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    • 专利摘要:
    Process for making a fabric label (1), containing a single information, readable electronically; characterized in that it comprises the following steps: providing a fabric piece (7) made of a material comprising synthetic fibers at least in the weft; generating at least one matrix (5) of m X n cells, with n number of rows and m number of columns. generating at least a first sequence of variable information (3); associating the variable information (3) to the said cells of the matrix (5) according to a predetermined logic; inserting, through the use of an image assembler, the graphic form that can be associated to each of said variable information (3) to a cell of a graphic matrix (5) of size m X n; printing said matrix (5) of images on a first support (8) with a digital printing process; transferring said print, by heating, onto said piece (7) to generate a second fabric support (9) comprising said matrix (5); store in a database the variable information (3) printed on each label (1) taking care to record the column m and the row n on which all information was placed; cutting said second fabric support (9) into strips or rows of labels (12) of a size suitable for being wound on bobbins (13) as wide as the single cell is or a multiple thereof.
    公开号:CH710125A2
    申请号:CH01403/14
    申请日:2014-09-17
    公开日:2016-03-31
    发明作者:Wilkinson Paul；Montorfano Arno
    申请人:Coding Man S A；
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    专利说明:

    Field of invention
    [0001] The present invention concerns the field of unitary identification of objects by means of labels made of fabric on which one or more unique information for each label is printed, even in color on one or both sides.
    Technical Note
    [0002] As is known, the unitary identification of the items of clothing or fashion accessories by numbered fabric labels or with mono / two-dimensional codes readable with electronic equipment is obtained by weaving processes capable of generating unique or printing labels digital. In fact, these processes are the only ones capable of producing large quantities of labels containing variable data, readable with electronic equipment.
    [0003] Among these, one of the processes is that of weaving variable data, in which by means of a suitable frame labels containing variable data contained in alphanumeric codes or encoded in mono / two-dimensional codes visible on the surface of the label are woven.
    [0004] The Applicant has observed that a similar process involves:a poor graphic definition of the texture that involves limitations on the density of information that can be inserted in a code (typically in a QR);very low productivity and relative high indexes of industrial investments per unit produced; is,exponential complexity depending on the number of colors desired on the label.
    [0005] An alternative process is represented by the variable data embroidery.In this process information that is variable or fixed is embroidered on a label.
    [0006] The Applicant has observed that such a process generally presents a poor definition of the embroidered images which generally makes it impractical to apply codes with a high density of information on the label itself, moreover the embroidery process does not lend itself to a production in great series. Another process is represented by thermal transfer printing. The Applicant has observed that this process consists in transferring a drawing from one or more inked substrates onto a substrate.
    [0007] This step takes place, by sliding, of a substrate and an inked film, under a head containing many elements which are heated dynamically and individually. Depending on how the individual elements of each head are heated, when the substrate and the inked film pass, an image is obtained with a color that can be changed, within certain limits, to each printed unit. The electronic control of the heating elements makes it possible to create designs, easily variable between them, of medium resolution and excellent definition, as well as well readable electronically.
    [0008] The use of several heads, synchronized and recorded among them, allows, theoretically, also to obtain color images even if of very poor quality, being very complex the control of the reciprocal recording of the print signals of the various colors is impossible. check the intensity of the deposited color (called in technical jargon gray scale).
    [0009] The Applicant has also noticed that according to this process it is necessary to use special substrates designed for the purpose of promoting ink transfer and adhesion from the inked film. These substrates are typically very stiff and not very suitable to remain in contact with the skin of those who wear a garment so labeled; in fact, because of their rigidity, the consumer regularly removes this label with a loss of the information reported on them.
    [0010] The Applicant has also noticed that, in this process, the incidence of the cost of the materials is high and that, in the case of color printing this cost is extremely high.
    [0011] Furthermore, these labels have an aesthetic aspect that is not very suitable for being applied to a garment or a fashion accessory.
    [0012] To attempt to solve the typical problems of labels made for printing by thermal transfer, a method of producing labels using direct inkjet printing on fabric has been developed.
    [0013] The process consists in printing, by means of inkjet printing, on a piece of suitably pre-treated fabric, of the fixed and variable information and in a subsequent "fastening" of the printed colors which generally takes place, depending on the chemical nature of the inks used, by heating in a damp environment or by curing with UV rays of the ink, a cut-out from the piece of printed labels follows.
