EP2755894A1

EP2755894A1 - Method and device for treating packaging means by applying decorations

Info

Publication number: EP2755894A1
Application number: EP12743686.3A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Martin Schach
Original assignee: KHS GmbH
Current assignee: KHS GmbH
Priority date: 2011-09-14
Filing date: 2012-08-04
Publication date: 2014-07-23
Anticipated expiration: 2032-08-04
Also published as: US20140374016A1; EP2755894B1; WO2013037442A1; DE102011113150A1; US9457926B2

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for treating packaging means (3) by applying decorative features or decorations to the packaging means (3), in particular to bottles or similar containers, wherein in addition to at least one main decoration (2.1) at least one detachable part-label (2.2) furnished with an additional decoration or with partial decoration is applied to each packaging means (3) with an adhesive strength that is less than the adhesive strength of the main decoration (2.1) on the respective packaging means (3), wherein the respective part-label (2.2) is provided on a region of the main decoration (2.1) and occupies part of the surface area of the main decoration (2.1). After the application to a packaging means (3), at least the respective part-label (2.2) is printed by a digital printing process, preferably multi-colour, in particular by means of a digital inkjet printing method.

Description

Method and device for treating packaging by applying equipment

The invention relates to a method according to the preamble of claim 1 and to a device according to the preamble of claim 9.

Known are u.a. Devices (DE 10 2009 043 497 A1), in which the packaging materials are held during the entire transport of a packaging material inlet to a package outlet on each one and the same holding and centering unit (puck) and the holding and centering units, the packaging only at the packaging material outlet release, from which the holding and centering units are then moved back on a puck return transport path to the packaging material inlet. Also known are printing systems or printing stations for printing on containers using digital, working on the inkjet or ink-jet principle electric printheads. In particular, printing systems or printing machines are known in which a plurality of treatment or printing positions are formed for receiving a respective container to be printed on a circumferentially driven at least one vertical axis transport element, where the container using electronically controlled by the inkjet or ink -Jet principle working digital printheads are printed. Also known are methods for labeling of packaging materials, such as containers or bottles with such labels, for example, first suburb, i. be printed immediately before application to the packaging with suitable printing methods, for example using digital printheads (DE 10 2006 001 204 A1). These can be individual labels or even roll labels. The printing then takes place, for example u.a. with advertisements, with product brands and / or product names, and with necessary and necessary notices and information. The printed labels are applied to the packaging with labeling units of conventional design, for example.

Also known are so-called peel-off labels (EP 0 577 977 B1), which are designed as multi-layer labels or multi-layer labels and from a carrier label, which is attached with high adhesion to the respective packaging, as well as at least one removable partial label printed with a partial equipment. This is with a reduced adhesive strength on the Carrier label and covers only a reduced surface area of the carrier label from. The respective sub-label can be removed, for example, by a buyer or consumer of the product filled in the packaging material and offers, among other things, the possibility for sales-increasing actions (promotions) and / or for event-related or event-oriented or activities or actions. The partial labels can be applied for this purpose, for example, on packaging in the form of removable lot numbers and / or collection labels that can be glued or glued eg in albums or tickets, etc. Size, shape and / or equipment of these known peel-off labels are limited to the particular action. Changes, especially the partial equipment of removable or removable partial labels are possible only with a relatively long lead time, so that it is practically impossible to current events, such as sports events and / or results quickly and flexibly by changing the part of the detachable partial labels react quickly and flexibly.

Another disadvantage is the use of the known peel-off labels also because the respective number of pieces and the respective event-oriented information content of the labels must be planned long in advance.

The object of the invention is to provide a method which makes it possible with high reliability, the equipment of packaging with respect to the partial equipment of the removable part labels u.a. also event-related or event-oriented to change and / or adapt quickly and flexibly.

