How do I test whether a planned label repeat and inter-label gap align with a fixed cylinder circumference?

Pitch here is printed label length before the gap. The nearest whole repeat count must fit within the supplied tolerance.

Open Web Repeat Match

Try the worked example

These are the example inputs from Web Repeat Match. Replace them in the tool to run your own case.

Job	Label pitch mm	Gap mm	Cylinder mm	Max repeat error mm
Jar band	48	2	250	0.3
Mini wrap	46	3	250	0.3

Example result
Mini wrap · Hold · 5 repeats; total register error 5 mm. Allowed 0.3 mm.

Who uses this?

Label converters. The free online tool runs the calculation in your browser. To edit the files and use the tools offline in one business, see the €49 offline edition.

Where the idea came from

Benchcraft adapted the reviewed packaging quantity and options to quote idea for label converters. The rules and fictional example here were created for this tool.

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