    [0014] The Applicant has observed that, while resolving the problems of control of the intensity of the colors and the precise position in which these are deposited on the substrate, a similar process is complex and expensive due to the preparation activities of the piece and of the following "Crabbing" of printed colors. The Applicant has also noticed that with this process the ink tends to «run», by capillarity along the fibers and therefore to reduce the definition of the image, it follows a considerable limitation in the density of variable information that can be inserted in mono and bi-codes. dimensional and high ink consumption.
    [0015] Furthermore, this process is generally not compatible with fabrics based on synthetic fibers, in particular polyester, which complicates the cutting process and increases the costs of the materials.
    [0016] More generally, the Applicant has noticed that most of the aforementioned processes for making fabric labels with variable information do not allow the application of variable or fixed information simultaneously on the front and back of the label (the printing process for thermal transfer but is limited by other problems mentioned above).
    [0017] The Applicant has therefore found the need to provide a new process for making a label on which at least one single variable information is printed and in which the information can be read with electronic equipment that allows to solve the drawbacks. of the known art.
    [0018] In particular, the Applicant has found the need to provide a new process for making a fabric label on which one or more unique variable information is applied and in which the labels are legible with electronic equipment.
    Summary of the invention
    [0019] Therefore, in a first aspect of the invention the invention concerns a process for making a fabric label, containing a single information, readable electronically; characterized in that it comprises the following steps:providing a fabric patch made of a material comprising synthetic fibers at least in the weft,generating at least one matrix of m X n cells, with n number of rows and m number of columns;generating at least a first sequence of variable information;associating the variable information with the cells of the previous matrix according to a predetermined logic;inserting, through the use of an image assembler, a graphic form that can be associated to each of said variable information to a cell of a graphic matrix of dimensions m X n;printing said image matrix on a first medium with a digital printing process;transferring said print, by heating, onto said piece to generate a second fabric support comprising the matrix;store in a database the variable information printed on each label, taking care to record the column m and the row n on which all information was placed;cutting said second fabric backing into strips or rows of labels of a size suitable to be wound on wide bobbins when the single cell is wide. In the context of the present invention:
    [0020] "Fixed type information" means information which is the same for all labels generated in the same lot.
    [0021] A fixed information can be a graphic representation of any type, a writing, a drawing, a mark, a logo, an identification code such as an EAN code.
    [0022] By "variable type information" is instead intended an information which is different for each label produced in the same lot or which at least can vary within the lot according to established rules.
    [0023] "Fabric" means a material obtained by weaving yarns of a weft in a warp. The warp material in addition to traditional yarns, natural or synthetic, can also include materials such as non-woven fabric, coagulated materials, leather or similar.
    [0024] The present invention, in the aforementioned aspect, can have at least one of the preferred characteristics which are described below.
    [0025] Advantageously, the number m of the columns is an integer greater than 1. Preferably, the process further comprises the steps of:generate a sequence of fixed information of graphic type; isassembling and associating in an assembler at least one fixed information for each cell of said matrix according to a predetermined order. Advantageously, the process also includes the steps of:generating at least a second sequence of variable information;associating in a database an information of said at least a second sequence of variable information with a variable information of said first sequence of variable information according to a predetermined order;inserting, through the use of an image assembler, the graphic form that can be associated to each of said second variable information to the same cell of a graphic matrix of dimensions m X n in which the first information has been inserted.
    [0026] Conveniently, the associations are stored in a database. Preferably, the fabric support comprises in the weft synthetic fibers in a percentage which is 50% greater than the total percentage.
    [0027] Conveniently, the fabric support comprises untreated polyester fibers for printing.
    [0028] Advantageously, the first support is printed with a digital ink-jet printing process.
    [0029] Alternatively, the first support is printed with a digital toner printing process.
    [0030] Conveniently, the variable information can be represented by electronically readable bar codes with high information density; the bars of said codes having a minimum width of between 0.1 and 1.0 mm, preferably between 0.2 and 0.5 mm.
    [0031] Preferably, the variable information can be represented by the electronically readable two-dimensional codes with single information cells having a minimum width comprised between 0.1 and 1.0 mm, preferably between 0.2 and 0.5 mm.