To solve this problem, a method according to claim 1 is formed. A device for treating packaging by applying equipment to the packaging is the subject of claim 9.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the equipment is applied using peel-off labels, but with empty or unprinted or only partially printed removable partial labels, which are then printed only after the application of the respective peel-off label on a packaging , A particular advantage of this embodiment of the method according to the invention is that the far greater part of the respective overall equipment is already pre-printed on the carrier label and that only a small part of this equipment, namely the partial equipment of the removable partial labels by printing the already applied to the packaging peel -Off labels must be generated in the current process flow. This can reduce the printing effort and thus also the machine and material costs for printing as well as the time required for printing are greatly reduced. The printing of the removable partial labels is thus "just in sequence" and preferably with electronically controlled printing stations or printheads, preferably with working after the ink-jet process and known in the art printheads in a controlled movement, for example in controlled rotary or Pivoting movement of the packaging relative to the respective printhead.

"Peel-off labels" are in the context of the invention in general labels, even single or roll labels, each consisting at least of a carrier or main label and at least a partial label whose area is smaller than the square size of the carrier label and which removable , ie with reduced adhesive strength, preferably using a self-adhesive adhesive layer on which carrier label is provided.

In the sense of the invention, "alignment feature" is to be understood in general as meaning, for example, a mechanically and / or optically scannable feature on the packaging means which makes it possible to align the packaging means or the orientation of the packaging means Understand the shape of the packaging conditional alignment feature.

In the context of the invention, "main equipment" means the packaging equipment applied to the respective packaging material and not covered by the respective sub-label or its equipment (including sub-equipment), either by imprinting directly on the outer surface of the packaging or preferably by imprinting the carrier label of the peel-off labels is formed.

For the purposes of the invention, "packaging means" are packagings or containers which are customarily used in the foodstuffs sector and especially also in the beverage sector, in particular containers, such as bottles, cans, and also soft packagings, for example those made of cardboard and / or For the purposes of the invention, "puck" is to be understood as meaning a holding, centering and aligning unit for the packaging means, at which the respective packaging material is moved from the package inlet to the package outlet through a package transport path of the transport system and which preferably also brings about a controlled orientation of the respective packaging for its treatment. "Transport moderately to each other adjacent transport elements" means in the context of the invention transport elements or transport and treatment elements that are designed and arranged so that they receive at transfer areas, the pucks of an adjacent in a transport direction preceding transport element, hold and to a following in the transport direction transport element hand off.

The expression "essentially" or "approximately" in the sense of the invention means deviations from the exact value by +/- 10%, preferably by +/- 5% and / or deviations in the form of changes that are insignificant for the function.

Further developments, advantages and applications of the invention will become apparent from the following description of exemplary embodiments and from the figures. In this case, all described and / or illustrated features alone or in any combination are fundamentally the subject of the invention, regardless of their summary in the claims or their dependency. Also, the content of the claims is made an integral part of the description.

The invention will be explained in more detail below with reference to the figures of exemplary embodiments. Show it:

1 in a simplified schematic representation and in plan view a plant or

Apparatus for treating packaging materials in the form of containers by applying an equipment to each packaging material at least in the form of a

Peel-off label.

FIG. 2 is a schematic representation in top view of the transport and conveying path of the packaging means or containers through the device of FIG. 1; FIG.

Fig. 3 in the positions I - IV respectively a container in the form of a bottle before applying the peel-off label (position I), after applying the peel-off label (position II), after printing the part label of the Peel-off labels (item III) and after removal of the partial label (item IV);

4 is a simplified sectional view through one of the peel-off labels;

Fig. 5 in a simplified schematic and perspective view of another device for applying equipment in the form of a peel-off label on packaging in the form of containers. The apparatus generally designated 1 in FIG. 1 is used to apply at least one equipment, at least in the form of a peel-off label 2, to packaging in the form of containers 3.

As shown particularly in FIGS. 3 and 4, the peel-off labels are in each case multi-layer labels, essentially consisting of a carrier label 2.1 of a flat material, for example of a transparent flat material, and of a partial label 2.2 provided on a surface side of the carrier label 2.1. which covers only a portion of the respective surface side of the carrier label 2.1.

