A weldable workpiece having a surface deposition including an absorber dye possessing strong absorption and a high extinction coefficient. The messages may be indicative of a time to the second event, as measured from each respective message of an elapsed time since the first event, to each respective message. The assembly further includes a stopper layer having a free outer periphery and openings configured to register with the openings of the functional layer. The programmable connection elements are programmed to bypass one of the first and second dies. The sealing member seals a wrap about a sequenced group of product to form a package when the plate-like member is positioned over the loading bed.