    [0032] Advantageously, the second fabric support is cut, with cuts parallel to the direction of advancement of the second fabric support, into strips or rows of labels of dimensions suitable for being wound on reels. Conveniently, the aforementioned parallel cuts are obtained by thermal cutting with heated blade, vibrating blade by ultrasound sonotrode or laser having the function of preventing the edges of the labels from fraying.
    [0033] Preferably, the process comprises a further operation of cutting each row of labels in a direction transverse to the same row of labels.
    [0034] Advantageously, the process according to the present invention can produce fabric labels in which the fixed and / or variable information is in color.
    [0035] Preferably, the process according to the present invention can realize fabric labels in which the fixed information and / or monochromatic or color variables, displayed with a controlled and variable color intensity.
    [0036] Conveniently, the process comprises at least a second and further printing step on the back side of the second fabric support, by thermal transfer by sublimation or other printing technique which allows printing without the printed image disturbing the image on the 'other side. Preferably, the process comprises the steps of:subjecting the second fabric backing downstream of the second printing step to a high intensity backlight;photograph the overlap of the image present on a cell of the matrix formed by the combination of the design on the front side and the design on the back side of the said second fabric support;storing said image the image in a database taking care to correctly associate it with the other information contained in the cell.
    Brief description of the drawings
    [0037] Further characteristics and advantages of the invention will appear more clearly from the detailed description of some preferred but not exclusive embodiments of a new process for making a fabric label, containing at least one single variable information that can be read electronically according to the present invention.
    [0038] This description will be set forth below with reference to the accompanying drawings, provided for indicative purposes only and, therefore, without limitation, in which:fig. 1 <SEP> is a schematic front view of a fabric label according to the present invention;fig. 2 <SEP> is a schematic view of some steps of the process for making a fabric label, containing at least one single variable information readable electronically according to the present invention;fig. 3 <SEP> is a schematic view of the thermal transfer phase in a calender;fig. 4 <SEP> is a schematic view of a matrix m x n according to the present invention; isfig. 5 <SEP> is a schematic view of a label according to a second embodiment of the present invention in which the front portion of the label, the rear portion of the label and the label subjected to backlighting is shown.
    Detailed description of embodiments of the invention
    [0039] In fig. 1 shows a fabric label 1 containing a single information, readable electronically according to the present invention.
    [0040] The label 1 is made of fabric.
    [0041] In the embodiment shown in fig. 1, the label 1 is made of a fabric made of synthetic fibers of a chemical nature such as to be compatible with the inks used for printing on the substrate 7 and such that they can be cut by melting them on a hot blade or by ultrasonic cutting obtained by mounting a blade on a sonotrode. This choice of fabric allows clear advantages in the cutting phase during the manufacturing process.
    [0042] Preferably, for this purpose the label 1 is made of a fabric comprising in the weave of the synthetic fibers in a percentage which is 50% greater than the total percentage. Advantageously, the label 1 is made of a fabric comprising polyester fibers not treated with chemical compounds suitable for controlling migration or promoting ink adhesion.
    [0043] In the embodiment shown in fig. 1, the label 1 comprises a fixed type information 2 and one or more information of variable type 3. "Fixed type information" means information which is the same for all the tags generated in the same lot.
    [0044] A fixed information can be a graphic representation of any type, an alphanumeric writing, a drawing, a brand, a logo, a barcode or a two-dimensional code.
    [0045] By "variable type information" it is instead intended an information which is different for each label produced in the same lot or which at least can vary within the lot according to established rules.
    [0046] Both the fixed information 2 and the variable 3 of a label 1 are stored in a special database 4 and can also be associated with other production numbers such as a serial number of the reel, of the batch of the piece and of a batch of printing, as better described below, information of variable type 3 can be:randomly generated;result of mathematical logics (eg increasing or decreasing with the variation of m or n);related to each other through logics that are also complex or without any pre-established correlation between them;predefined by the user according to his needs. Conveniently, variable information can be represented by electronically readable bar codes with high information density; the bars of said codes having a minimum width of between 0.1 and 1.0 mm, preferably between 0.2 and 0.5 mm.
    [0047] Preferably, the variable information can be represented by the electronically readable two-dimensional codes with single information cells having a minimum width comprised between 0.1 and 1.0 mm, preferably between 0.2 and 0.5 mm.
    [0048] In the embodiment shown in fig. 1, the label has a first information of a fixed type 2, represented by a color logo AB / DEF or trademark and three information of variable type 3.