The carrier label 2.1 is already printed prior to application to the container 3 according to the required and / or desired equipment, for example, with transparent design of the carrier label 2.1 also on the part label 2.2 facing away from the surface side or back printed. The partial label 2.2 initially has no equipment features, but forms a blank field, which is provided only after the application of the peel-off label on the respective container 3 within the device 1 with its equipment features (partial equipment) in the form of a preferably multi-colored imprint. The particular advantage here is that during production content and / or form of the partial equipment of the sub-labels 2.2 can be changed and / or updated immediately and without delay, for example, event-related or in adaptation to current events, e.g. Sporting events, etc. In particular, it is also possible to have on the partial labels 2.2 each different and / or continuously changing lot numbers, e.g. Apply bingo lot numbers or to design the partial labels 2.2 as collecting labels.

The peel-off labels 2 are applied to the containers 3 with their side facing away from the respective partial labels 2.2 surface side such that the adhesion between the carrier label 2.1 and the respective container 3 is substantially greater than the adhesion between the carrier label 2.1 and the partial label 2.2, so that the latter can be deducted for example by a customer from the carrier label 2.1. The peel-off labels are for example provided on the surface side facing away in the partial label 2.2 as self-adhesive labels or are fixed on this surface side with a glue on the respective container 3 and / or are designed as the container 3 banderole-like enclosing labels. The device 1 which supplies the containers 3 to be provided with the peel-off labels to a container or packaging inlet 1 .1 and which supplies the containers 3 provided with the peel-off labels 2 to a container or packaging outlet 1 .2 are removed, in the illustrated embodiment consists of several modules 4.1 - 4.8, which form a transport system with a plurality each one about a vertical machine axis MA overflow drivable transport elements 5. In the illustrated embodiment, the transport star-like transport elements 5 of all modules 4.1 - 4.8 executed identical and form at its periphery more Behälteraufnahme- and / or treatment positions 6, which are distributed at equal angular intervals around the respective machine axis MA and at the same radial distance from this machine axis MA are provided. The transport elements 5 form in the manner described in more detail below a container transport path 7, on which the containers 3 are moved during treatment in the transport direction A from the package inlet 1.1 to the packaging outlet 1 .2.

The device 1 further comprises a plurality of holding and centering units or pucks 8, of which in each case a puck 8 in the positions I-IV of FIG. 3 is shown. The pucks 8 serve to hold the containers 3 at their upper side or in the region of their container mouth closed by a closure during transport along the container transport path 7 and in particular also for aligning the containers 3 suspended by turning or pivoting about their vertical or substantially vertical Container axis BA. For this purpose, the pucks 8 are each designed in at least two parts, consisting of a primary part 8.1 and a holding part or ring 8.2, in which the primary part 8.1 is rotatably mounted about the puck axis PA arranged coaxially with the container axis BA and which during the treatment the container 2 is held in each case at a receiving or treatment position 6 of a transport element 5. The primary part 8.1 is designed to hold the container 3 on its underside in each case in a suitable manner claw-like.

At the package inlet 1.1, each container 3 is picked up by a puck 8 and moved on one and the same puck 8 through the container transport path 7 to the package outlet 1 .2. Only there is the respective container 3 released by the associated puck 8. The pucks 8 are then moved back to the package inlet 1 .1 or to the module 4.1 forming this package inlet on a puck transport path 9 indicated by broken lines in FIG. For the controlled alignment and / or rotation of the containers 3 during the treatment, the primary part 8.1 is provided with at least one coding 10 which is detected by an increment sensor 1 1 arranged at the respective receiving and / or treatment position 6 and together with the latter Encoder system forms, which provides an encoder signal for the controlled alignment and / or rotation of the container 3 to its container axis BA. Furthermore, in the illustrated embodiment, the primary part 8.1 of each puck 8 is formed as a rotor of an electric actuator for the controlled alignment and / or rotation of the container 3 and has for this purpose an annular, the puck axis PA concentrically enclosing the permanent magnet assembly 12, lying radially outward alternately forming magnetic north and south poles in the circumferential direction and cooperating with an electromagnet arrangement 13 which is provided at the respective receiving and / or treatment position 6 and forms the stator of the electric actuator.

