Homemade DIY Labeling Machine for bottles

The machine works with paper on which the glue has already been applied, so you only have to get them wet with a little water to make the sticky. I think the right translation is "dull gum", in german it is "trockengummiert". You can buy this kind of paper in all kind of variations. I print them at home with a laser printer and cut them myself. This allows me to use the machine even if I only bottle very few bottles with lots of different labels.
The colored roller is running in water and wets the labels. The roller above it pushed down and "removes" the water which is to much.
The transparent parts are made out of polycarbonate, all rolles run on ball bearings.
The papaper-pickup roller only runs for an adjustable time (time relais from ebay), this time has to be adjusted to the length of the label.
The roller all the way in the front can be placed in different positions, it is not motor-driven. This allow to adjust the machine in order to label bottles up to 15cm in diameter. However, the minimum width of a labe for a 6cm bottle ist about 3-4cm, for a 15cm bottle it is about 10cm. I need to do further tests.
I built the machine at my home with no access to a decent shop, you can do it too. I hope so of you might find this interesting enought to re-build it .
Further information in german:
hobbybrauer.de/forum/viewtopic...
Further information in english:
www.homebrewtalk.com/showthrea...
The first prototype:
• DIY Wet-Labeling-Machi...
The second prototype:
• DIY Wet-Labeling-Machi...
The homepage of my home-brewery:
www.chicco.beer

[@ashrafxman5]

Well done, great work

[@atthismoment3006]

this design looks better than some machines already out here you should market this

[@ravitapassi]

Thank you for nicest idea.. i ll try to make one for myself...

[@amitnair4137]

Wonderful Genius.. btw ws the 100th to like ur video !! Grt work enjoyed it.. 😆😆

[@chixxxxi]

Thank you!

[@rostudio]

love it, are you planning to release some sort of plans? love to bay them, need one of these! great work!

[@RideWithPablo]

This is great!

[@HaslamGamerz]

U are so creative..

[@trumarkpharma]

HAVE A DOUBT HOW CUM THE WHITE ROLLER NOT GETTING WET AND IF ITS GETTING WET IT WILL ALSO WET THE PAPER TOP SIDE..CAN U PLEASE EXPLAIN

[@onildolira2362]

Wonderful Genius

[@paulywill]

Amazing!

[@vinanthsp815]

Hello it’s a cool idea. Can we apply this concept for pouches ?

[@phonebook2769]

Hi I am looking to make a labeler for our product of Masala on glass jar/bottle. Can you share your design so that I should like to make one.

[@dmenendez55]

Good morning. Im trying to rebuild the machine. What is the type of the roller that you are using?

[@mikaelsskola5768]

How did it go with the plans? Are they finished?

[@magdanoz88]

From where did you bought the rubber rollers?

[@naveedansari3462]

can i get its drawing or a video how to made it?

[@sjakleegard7163]

Hi Wery nice machine. How many RPM does each of the 2 gear-moters have as output? And how many teeth does the belt wheels have?

[@alexandreburche2926]

Which motor did you use for it? Thanks

[@AlanCianGuitar]

Hey there! Just wanted to ask you which is the material in which the rollers are made of? Are they made out of nylon or any other polymer? What about the furry surface of the pink roller that distributes the water to the label? Thank you very much and congratulations for the machine, it's really amazing!

[@chixxxxi]

+chisme92 I don't know exaclty to be honest. Some kind of soft foamy plastic, but I don't think it matters very much. The pink one is for painting...

[@user-ih5pm4hz8o]

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[@melvintinampay4035]

how to order

[@bookshelf2863]

How did you cut the polycarbonate sheets? What thickness were they?

[@chixxxxi]

The sides are 5mm if I remember correctly. Some parts, like the tray, are made out of an old front window from a police car. So it is partly bullet proof ;-) Polycarbonate is very very easy to work with. I just used my metall and wood saws an drills. Just don't go to fast cause it will melt. You might as well use wood or metall. The main reason I chose this material is so that you all can see how it works. But I started to love it!

[@bookshelf2863]

Great job! The machine looks amazing!