    [0049] The three information of variable type 3 consists of a first alphanumeric code 3a, readable by any person with the naked eye, a second bar code 3b, and a third two-dimensional code 3c, such as a QR code.
    [0050] The transfer printing process allows the fixed information 2 and variable 3 to be color printed, to be perfectly resistant to washing even on synthetic materials such as polyester and obtained with hypoallergenic inks.
    [0051] The label 1 shown in fig. 1 is realized with a process according to the present invention which we will describe below.
    [0052] In the embodiment described by way of example, the process begins with the supply of a piece of fabric 7, preferably of untreated polyester for the purpose of controlling the diffusion of the ink and its adhesion to the fiber, having a weight of about 140 g / m <2>, width 1100 mm and length of 150 meters.
    [0053] The fabric piece 7 in a ribbon-like form is identified by means of a batch identifier inserted in the same piece with a step such that there is at least one lot identifier for each label 1.
    [0054] The lot number of the piece is stored in a special database 4 at this stage or preferably thereafter.
    [0055] At least one matrix 5 is also generated, consisting of m columns and n rows. That is, a matrix 5 formed by m x n cells each associated with a label.
    [0056] At least a first sequence of variable information 3 is also generated. In particular, with reference to the embodiment of figs. 2 - 4, three sequences of variable information 3 and a sequence of fixed information 2 are generated.
    [0057] Each variable information 3 of the first, second and / or third sequence of variable information 3 can be associated with a single label 1, as explained below.
    [0058] By way of example, variable information 3 is generated that can be graphically represented in a first sequence 3a of variable information 3 represented by an alphanumeric string; a second sequence of variable information 3b represented by a sequence of bar codes, a third sequence of variable information 3c represented by a sequence of two-dimensional codes type QR and a sequence of fixed information 2 represented by a sequence of logos "AB / DEF" all identical.
    [0059] Each variable information 3a of the first sequence of information is associated with a variable information 3b of the second sequence of variable information and a variable information 3c of the third sequence of variable information. The aforementioned association is stored in a database 4. With reference to the embodiment shown in the figures, each QR code of the first sequence of variable information is associated with a QR code of the second sequence of variable information.
    [0060] The aforementioned association of information of the first sequence with information of the second sequence and of the third sequence is assembled through a graphic assembler in a cell of the graphic matrix (fig. 4) according to a predetermined order and storing in a database 4 the association and the cell of the matrix or in greater detail the association and the position of the cell of the matrix.
    [0061] Each cell is also associated with a fixed information of the sequence of fixed information.
    [0062] It is also possible to insert images without variable and / or fixed information in the graphic matrix in order to manage the process downstream of the transfer. These images can also be inserted in spaces destined for waste during subsequent processing.
    [0063] The variable information 3 and fixed 2 which represent the matrix 5 are then printed in sequence with an inkjet printing process on a first support 8 in the form of a film, preferably paper, suitable for the subsequent transfer by temperature of what is printed on fabric. For printing, inks suitable for thermal transfer are used by sublimation on the selected fabric, preferably consisting of untreated polyester yarn as in the processes according to the known art in order to facilitate printing processes.
    [0064] Alternatively, the first support 8 could be printed with a digital toner printing process.
    [0065] At this point in the process, therefore, a first support 8 is obtained in the form of a film of preferably paper material on which a matrix 5 of images is printed (mirrored with respect to those which will be present on the labels) of at least m columns and at least n lines.
    [0066] Each cell of the matrix 5 therefore contains at least one variable information 3 (except for the exceptions mentioned above) and possibly fixed information 2. Preferably, the first paper support 8 has a width greater than 12 mm.
    [0067] The width dimension of the first paper support 8 indicates that generally in a first paper support 8 there is a matrix 5 for its width comprising at least two columns m.
    [0068] Each column m will go to make a row of labels 1.
    [0069] The matrix 5 thus obtained and printed on the paper support 8 in the form of a film, in particular as graphically represented on the matrix 5, is transferred onto a fabric support 7 which preferably contains synthetic fibers, such as polyester.
    [0070] The transfer takes place by means of a process called sublimation. This process step is carried out by heat, in a calender 6. In fig. 3 shows, by way of example, the calender 6 where in input enters the support 8 in the form of a film in paper material which has reproduced on one side, the lower one with reference to fig. 3 the 5 m x n matrix, containing the fixed information 2 and variable 3.