As mentioned above, the containers 3 are each held suspended on a puck 8 by the transport path 7 formed by the transport elements 5. For this purpose, the transport elements 5 are driven at the same speed or synchronously, but with different directions of rotation, namely in the representation chosen for FIG. 1, the transport elements 5 of the modules 4.1, 4.3, 4.5 and 4.7 in the clockwise direction and the transport elements 5 of the modules 4.2 , 4.4, 4.6 and 4.7 counterclockwise. The drive of the transport elements 5 continues to be such that whenever a receiving and / or treatment position 6 of a transport element 5 has reached a transfer position between two modules 4.1 - 4.8, there is also a receiving and / or treatment position 6 of an adjacent transport element 5 ready for the transfer or recording of the puck 8. The modules 4.1-4.8 or their transport elements 8 thus close to each other in terms of transport and the pucks 8 are moved with the containers 3 held on them to the meander-like transport path 7 shown schematically in FIG.

At the part of the treatment section 7 formed by the module 4.2, a labeling unit 14 is provided with which the peel-off labels 2 are applied to the containers 3. In the illustrated embodiment, the labeling unit 14 is designed for processing a label material 15, which consists of a carrier tape 16 (for example, silicone-coated paper) and provided on this carrier tape 16 self-adhesive peel-off labels 2. The label material 15 is guided on a label transfer area of the labeling unit 14 in the manner known to those skilled in the art via a dispenser edge, so that a relative to the transport direction of the Labeling material 15 leading area of each peel-off label 2 sticks to a moving past the dispenser edge container 3 and then completely by controlled rotation of the container 3 with the associated puck 8 to the container axis BA is applied to this. The remaining carrier tape 16 is wound up in the labeling unit 14. It is understood that the drive of the labeling unit 14 is synchronized with the rotational movement of the transport element 5 of the module 4.2.

Are the containers 3 with a packaging or container feature, for example, with an impression and / or expression (im- and / or embossing) formed and it is necessary here, the peel-off labels 2 in a predetermined or defined position with respect to apply the respective container feature, so before the transfer of the peel-off labels 2 to the container 3, an alignment of these containers, for example in the modules 4.1 and 4.2 by detecting, eg by optically detecting the container feature and by aligning the containers 3 with respect to that container feature by controlled rotation of the containers 3 holding primary parts 8.1 of the pucks 8 about the respective puck axis PA.

The part of the treatment section 6 formed by the transport elements of the modules 4.3 - 4.7 is then applied to the partial labels 2.2, preferably as multi-color printing at the receiving or treatment positions 6 there provided, for example, by the ink-jet method working printheads, with which the respective imprint under controlled rotation of the primary parts 8.1 of the pucks 8 and thus held on these containers 3 to the puck axis PA and the container axis BA.

In the illustrated embodiment, the transport elements 5 of the modules 4.3 - 4.6 or at the local receiving and / or treatment positions 6 each have a plurality of print heads for generating a color set of the multi-color printing is provided, ie for black, cyan, magenta and yellow. The receiving and / or treatment positions 6 of the transport element 5 of the module 4.7 serve, for example, a further treatment of the labeled and additionally printed container 3. Thus, the module 4.7 is formed, for example, as a drying module, in which the respective, previously generated multi-color printing in a suitable manner, for example is finally dried by energy input, for example by heat and / or UV radiation, and / or the module 7 is designed as an inspection module to which the equipment of the container 3 and in particular also applied to the sub-labels 2.2 multicolor print on any errors be checked. It was assumed above that the labeling unit 14 is designed for the processing of the label material 15 with the self-adhesive peel-off labels 2. Of course, labeling units can also be used which are suitable for the processing of other label material, for example endless label material and / or for the processing of peel-off labels 2 formed as individual labels, in particular also labeling units for processing labels designed as wrap-around labels. off labels. Furthermore, the labeling can also be provided with means for applying glue or adhesive jobs on the peel-off labels 2 and / or the container 3.

