Notes for specifying a label feeder
Written for the questions that come up before a label feeder is specified. Each one starts with the answer, then the reasoning, then the detail.
How to choose a label feeder model
the two inputs that decide it: the placement machine, and the widest label you have to place.
Wiring a label feeder into a placement machine
the yellow and green wires, standalone mode, and the power supply figure that gets misread.
Forward push stripping or retract stripping
which way the adhesive has to face, and how label length decides between the two bodies.
What a 200 mm reel diameter means for changeover
why labels per reel is a property of your label, not of the feeder, and how to work it out.
Putting a label feeder on a line that has no room
the mini body's dimensions and weight against the standard body, and when it is the wrong choice.
Sheet label feeder or reel label feeder
when material on roll is the wrong answer.
Inline labeling or an offline labeling station
what changes on the line, and what does not.
Label Feeder by Placement Machine: FUJI, JUKI, YAMAHA, Panasonic, ASM
Model prefixes by placement machine, and which body fits which platform.
How Many Labels Fit on a 200 mm Reel?
Why the count depends on your label stock, not on the feeder, and how to work it out.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the two inputs that decide a label feeder model?
The placement machine you run, which sets the model prefix, and the widest label you have to place, which sets the number after the dash. Offered sizes run 32, 60, 100, 150, 200 and 250, so LFSID-250S covers up to 248 mm of label width. A model takes any label up to its stated limit.
What stays the same across all BestFeeder label feeder models?
Positioning accuracy is ±0.2 mm and angle accuracy ±0.5°. Feeding speed is adjustable from 1 to 100, and the body is hard aluminium with steel parts. The reel takes a 76.2 mm bore and a 200 mm outer diameter as standard, and supply is DC 24 V. Because those are common, the choice comes down to mounting and label size.
Which technical note should I read first?
Start with the selection note if you already know the placement machine and the label size; it maps both to a model. Read the wiring note if the feeder has to talk to the machine, the stripping note if the adhesive has to face down, and the inline-versus-offline note if you are still deciding whether the label belongs on the placement machine at all.
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