    [0071] In addition to the paper support 8 in the form of a film entering the calender 6, the fabric piece 7 also enters.
    [0072] The first support 8 in the form of a paper film containing the matrix 5 and the fabric piece 7 are in the form of ribbons.
    [0073] In the calender 6 by sublimation the transfer, from the first support 8 in the form of paper film to the fabric patch 7, of the matrix 5 containing the fixed information 2 and variable 3 takes place.
    [0074] At the outlet of the calender 6 there is a second fabric support 9 containing the matrix 5 and a paper tape 10 from which the matrix 5 has been removed.
    [0075] The product of this process step is a second fabric support 9 on which m * n images are visible (each positioned on m columns and n rows).
    [0076] The second support 9 is then reduced, by means of a cutter 11, capable of cutting the second support 9, into strips or rows of labels 12 which are wound into reels 13.
    [0077] The step of cutting the second fabric support 9 into strips or rows 12 of labels of such dimensions as to be wound on reels 13 comprises parallel cuts in the direction of advancement of the second fabric support 9.
    [0078] Said cutting process can also take place later on dedicated equipment. In this case it is possible to process, for example by ironing, the fabric backing 9 in order to reduce waste or make it more easily processable upon cutting and it is also possible, in this case, to repeat the transfer process described above also on the back using a other first support 8.
    [0079] Hot or ultrasonic blades are used for cutting as they allow a cut to be obtained with a slight fusion that prevents fraying at the cutting point without further processing.
    [0080] At the output of the cutting operation there will be present strips or rows of labels 12 of transverse dimension substantially corresponding to that of the width of a cell.
    [0081] In fig. 2, for simplicity, only one ribbon or row of labels 12 is shown, but it is to be understood that there are m, as many as there were columns in the matrix 5.
    [0082] During or before the cutting process of the second fabric support 9, having the matrix 5 m x n on a surface, an automatic reading of the variable data contained in each cell can be performed in order to check the print quality.
    [0083] It is also possible in this phase to record in a database 4 the fixed information 2 and variable 3 contained in each cell in association with other known information. In fig. 2 also shows that the tape or row of labels 12 is wrapped in a reel 13.
    [0084] It is also possible to take a picture of the backlit cells with light of sufficient intensity to make the information present on the back visible and store these photographs in a database.
    [0085] Subsequently, the images contained in each coil 13 can be cut transversely and therefore become labels 1 applicable to items of clothing, fashion accessories or any object that one wishes to identify by means of a fabric label 1.
    [0086] In other words, a further operation is generally present for cutting each row 12 of labels in a direction transverse to the row 12 of labels itself to make the labels 1, as shown in fig. 1
    [0087] An example of making labels with the process described above is described below.<SEP> A piece of satin-type polyester fabric 5 having a basis weight of about 140 g / m <2>, width 1100 mm and length of 150 meters is made. Piece identified by a lot number not visible to the user.<tb> • <SEP> Two matrices are generated with the following dimensions m = 40 n = 2500 identical containing variable information:<tb> or <SEP> Matrix element 1Each element (cell) contains a URL address containing a total of 48 alphanumeric characters in this format: http://www.abcd.eu/wxyz.php i=123456789012345678<tb> or <SEP> Matrix elements 2Each element (cell) contains a number, connected with at least one other number of the same matrix with a mathematical logic, of 10 numerical characters.<tb> • <SEP> 2500 lines are generated each containing 40 images:<tb> or <SEP> Said URL address entered in a 12 mm wide QR code containing individual elements of dimensions of about 0.3 mm,<tb> or <SEP> Said number connected with another number inserted in an Interleaved 2/5 barcode,<tb> or <SEP> Said number connected with another number in alphanumeric format,<tb> or <SEP> A four-color logo design,<tb> or <SEP> Other auxiliary printing or cutting drawings.<tb> • <SEP> Assembly in a graphic editor of these lines (taking care to follow their increasing or decreasing progression) and print using a multipass inkjet printer on a sheet of sublimation paper 1100 mm wide and about 150 meters long.<tb> • <SEP> Transfer of the printed design onto the fabric by means of the aforementioned sublimation process at about 200 C.<tb> • <SEP> Reading of all QR and Interleaved 2/5 codes for quality control, reporting of codes that cannot be read satisfactorily.<tb> • <SEP> Storage in a database of the following associated data: (i) information read in the QR, (ii) column number (m), (iii) line number (n), (iv) lot number of print, (v) lot number of the piece<tb> • <SEP> Activation of QR codes read in order to make them usable in the database.<tb> • <SEP> Reduction of the piece in 40 daughter bobbins by ultrasonic cutting and elimination of excess tissue parts. The width of these daughter rolls is 22 mm.<tb> • <SEP> Activation of QR codes read in order to make them usable in the database.
