Label Information

Acrylic-Based & Rubber based Adhesives

Pressure-sensitive adhesive based on acrylic polymers; water based system, broad temperature ranges available.

Also, Rubber based adhesives for specialty applications.

Artwork

Digital files of line drawings, photographs, illustrations provided by the customer to be used for the label design

Backing Paper

Also know as 'liner', this material functions as a 'carrier' for the label

Basis Weight

Designed as a reference for paper weight, based on the weight (in pounds) of 500 sheets of a particular material

Caliper

Thickness of any portion of the label, liner or combination of both measured in thousandths of an inch and or millimeters.

Coat Weight

The weight of the adhesive over a specified material area.  The higher the coat weight, the thicker the amount of adhesive.

Core / Reel

Core which where labels are rewound to. available in various sizes. 

Die Cut

The physical label when it is severed from the material and the waste, know as 'matrix' is removed.  This is performed by running the label material under a steel rule die.

Digital Printing

Refers to methods of printing from a digital-based image directly to any print media 

Dispensing Direction

Label Direction where labels are dispense.

Cold Foiling

Provides a reflective surface enhance with on-press application

Available in a variety of silvers, golds, and custom or stock holographic patterns as well as transparent patterns

Flexographic Printing

A web based printing process utilizing low cost polymer printing plates, environmentally safe inks, that produces labels, tags and sheeted products in one production pass resulting in low cost quality products.

Over Laminate

A clear thin gauge film which is applied to the printed (or unprinted) face stock (stock) to protect the printed image from scratches and other damage.

Pressure Sensitive Adhesives

An adhesive system, including hot melt or acrylic technologies that require a certain amount of force or pressure to activate it's adherence to the designated substrate.

Thermal Direct Labels

A heat sensitive coating on a label face stock (Stock) where the image is created on the label when used with a thermal printing equipment.

Thermal Transfer Labels

Label facestock (stock) capable of accepting images through a heat transfer of ink from a ribbon utilizing a thermal printer.

Tooling

Any physical items needed to produce the pressure sensitive label; cutting dies to cut label to size, a printing plate required for each color to print the image(s) and cylinders the printing plates are attached.