Patent ID: 11884444
Assignee: SHAW INDUSTRIES GROUP, INC.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 19:
20. A label printing station comprising:
a transporter comprising a conveyor, a belt or a roller;
a printer having labels of variable size and having an adhesive and a backing covering the adhesive;
a multi-axis robot arm having a plurality of rotators, and terminating in a vacuum device or suction pad and sensors at a movable end,
at least one sensor configured to measure a height of the item; and
a processor coupled to receive the height of the item, to control the robot arm and the printer, and to receive information from a server;
wherein the processor has a memory containing code; and
wherein the code configured to position the robot arm with the suction pad or vacuum device at a first labeling position further comprises code configured to verify that the first labeling position is not at an item edge.