    [0088] The printing transfer process described above allows to obtain a fabric ribbon printed only on one side, with reference to fig. 2 - 4, on the front side leaving the back side substantially neutral and available for further printing. This is a feature of sublimation printing which, by preventing the ink from "running" by capillarity, also allows the back printing to be kept available for further printing.
    [0089] According to another alternative embodiment, the process therefore provides a second and further printing step on the back side of the fabric, by sublimation.
    [0090] This second printing step takes place, downstream or upstream of the printing step described above on the front side of the fabric support and preferably before the step of cutting the fabric web in size for reels.
    [0091] In the second printing step, on the rear side of the fabric support 9, a drawing or a series of designs different from the one on the front side is transferred by sublimation. Nothing prevents that what is printed on the back has not been generated as described above for the lower part with identical or different information from those printed on this part.
    [0092] According to another embodiment of the present invention the applicant has exploited the concrete impossibility of aligning (recording in technical terms) the graphic on the back side with the one on the front side, to realize a non-clonable security label.
    [0093] In fact, with the state of the art technical knowledge, it is not possible to keep the images on the two sides of a piece in register if they are applied, at least on one side, with the processes described here, therefore it is not practical to search to clone a label also using the same process described in this patent application.
    [0094] Other processes (i) do not allow printing with information on both sides and / or (ii) do not allow images to be obtained with sufficient definition for electronic reading and / or (iii) do not allow color printing with scales of gray and / or (iv) do not allow printing of variable information and / or (v) produce a clearly different print quality than that obtained with the process described in this patent application.
    [0095] Preferably, according to this embodiment, the drawing transferred to the rear side of the fabric support has a pitch different from that used for printing the lines (n) on the front side. Combining this arrangement with the impossibility of maintaining a record between the transfer on the front side and the one on the back side, it results that the combination of images, or information, on the front side on the back side is necessarily unique for each cell or label and can be considered as a fingerprint of the same label.
    [0096] Some graphical devices, such as the realization of different designs and / or with different and / or particular steps, make it easier to identify the differences between the labels seen in transparency.
    [0097] Fig. 5 describes how at this point by subjecting the fabric to a high intensity light and positioned under it, it is possible to proceed to a photographic operation that photographs the superimposition of the image present on a cell on the front side and the drawing present on the same cell in the back side.
    [0098] The image captured by the photograph is stored in association with the identification data of the label 1 which will contain it in a database 4. In case of doubtful authenticity of the label it is possible to compare its backlit image with the one originally placed in the database .
    [0099] According to yet another embodiment of the present invention the process provides that the printing on the back label also comprises fixed and variable information, thus doubling the space available for said information with respect to direct inkjet printing or weaving. The process continues with the cutting and further phases as previously described with reference to figs. 2 - 4.
    [0100] The production process of a fabric label according to the present invention with respect to the known art allows to obtain, some undoubted advantages:<tb> • <SEP> You get a definition of printing on fabric, even untreated, very high: suitable for printing two-dimensional codes (eg QR) easily readable by smartphone even with a resolution of individual points even less than 0, 2 * 0.2 mm;<tb> • <SEP> It is possible to print high quality labels in four-color printing with gray scale management;<tb> • <SEP> It is possible to print on synthetic fabric, in particular on polyester, with obvious advantages in the cutting process and in the cost of materials;<tb> • <SEP> It is possible to print on the fabric in a very large format (up to 2000 mm wide) first and then cut it out with obvious advantages in terms of productivity and information traceability;<tb> • <SEP> Consumption of inks is significantly lower than that of direct printing;<tb> • <SEP> A possible printing error is detectable before the transfer on fabric with undoubted advantages for the limitation of waste;<tb> • <SEP> The fabric must not be pre-treated for printing with materials that tend to make it too rigid to be "wearable";<tb> • <SEP> The transferred fabric (9) must not be further processed in finishing to fix the colors;<tb> • <SEP> The back of the label, not being permeated with inks, is still clean and usable for other purposes such as printing other information and / or making a non-reproducible (clonable) security label ;
    [0101] The present invention has been described with reference to some embodiments. Various modifications can be made to the embodiments described in detail, while remaining within the scope of protection of the invention, defined by the following claims. Only by way of example is it possible to replace the fabric intended as a material obtained by weaving a weft in a warp with other materials such as non-woven fabric (TNT), coagulated materials, leather or other. Even the diagrams of the machines depicted for the transfer are to be intended only as an indication in order to represent the principle of the process. As far as the printing of the matrix is concerned, it has also been possible to use other digital printing processes that provide for managing variable information.
