the reel

of the Contiroll 4 5 change-over can be effected fully 2
standard version
automatically. With a slightly reduced
1 Label reels machine speed, the end of the first
2 Label web guider reel is spliced with the end of the
3 Feed roller
second reel.
4 Cutting unit
5 Vacuum-assisted
gripper cylinder
6 Hotmelt unit 1 1

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 Contiroll HS – High Speed

In the Contiroll HS labelling station, labelling station. The gluing unit the bottles to a neck-handling star-
servo-motors drive the feed roller for of the standard Contiroll version is wheel in the machine infeed where
the label web, the cutting unit, the exchangeable. they are transferred to the con-
vacuum-assisted gripper cylinder, the In addition to its conventional con- tainer table and positively clamped
gluing unit and the two reel holders. tainer guidance, the infeed and dis- between the centring bells and
Thanks to the servo-drives, the label- charge starwheel can be provided centring plates. A height-adjustable
ling station pitch can be adjusted to with a neck-handling guide that container plate is not required for
the respective label length – thus, is very advantageous for labelling this transfer.
different label lengths and output empty PET bottles. In this case, an air
ranges can be covered with the same conveyor or buffer system transfers

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Vacuum-assisted The discharge starwheel takes over BLOC Arrangements Labelling station of
gripper cylinder with- the Contiroll HS
the bottles with neck-handling clamps The Contiroll HS can be coupled with
out gripper fingers
transferring them directly to the filler other machines of a bottling line. 1 Label reels
or an air conveyor. The neck-handling Via a dynamic buffer system, the 2 Automatic splicing
starwheels provide controlled me- PET bottles from the stretch blow unit
3 Label web guider
chanical container guidance with moulder can be transferred directly
4 Feed roller
secure transfers. They are suitable to a neck-handling infeed starwheel 5 Cutting unit
for different container sizes when of the Contiroll HS. If a pitch is not 6 Vacuum-assisted
the neck finish diameter remains the fed with a PET bottle, it will have no gripper cylinder
7 Hotmelt unit
same. Therefore, with most of the negative effect on the machine. This
type change-overs there is no need pitch will not be provided with a label
to exchange them which drastically or hotmelt. The next PET bottle is
reduces the time for conversion. labelled as usual without any delay.
Gluing of the label web during reel In another Bloc arrangement, the
change-over is fully automatically. In Contiroll HS is connected with the
its version with one labelling station, rinser. First, empty bottles are labelled
the Contiroll HS achieves speeds up and subsequently they are cleaned,
to 66,000 cph, and up to 80,000 cph filled and capped.
with two labelling stations.

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 Container Table

Container Table for Round Containers by a servo-motor via toothed belts. In Mechanically Controlled Container Container rotation
via servo-motor and
The Contiroll is equipped with the case of container diameter changes, Table for Special-Shaped Containers
toothed belts
same bottle table in spoked-wheel the speed of the belt can be easily In addition to exact centring, the (left picture)
design that has proven its effective- adjusted via touch-screen. The con- labelling of special-shaped containers
ness on all other krones rotary-type tainer plates are adjusted to the con- requires container-specific control of Exchangeable
cam segment for
labellers. When round containers are tainer base. Type change-overs can the centring plate rotation to guaran-
processing special-
to be processed, the plates are driven take place without using any tools. tee proper label placement. To ensure shaped containers
absolute precision, bottle plates with (right picture)
turnstiles and exchangeable cam
segments are used.
Container rotation
via bottle plates with
servo-motors

Servo-Controlled Container Table for

Special Decorations
For special labelling processes, the
containers have to be aligned e.g.
with the can seam or glass seal to
provide accurate label positioning.
krones has developed a container
table especially for these decora-
tions. The individual bottle plates
are rotated by a computer-controlled
servomotor. The containers are photo-
electrically positioned and placed at
the correct labelling position via addi-
tional rotation.

