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SOLD1994 B&H Manufacturing 2500U "U" Shaped Wrap Around Labeler
USA
SOLD2000 CCL Label ARS-4/2ALS 330 Dual Head, Self Adhesive Labeler
USA
SOLD2000 CCL Label ARS-4/2ALS 330 Dual Head, Self Adhesive Labeler
USA
SOLD1998 B&H Manufacturing 2000 "U" Shaped Wrap Around Labeler
USA
SOLDTrine 6500
USA
SOLDTrine 6500
USA
SOLDB&H Manufacturing BH8000U High Speed "U" Shaped Labeler
USA
SOLDB&H Manufacturing BH8000U High Speed "U" Shaped Labeler
USA
SOLD1994 B&H Manufacturing BH8000U High Speed "U" Shaped Labeler
USA
SOLD1994 B&H Manufacturing BH8000U High Speed "U" Shaped Labeler
USA
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About Used Labelers
A labeler puts a label on a container and does it at line speed. Pressure-sensitive machines peel a label off a liner and wipe or tamp it onto a bottle, a jar or a carton. Cut-label and roll-fed machines cut a label from a web and apply it with glue, which is the older beverage and food style. A printer that only makes the label is not an applicator. A hand gun is not a line machine.
Container handling is half the buy. A wrap belt, a star wheel or a set of rails has to present the bottle at the same place every time. Change parts for a different diameter are tooling, and they are often missing from a used machine. Front-and-back labeling needs two heads or a second station, timed to the same container. An orienter, when the label has to miss a handle or hit a panel, is a separate device in the same frame. Speed on the brochure is containers per minute with a given label length. A longer label or a harder shape slows the real rate.
The head itself has a web path, a peel plate or a cutter, and a wipe or a tamp. A pressure-sensitive head lives or dies on the peel edge, the sensor that sees the label gap, and the take-up of the liner. A glue head lives on the glue pot, the temperature and the vacuum drum that holds the cut label. Neither head forgives a web that walks. Splices, a placement within a millimeter or two, and a reject for a missing label are what a real line expects.
Used labelers collect glue, adhesive and crushed labels in places a wipe-down does not reach. Run your container and your label, not a demo bottle. Watch for a skew, a flagging edge or a double feed. Check that change parts for your diameter are in the crate. Read the speed at your label length, the voltage and whether the controls speak to the filler upstream. A head that applied a paper label may not handle a thin film label without a different sensor and a different wipe. Name the container and the label stock before you name the brand on the cabinet. B&H, Trine and CCL are the names that repeat on these applicators. A glue drum and a pressure-sensitive head can look similar from across the aisle and they will not run each other's stock.
How to Choose a Used Labeler
Roll-Fed vs Pressure-Sensitive Labeler
Roll-fed cuts a label from a continuous web and usually glues it as it wraps. It suits high-speed round containers and a film label. Pressure-sensitive peels a label off a liner and wipes it on. It suits more shapes and shorter runs, and you buy labels already adhesive-backed.
The machine will not casually convert from one to the other. Match the label you can purchase, then the container. A U-shaped wrap station is a handling layout, not a third adhesive system. Match the label stock you can keep on the shelf.
How to Size a Labeler
Size to container diameter or footprint, label length and the speed of the line that feeds it. Change parts have to exist for your bottle. A tapered container needs guides and a wipe the straight-wall setup does not.
Glue systems need the right temperature. Pressure-sensitive heads need a peel plate that is not chewed up. If you need front and back, confirm two heads rather than hoping one station can index around. Air and power still have to match the line. Change parts are part of the size, not a spare.
Labeler Specs to Compare
| Spec | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| Label style | Roll-fed cuts and glues a web. Pressure-sensitive peels a liner. The label you buy has to match the head. |
| Container range | The guides and stars have to hold your bottle. A range on a plate means nothing without those parts. |
| Label length | A label that is longer than the station can place will wrinkle or miss the panel. |
| Line speed | The labeler has to keep up with the filler or the upstream conveyor, or the line starves. |
| Heads | Two panels usually mean two heads. One head will not invent a second placement on the labeler. |
| Glue or liner | Glue temperature or peel-plate condition is what makes the label stay. The frame does not. |
Label style
Roll-fed cuts and glues a web. Pressure-sensitive peels a liner. The label you buy has to match the head.
