A card package production system (100) for producing card packages (115)
composed of cards (128) attached to carriers (113) has an adhesive
label attachment station (358, FIG. 34) with a heating platen (361)
having a width for heating at least two labels (148) simultaneously that
are passed over the platen (361) and a labeler downstream from the heating
platen (361) with a pressing member (372) for pressing the heated
adhesive label (128) against a card (128) at an attachment position.
The heating platen (361) heats only an intermediate section of the adhesive
to activate the adhesive and leaves end portions of the label relatively unheated
and unactivated to facilitate subsequent removal of the label (148) from
the card (128).
