?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fmiis.maths.ox.ac.uk%2Fmiis%2F488%2F&rft.title=Wet+gum+labelling+of+wine+bottles&rft.creator=Broadbridge%2C+P.&rft.creator=Chan%2C+D.&rft.subject=None%2FOther&rft.description=It+is+shown+that+bubbling+on+wine+bottle+labels+is+due+to+absorption+of+water+from+the+glue%2C+with+subsequent+hygroscopic+expansion.+Contrary+to+popular+belief%2C+most+of+the+glue's+water+must+be+lost+to+the+atmosphere+rather+than+to+the+paper.+A+simple+lubrication+model+is+developed+for+spreading+glue+piles+in+the+pressure+chamber+of+the+labelling+machine.+This+model+predicts+a+maximum+rate+for+application+of+labels.+Buckling+theory+shows+that+the+current+arrangement+of+periodic+glue+strips+can+indeed+accommodate+paper+expansion.+Some+recommendations+follow+on+the+paper%2C+the+glue%2C+the+labelling+rate+and+the+drying+environment.&rft.date=1996&rft.type=Study+Group+Report&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fmiis.maths.ox.ac.uk%2Fmiis%2F488%2F1%2FWet-gun-labelling-of-wine-bottles.pdf&rft.identifier=++Broadbridge%2C+P.+and+Chan%2C+D.++(1996)+Wet+gum+labelling+of+wine+bottles.++%5BStudy+Group+Report%5D+++++