AP380 and PL400 Liner Rewinder Guide Setup (Using Old Style Guides)

AP380 and PL400 Liner Rewinder Guide Setup (Using Old Style Guides)

If you are not sure what guides you have, see the reference photos at the end of this article.  This article refers to the the old slot style guides.  For instructions on using the updated tab style liner rewinder guides refer to the manuals (AP380 page 19, PL400 page 23) or the setup videos below.

New Liner Guides can be purchased here: https://www.primera.com/label-liner-rewinder-guides.html
  1. PL400 Setup Video with Old Style Liner Rewinder Guides
  2. AP380 Setup Video with Old Style Liner Rewinder Guides
  3. PL400 Setup Video with New Style Liner Rewinder Guides
  4. AP380 Setup Video with New Style Liner Rewinder Guides

1. Begin applying labels until you have enough liner to reach the liner rewinder. Set the position of the liner guides to provide 1/8” [3mm] space on each side of the liner.



2.  Fold the leading edge of the liner so the folded edge is in the bottom of the slots on both liner guides.  We recommend trimming the liner to length with a scissors to minimize the resulting slack in the liner and to provide a square leading edge to fold.



Tip: If the liner is slippery and doesn’t fold well or stay in the slot, you can tape the liner to the guides to keep it in place. Use low tack tape that has a long cure period such as blue painters tape.  You may also use the applicator without using the liner rewinder by removing the liner guides and letting the liner fall over the shaft onto the floor.

3. Press the foot switch to feed enough labels for the liner to wrap around the liner guide rolls.  The pressure of the liner will keep the folded liner in the slots.  Or you can just wait until your container is loaded so you don’t waste any more labels.  Do not hand turn the rewinder.  It doesn’t hurt the rewinder, it just doesn’t work as well as using the foot switch to secure the fold in the slot.

Reference Photos:




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