FIG. 5 shows a device 1a, which in turn serves for applying equipment to packaging means in the form of containers 3, specifically for applying the peel-off labels 2 and for subsequently printing the initially empty partial labels 2.2. The device 1a, however, differs from the device 1 in that the transport system or the treatment or container transport path 7a is formed by a single rotor 17 that can be driven in rotation around the vertical machine axis MA and at its circumference at uniform angular intervals about the machine axis MA distributed and each at the same radial distance from the machine axis MA a plurality of receiving and treatment positions 18 has. Each treatment position 18 is formed, inter alia, with a container support 19 rotatable about a vertical axis in the form of a container plate, with a printing station 20 with a plurality of print heads and a device for at least temporary drying of printing ink or printing ink, and with a sensor device 21 for detecting alignment features, eg for detecting packaging or container features and / or markings, in particular also printed marks. The containers 3 to be treated are fed to the device 1a at a package inlet 1a.1, initially brought to the required machine spacing or pitch by means of an infeed worm 22 and then via an inlet star 23 to a respective receiving and / or treatment position 18 or to the handed there container carrier 19, on which the container 3 with its container bottom standing up and are oriented with its container axis oriented in the vertical direction. By stamp 24 or other suitable elements which are provided at each receiving and / or treatment position 18 and which bear against the top of the container 3, they are secured or clamped at the respective receiving and / or treatment position 18. To the Packaged medium outlet 1 a.2, the treated container 3 are removed via an outlet star 25 the receiving and treatment positions 18.

On the angular range of rotation of the rotor 17 between the packaging material inlet 1 a.1 and the packaging outlet 1 a.2 is the equipment of the container 3, and first by applying the peel-off labels 2 and then by printing the hitherto empty sub-labels 2.2 with a multi-color imprint by the printheads 20. If the containers 3 in turn have special container features with regard to which the peel-off labels 2 are to be applied, then the containers 3 are initially in contact with the sensor device 21 by detecting their container outer surface aligned with the respective container feature before they arrive with the revolving driven rotor 17 to the transfer area of the labeling unit 14. With the help of the labeling 14, the peel-off labels 2 are applied to the aligned container 3 in the required spatial allocation to the respective container feature. The labeling unit 14 can also be formed in the device 1 a in many different ways. On the further following on the labeling unit angular range of rotation of the rotor 17 is then the multi-color printing of the sub-labels 2.2 with the associated printing station 20 and the local printheads, each printhead by a color set of multi-color imprint is generated, for example in yellow, magenta, Cyan and black. The print heads of each print station 20 are preferably those which operate according to the known inkjet printhead principle or according to the tone-jet or ink-jet principle. The application of the respective color set takes place under controlled rotation of the respective container carrier 19 and thus of the container 3 arranged thereon about the container axis BA. After the application of a color set this is at least temporarily dried or cured by a special device of the respective printing station 20. Following this, for example, after reorienting the respective container 3, e.g. by detecting at least one previously generated by printing mark and / or another alignment feature, the application of the further color set of the multi-color imprint, in turn by controlled rotation of the container 3 about its container axis BA.

The printing stations 20 or their print heads are adjustable relative to the container carriers 19 and thus relative to the containers 3 arranged there in the circumferential direction of the rotor 17 for the application of the different ink sets, that is, it is pivotable about the angular axis of the machine axis MA, so that the print head responsible for the ink set to be applied is arranged directly adjacent to the respective container 3 or to the partial label 2.2 to be printed. This feed movement of the print heads is controlled individually or independently for each receiving and / or treatment position 18, specifically as a function of the rotational position of the rotor 17.

27 with a drying element is referred to, which is provided with the rotor 17 is not co-rotating on the movement path of the container 3 in front of the packaging outlet 1 a.