Container range
The guides and stars have to hold your bottle. A range on a plate means nothing without those parts.
Label length
A label that is longer than the station can place will wrinkle or miss the panel.
Line speed
The labeler has to keep up with the filler or the upstream conveyor, or the line starves.
Heads
Two panels usually mean two heads. One head will not invent a second placement on the labeler.
Glue or liner
Glue temperature or peel-plate condition is what makes the label stay. The frame does not.
What to Inspect on a Used Labeler
Run your container
Look for skew, wrinkles and a label that misses the panel. An empty conveyor does not apply a label.
Identify roll-fed or peel
Confirm cut-and-glue or pressure-sensitive. The label stock you buy has to match that head.
Check change parts
Stars, guides and mandrels have to fit your bottle. A missing set is a second purchase.
Inspect glue or peel plate
A cooked glue pot or a chewed peel plate throws labels off. Look at the station that touches the label.
Watch registration
The label should land on the same panel every container. Drift means a sensor, a feed or a worn drive.
Count the heads
Front and back need the heads the machine actually has. Do not assume a second station is hiding.
Match air and power
The line supply has to match the plate, including glue heat if the machine is roll-fed.
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Common models
B&H Manufacturing BH8000U High Speed "U" Shaped Labeler, CCL Label ARS-4/2ALS 330 Dual Head, Self Adhesive Labeler, Trine 6500
Related Equipment
- Stretch Wrappers
Contain the pallet after the line
- Case Packers & Tapers
Pack and tape after the label
- Palletizers
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Labelers Brands We've Sold
Common Applications
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I size a labeler for bottle diameter?
Match the container diameter or footprint, the label length and the line speed together. Change parts, the stars and guides, have to exist for that bottle. A straight wall and a taper are not the same setup. Roll-fed machines also need glue at the right temperature. Pressure-sensitive machines need a peel plate that releases the label without tearing it. If you need two panels, count the heads. Air and power have to match the line. A speed number without change parts for your bottle is not a size.
What should I inspect on a used labeler?
Run containers and look at the label. Skew, wrinkles and a miss on the panel are the faults that matter. Confirm whether the head is roll-fed or pressure-sensitive, and that you can still buy that label. Check change parts against your bottle. Look at the glue pot or the peel plate, because that is what actually sticks the label down. Registration should repeat. A dirty web path is a fixable mess. A missing star wheel for your diameter is a project. Power and air still have to match.
Pressure-sensitive or roll-fed: which labeler fits?
Roll-fed cuts a label from a web and usually glues it as the container wraps. It is the high-speed path for many round bottles. Pressure-sensitive peels a label off a liner and wipes it on. It suits more shapes and shorter runs, and the adhesive is already on the label. The machine will not casually switch. Buy the style that matches the label you can purchase and the container you fill.
What does a U-shaped labeler do?
It carries containers through the wrap station on a U-shaped path so a roll-fed label can go on at speed, often on round bottles. The U is handling, not a different label chemistry. You still need the right cut length, glue and change parts for the diameter. A pressure-sensitive head is a different machine even if the conveyor also bends. Look at the labeling station, not only at the shape of the line.
Can a labeler handle a tapered container?
Only with the guides, the wipe and the change parts for that taper. A setup built for a straight round bottle will skew a taper or wrinkle the label. Ask to see those parts, or run one of your containers. Pressure-sensitive heads often adapt to more shapes than a high-speed wrap station, and they still need the right tooling. Do not assume a diameter range printed on a guard includes your taper. The range is real only for the change parts that are in the crate.
Where does a labeler sit on a bottling line?
After the container is filled and closed, and before the case packer and the palletizer. The labeler decorates the container. It does not tape the carton and it does not build the pallet. Those machines are downstream. The labeler needs a steady feed of containers and a label you can keep buying. When a line is sold together, keep the change parts with the labeler or the next bottle will not fit. A wrapper at the dock will not put a label on a bottle that missed this station.
