Patent ID: 11884443
Assignee: FAMECCANICA.DATA S.P.A.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A method for labelling a reel that includes a central hole having a cylindrical inner surface having first and second portions with respective first and second open ends, the method comprising:
engaging the first portion of the cylindrical inner surface by a movable expansion shaft of a robot and leaving the second portion of the cylindrical inner surface not engaged by the movable expansion shaft,
printing a label in a label printer having an application roller, and retaining the printed label on said application roller,
moving the reel by said robot and, while the robot is engaging the first portion of the cylindrical inner surface engaging the second portion of the cylindrical inner surface by said application roller with the printed label retained thereon, and
attaching the printed label on said second portion of the cylindrical inner surface while the robot is engaging the first portion of the cylindrical inner surface.