There is a range of labels in the market, which are diverse in sizes and shapes. Nowadays, there is special devices and software used for printing labels. What all you need is a roll of plain white labels and a printer ribbon.
The technique used in making labels is quite easy: self-adhesive paper rolls are available now. The material can be selected independently. The major types of medium for printing labels are:
• Thermal: Thermal is an excellent solution for label printing, a usual thermal printer is used for labeling in food items.
• Polypropylene: This material is contrasting to thermal, chemical and several anthropogenic ecological aspects. Polypropylene is also applied to the base coating and is sold in rolls.
Choice of Labels
• Semi-gloss: Semi-gloss is prepared on glue base layer and in regular paper labels. Image printing on the base layer is executed by utilizing thermal transfer of color ribbon. These are also known as thermal transfer labels. Nowadays, semi-gloss labels are famous in the market. The picture on the paper gloss label is scratch proof. Also, customers are more attracted to its reasonable pricing.
• In another hand, Polypropylene or warranty labels are prepared by using supreme techniques, and are considerably pricier, though they are mostly scratch proof, in diverse temperatures and in difficult climate conditions.
• Self- demolished warranty labels: This variety of labels is utilized for the protection against unauthorized access, for example, a warranty seal on an apparatus. Such labels are defiant to Ultra-violet rays and in resistant to different temperatures.
• Fabric Labels Printing: The textile label tags are exercised in the trade of tailoring as the major information medium of the company or a maker, the work on fabric and its care. Quality stipulations of such labels have to gather exact peculiarities of a clothing item- made on textile-like nylon or satin.
1. Nylon Labels: It is basically a white ribbon of a thick substance similar to a paper. Similes and texts on the label uphold a lot of washes. Such labels are finished with thermal transfer printers in one color by diverse dyes such as blue, golden etc.
2. Satin Labels: Satin label is a white satin ribbon with shaded effect. Satin ribbon is essential to stitch from both sides because the material can get untangled at the time of cutting. Images on a satin label may uphold manifold washes.