It has been assumed above that the respective container equipment is formed by a peel-off label 2 consisting of the carrier label 2.1 and the removable partial label 2.2. In principle, there is also the possibility that the equipment of the respective container consists of a preferably multi-colored, applied directly to the container imprint as the main equipment and from a on the respective container 3 by labeling applied, the partial label 2.2 corresponding removable partial label, which then in the above described manner is printed multi-colored.

In this case, the corresponding device on the treatment line the labeling unit for applying the removable part labels previously at least one printing station for multicolor printing of the container, or the printing stations, the relation to the transport direction of the container on the treatment line the labeling unit for applying the removable part labels At the same time serve also for applying the preferably multi-colored imprint on the container 3 and for applying the example currently customizable and / or changeable multi-colored imprint on the removable part labels.

In the devices 1 and 1a, the control of the printing stations 6.1 and 20 or their printheads are each electronically from a computer 27, in which the printing masks required for printing the sub-labels 2.2 digitally, i. are stored as digital records and / or entered. This makes it possible to change the imprint on the part labels 2.2 easily and without delay or substantially delay, to update etc.

If the application of the main equipment to the container 3 also by imprinting, so are in the computer 28 preferably separate print masks for Main features and the printing of the sub-labels 2.2 deposited so that in turn a smooth and instantaneous change the imprint of the sub-labels 2.2, but also a corresponding change of the main equipment forming container imprint is possible. For printing, a total print mask is then formed in the computer 28 from the respective color separation corresponding print mask of the main equipment and the color separation corresponding puckmask for printing the sub-labels, with which the printheads 6.1 or 20 or the local, the color set corresponding printheads are controlled.

The invention has been described above by means of exemplary embodiments. It is understood that numerous changes and modifications are possible without thereby departing from the idea underlying the invention.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

1, 1a device

1.1, 1a.1 package inlet

1.2, 1a.2 Packages outlet

2 peel-off label

2.1 Carrier label

2.2 partial label

3 containers or bottle

4.1 - 4.8 treatment module

5 transport element

6 Admission and treatment position 6.1 Print station

7 treatment route

8 pucks

8.1 primary part

8.2 retaining ring

9 puck transport route

10 coding

11 increment sensor

12 permanent magnet arrangement

3 electromagnet arrangement

14 labeling unit

15 label material

16 carrier material or carrier tape

17 rotor

18 admission and / or treatment position

19 container carriers or bottle plates

20 printing station

21 sensor device

22 one-piece screw

23 inlet star

24 stamps

25 outlet star

26 carriers

27 drying unit

28 computers

Claims

claims

1. A method for treating packaging (3) by applying features or equipment to the packaging (3), in particular bottles or the like container, wherein the packaging (3) each in addition to at least one main equipment (2.1) at least one with a additional or semi-finished detachable label (2.2) is applied with an adhesive strength lower than the adhesive strength of the main equipment (2.1) on the packaging, the respective label (2.2) being provided on a part of the main equipment (2.1) and occupies a part of the area of the main equipment (2.1), characterized in that at least the respective sub-label (2.2) printed after printing on a packaging material (3) with a digital printing method, preferably multi-color, is printed, in particular by means of a digital inkjet Printing process, whereby the printing of the respective Partial labels (2.2) with at least one printhead takes place, and the at least one printhead is electronically controlled by a computer (28) in accordance with a digital printing mask stored and / or generated in this computer (28).

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that a plurality of printheads are used to produce in each case different color sets of a multicolored imprint, for example for the production of color sets in black, cyan, magenta and yellow.

3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the main equipment is produced by printing the packaging means (3) on its outer surface, and that the printing of the main equipment and the printing of the respective removable partial label (2.2) in two temporally successive operations or in a joint operation.

4. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the respective main equipment and the respective at least one removable partial label (2.2) as a peel-off label (2) are applied to the packaging material (3), wherein the peel-off Label (2) consists of a main label carrier label (2.1) and from the detachable with reduced adhesive strength on the carrier label (2.1) provided part label (2.2).

5. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the printing of the partial label (2.2) and / or in a multi-color printing of the partial label (2.2) in several color sets an alignment of the respective packaging means (3) after the application of the at least one partial label (2.2), preferably by controlled rotation or pivoting of the packaging means (3) about its packaging center axis (PA) with respect to at least one alignment feature, for example with respect to at least one packaging feature and / or with respect to at least one alignment feature formed by the main assembly; / or with respect to an alignment feature created during printing.

6. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the application of the partial labels (2.2) and / or the peel-off labels (2) on the packaging means (3) by means of at least one labeling unit (14) takes place at the the packaging material (3) is moved past a conveyor or transport system (4.1 - 4.8, 17), on which also the printing of the removable partial labels (2.2) takes place.

7. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the packaging means (3) are arranged during treatment on or on the packaging material carriers (8, 19), for the alignment and / or the application of the main equipment and / or the sub-labels and / or for the printing of the packaging (3) and / or the removable part labels (2.2) controlled by the packaging center axis (PA) are rotatable or pivotable.

8. An apparatus for treating packaging (3), in particular for treating bottles or the like containers, by applying at least one removable partial label provided with a partial equipment (2.2) to the respective packaging means (3) having an adhesive strength, the lower is as the adhesion of the main equipment (2.1) on the packaging (3), with one of at least one transport element (5, 17) formed Packmittelbehandlungs- or transport path (7), with Packmittelaufnahmen for holding the packaging (3) on the at least one transport element (5, 17) and with at least one at least one labeling unit (14) having labeling station on the packaging conveyor line (7, 7a), characterized in that on the packaging material transport path (7, 7a) at least one printing station (6.1, 20) for printing the removable Partial labels (2.2) is provided.

9. Apparatus according to claim 9, characterized by packaging means holder or packaging means carrier (8, 19) for holding and / or aligning and / or controlled rotation of the packaging means (3) during their treatment.

10. The device according to claim 9 or 10, characterized in that the packaging material transport path (7, 7a) of at least one circumferentially drivable transport element (5, 17) is formed, and that on the transport element (5, 17) or formed there on Packmittelaufnahme- and / or treatment positions (6, 18) pressure stations (20) are provided.

11.Vorrichtung according to claim 11, characterized in that the packaging material transport path (7) of several transport moderately adjoining transport elements (5) is formed, that at one of the transport elements (5) the at least one labeling unit (14) having labeling and an in a transport direction (A) of the packaging means (3) following transport element (5) at least one with this transport element (5) co-moving printing station (6.1) is provided.

12. The device according to claim 11 or 12, characterized in that the packaging material transport path (7a) of a circumferentially driven transport element (17), for example by a vertical machine axis (MA) circumferentially drivable rotor with a plurality of Packmittelaufnahme- and treatment positions (18 ) is formed, and that on the transport element (17) or on a with the transport element (17) along, preferably relative to the transport element (17) adjustable support (26) for each packaging receiving and treatment position (18) at least one printing stations (20), respectively is provided at least one printhead, preferably each with a plurality of printheads.

13. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the at least one labeling station with the at least one labeling unit (14) based on the transport direction (A) of the packaging means (3) on a packaging material inlet (1.1, 1a.1) of the packaging material transport path following is provided.

14. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the packaging receiving means holding and centering units or pucks (8), the packaging at the inlet (1.1) each receive a packaging (3) and of which each puck (8) with the recorded Packing means (3) on the Packmitteltransport- and treatment section (7) from the package inlet (1.1) to is moved to the packaging outlet (1.2) and the respective packaging (3) only at the packaging outlet (1.2) releases, and that a puck transport path (9) is provided, via which the pucks (8) from the packaging outlet (1.2) to the package inlet (1.1) are moved back.

15. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the at least one labeling station and the local at least one labeling unit for processing peel-off labels (2) is formed.