Patent ID: 8863806

Claim:
A labelling plant for containers comprising: a sleeve supply for supplying heat shrinkable sleeves, a container supply, a device for arranging the sleeve around the container, a heat shrink oven for fixing the sleeve to the container, and a conveyor for transporting containers from the container supply and sleeves from the sleeve supply into the heat shrink oven, and a sleeve support for positioning one or more sleeves in a predetermined position with respect to the container, the sleeve support comprising a platform arranged for supporting a part of a circumferential edge of the sleeve and one or at least two sleeve support elements arranged to abut on an external side of the sleeve and to support the sleeve in an opened state, wherein the conveyor is arranged to transport the container, the sleeve arranged around the container and the sleeve support holding the sleeve in the predetermined position with respect to the container into the heat shrink oven.