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    [1]
    1. Process for making a fabric label (1), containing a single information, readable electronically; characterized in that it comprises the following steps:- supplying a fabric piece (7) made of material comprising synthetic fibers at least in the weft;- generate at least one matrix (5) of m X n cells, with n number of rows and m number of columns;- generate at least a first sequence of variable information (3);- associating the variable information (3) to the said cells of the matrix (5) according to a predetermined logic;- insert, through the use of an image assembler, the graphic form that can be associated to each of said variable information (3) to a cell of a graphic matrix (5) of size m X n;- print said matrix (5) of images on a first support (8) with a digital printing process;- transferring said print, by heating, onto said piece (7) to generate a second fabric support (9) comprising said matrix (5);- store in a database the variable information (3) printed on each label (1) taking care to record the column m and the row n on which all information was placed;- cutting said second fabric support (9) into strips or rows of labels (12) of a size suitable to be wound on bobbins (13) as wide as the single cell is or a multiple thereof.
    [2]
    2. Process for making a fabric label (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises the steps of:- generate a sequence of fixed information (2) of graphic type; is- assemble and associate in an assembler at least one fixed information (2) for each cell said matrix (5) according to a predetermined order.
    [3]
    3. Process for making a fabric label (1) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that said number m of the columns is an integer greater than 1.
    [4]
    4. Process for making a fabric label (1) according to any of the previous claims from 1 to 3, characterized in that it comprises the steps of:- generate at least a second sequence of variable information (3);- associating in a database an information of said at least a second sequence of variable information (3) with a variable information of said first sequence of variable information (3);- assembling in an assembler for each cell said matrix (5) according to a predetermined order a variable information of said at least a second sequence of variable information (3) with a variable information of said first sequence of variable information (3).
    [5]
    5. Process for making a fabric label (1) according to any of the previous claims from 1 to 4, characterized in that said associations are stored in a database (4).
    [6]
    6. Process for making a fabric label (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that said first fabric support (7) comprises synthetic fibers in a percentage higher than 50% of the total in the yarn used for the weft.
    [7]
    7. Process for making a fabric label (1) according to claim 6, characterized in that said first fabric support (7) comprises untreated polyester fibers.
    [8]
    8. Process for making a fabric label (1) according to any of the previous claims from 1 to 7, characterized in that a first support (8) is printed with a digital ink-jet printing process.
    [9]
    9. Process for making a fabric label (1) according to any of the previous claims from 1 to 7, characterized in that a first support (8) is printed with a digital toner printing process.
    [10]
    10. Process for making a fabric label (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that said step of cutting said second fabric support (9) into strips or rows (12) of labels of dimensions suitable to be wound on reels (13) it includes parallel cuts in the direction of advancement of said second fabric support (9).
    [11]
    11. Process for making a fabric label (1) according to claim 10, characterized in that said parallel cuts are obtained by thermal cutting with heated blade or vibrating blade by ultrasound sonotrode.
    [12]
    12. Process for making a fabric label (1) according to any of the claims from 1 to 11, characterized in that it comprises a further operation of cutting each row (12) of labels in a direction transverse to the row (12) of labels itself.
    [13]
    13. Process for making a fabric label (1) according to claim 1, characterized by comprising at least a second and further printing step on the back side of the second fabric support (9).
    [14]
    14. Process for making a fabric label (1) according to claim 13, characterized by the steps of:- subjecting the second fabric support (9) downstream of the second printing step to a high intensity backlight;- photograph with overlap of the image present on a cell of the matrix formed by the combination of the design on the front side and of the design on the back side of the said second fabric support; store the image in a database (4).
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