The kind of adhesive that we use for your label will depend upon the use and environment in which the end product will destined for. For example if you have a product that is to be used in ambient, warm or very cold environments, then our water based emulsion acrylic adhesive will be suitable. This […]
In case you did not know that is the Pantone reference for the orange colour that you will see when you spot the familiar EasyJet aeroplane. Now although it is very difficult to own a colour, although we are sure that Stelios may argue that point, we imagine that you could not paint an aeroplane […]
Applying a coat of varnish to a label can be made to portray a variety of looks to the product, this can be a high tech look, an exclusive premium product look, or whatever image you want to portray on your products to add a unique touch to your brands. These labels can be supplied […]
A question that we are often asked is “what is thermal printing” and the answer is that this is a method that is often preferred when producing barcode labels. Barcode printers use either direct thermal or thermal transfer techniques to apply ink to labels. Put simply a thermal printer is a non impact printer which works […]
There are seven standard barcode labels and each one has a use that can be specific to an industry or a particular use. For example, code 39 is an alphanumeric code by which the width of the bars, colours and spacing make up a series of 43 characters, consisting of uppercase letters, A to Z […]
For many years both here and in most western countries there has been laws to prevent misleading information on a product label. The legislation is meant to protect the consumer and provide education regarding the product’s contents and origins. As more and more products enter the stream of commerce, there have been increasing levels of […]
We have talked about cryogenic labels for use in situation which can withstand extremely low temperatures as low as minus 196 degrees centigrade, but what about important labels that have to withstand the opposite, very high temperatures, up to 140 degrees centigrade. These types of label are found on items such as solar panels and […]
Increasingly at DataLabel we are being asked to incorporate QR coding to labels, this is in order for manufacturers this is in order to link with their own main websites, or to give the customer promotional information. To explain a QR code, which is short for “quick response” is a specific two-dimensional barcode, which is […]