[@JonesQdr]

Hi, wie stellst du sicher dass immer nur ein Label eingezogen wird?

[@LexGoPH]

what kind of stickers are those?

[@LEXMu]

Really cool !!!!! where do you fing the white roller??? I'm looking to make one since couple of time and i couldn't find that kind of roller! :-) Good Job!

[@chixxxxi]

+Xavier Munger This are the rollers which are used to apply paper hangings to walls (dict.leo.org/ende/index_de.html#/search=tapeten&searchLoc=0&resultOrder=basic&multiwordShowSingle=on).

[@martinweiss87]

+ggo85 If I may jump in with some translation help: these rollers are used to apply the glue to wallpaper.

[@fillupwithfun6246]

Where i may buy it?How much?Please!!!

[@tomiertiansyah1204]

the glue under absorb roll( pinky roll) ?

[@craiggambetta694]

No, that is plain water, the stickers slready have an adhesive that reacts to the water to make them stick to the bottle

[@yeschingakham]

Great

[@magor85]

Wunderful! Exactly what we Need but how can i build this- can you provide me some plans ? i like to rebuild it! what are the material cost?or do you produce it and would sell it to mee?

[@magor85]

BTW i live in switzerland - may you like to contact me - [e-mail]

[@kit6580]

Me too. We might help him to draw it...

[@TheEricDau]

please contact me

[@phonebook2769]

I can't spend more money for our bottle labeling.. Can you share the design

[@sebastiennoir9758]

Would you sell one ?

[@damsannguyen]

Smart you

[@SotoAdvert]

How much cost

[@ahf4877]

Please advice, if you going to buy this machine , what's the price? i might be need around 20 pieces

[@chixxxxi]

sorry, we can not produce the machine for selling it.

[@TheEricDau]

please contact me

[@vikassoni7556]

I want this type of machine Can you send me design ya any videos

[@inangumam805]

How much?

[@jacokrzem9650]

Gdzie kupić

[@williamtamayo4432]

Greetings please we could talk by email to know the price and if you can send the machine to Colombia my country

[@TheEricDau]

please contact me

[@inangumam805]

Price?

[@brunoremi3613]

hy, doyou have any plan for your machine please?

[@chixxxxi]

sorry, no plans so far...

[@adityasharma9439]

I want to buy it I am from Delhi India

[@TheEricDau]

please contact me

[@nareshjoshi123]

DEAR FRIEND, I MAY HAVE PLEASURE TO GET MACHINE SKETCH THANKING YOU NARESH JOSHI

[@zohaib80]

thanks for the prompt reply. ..you have made this for your ownself...you have done a great job..I think you can money out of this idea. why don't you patent it..then no one can copy it ... I have not seen this type of machine anywhere else. ..if you are going to make the drawing then can you share it??? ...will you give other people chance to manufacture it???

[@chixxxxi]

There is basically no real invention on this machine which could be made into a patent. Here in Switzerland I can not produce this machine for a reasonable price. I will share the drawings once finished, however, I don't know when this will actually be. I am trying to redesign it so that almost all of the parts can be 3D printed.

[@zohaib80]

ggo85 ....I understand your concern. ...I am in Malaysia. ...it can be cost effective here...if you want we can try to work together on this project...this can give you competitive edge...cheers

[@chixxxxi]

I will post here once the plans are finished, then this might be an interesting option. But as I already said, I can not promise a date when this will be done. Also, feel free to copy the machine, even if you go in production with the design I would have no problem with that.

[@zohaib80]

Hey thanks alot...waiting anxiously for your plan.....thanks again...Cheers...Regards

[@thanhhuynh1080]

Syed Muhammad Zohaib Sabri

[@zohaib80]

Hi ggo85....Wow....I am really impressed....I want to start my own small business and my budget is really tight.I have been looking for a simple labelling machine...Do you have an email address??? How can i get in touch with you???I am really looking forward to converse with you....Cheers.

[@chixxxxi]

www.chicco.beer. However, the machine is not beeing sold currently and there are actually no plans to do so. I am working on drawings, but I am far from beeing finished...