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 Operation – Change-Over – Layout

Screen Change-Over
■ Colour touch-screen With type change-overs, the new type
■ Well-arranged menu guidance in is first selected via the touch-screen.
the operator programme When new containers or labels are
■ Access to the user interface via to be processed for the first time, all
individual passwords label parameters can be programmed
■ Display of the current production and stored menu-assisted.
data The entire labelling station can be
■ Malfunction display in plain text height-adjusted horizontally or ver-
and graphical display tically. All the adjustments are per-
■ Text displayed in the set language formed with cranks and counters and
■ Interface to superordinated sys- are therefore precisely reproducible.
tems like LDS (Line Data Storage All handling parts of one set are
System) or LMS (Line Management marked. The machine head height is
System) electrically adjusted and automati-
■ Remote maintenance via tele- cally locked in place. Centring bells
Ergonomic operation
service possible and container plates are equipped
via touch-screen
with single-hand fasteners. As a re-
sult, change-over times are reduced
significantly.

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1 Linear arrangement
2 Parallel arrangement
3 Angular arrangement

Layout
The Contiroll can be arranged in
different ways This way, it can be
adjusted ideally to the respective
space conditions. Possible options
are the linear, parallel, and angular
arrangements.

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 Additional Equipment

Hotmelt unit
with container for
adhesive that can be
UV cross-linked

“Roll-On Shrink-On” System Inflating Device Stabilisation of the

containers with
■ Shrinking of film labels onto con- ■ Stabilising empty containers with
compressed air
vex or concave container contours compressed air when labelling
■ Quick curing of adhesive via radia- before filling
tion in a UV tunnel ■ Employment of special centring
■ Film shrinking in a hot air tunnel bells
or steam tunnel
■ Quick labelling station change-
over via exchangeable gluing unit

Clamping star-
wheels at the infeed
and discharge

Clamping Starwheel
■ Application as infeed, discharge,
and distribution starwheels
■ No centre guides required
■ Employment of the starwheels
for several container types that
do not differ in their diameter by
more than 20 mm
■ Employment as rejection system
after label inspection possible

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applicator for self-

adhesive labels
krones Garantomat
1 Contiroll labelling for the application
station of shrink sleeves as
2 Label applicator tamper-evident seals.

Labelling Station for Self-Adhesive krones Garantomat

Labels ■ Application of shrink sleeves as
■ Installation of an Autocol label tamper-evident seals
applicator for self-adhesive labels ■ Additional labelling station above
possible in the Contiroll the Contiroll infeed or discharge
■ Precise positioning of additional ■ Unwinding of the sleeve from a
labels, e.g. tamper-evident seals, reel; cutting of shrink sleeve in the
lid labels, campaign stickers labelling station

krones Checkmat
■ Monitoring of the correct label
position
■ Identification of labels
■ Checking of printed data (plain
writing recognition via OCR/OCV)
■ Bar code detection
■ Fill level and container cap
inspection
■ Rejection of faulty containers by
means of retaining starwheel,
clamping starwheel, or pusher

Label inspection with

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krones Contiroll · Reel-Fed Labelling

Optional Equipment: Design Features: Service

■ Container orientation with spot- ■ Electronic cap inspection and gap Thanks to a worldwide network of
ting bars at the container table detection at machine infeed sales offices and services in conjunc-
■ Handle orientation at the bottle ■ Single-hand fasteners for quick tion with the krones teleservice, we
table change-over of the centring bells are able to provide optimum support
■ Pressure-reduction unit at the and bottle plates even after your equipment has been
machine infeed ■ Entire cutting unit can be removed installed. We guarantee that we can
■ Ink-jet or laser date-coding unit for maintenance supply you with original spare parts
for printing the label front ■ Quick-exchange cutters in the for decades. Our modern storage
■ Electronic container counter cutting unit of the Contiroll HS system allows us to supply spare
■ Additional container and label ■ Exchangeable hotmelt unit parts immediately if required. Our
handling parts ■ Integral control cabinet, ready for qualified specialists handle main-
■ Operator-friendly handling parts connection tenance and servicing of your line
trolley ■ Guards consisting of see-through quickly and efficiently.
■ Handling parts cabinet for storage panels that open upward, optional
of machine accessories hinged doors

Subject to technical changes · Printed in Germany · 0 900 22 864 5 · Erhardi Druck GmbH · 3,000e · 08/05
■ Central lubrication system ■ Central lubrication points
■ Contiroll HS: Bloc arrangement
with stretch blow moulder or
rinser possible

krones ag
Böhmerwaldstraße 5
D-93073 Neutraubling
Phone: +49 (+94 01) 70-0
Fax: +49 (+94 01) 70-24 88
E-mail: [email protected]
Internet: www.krones.com