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The basic definition of a label is a piece that includes adhesive.
While there are many uses for labels, the most common is to convey
corporate information.
The most common applications for labels are for products, identification,
mailing, address, shipping, and quality control. Badger can produce
custom printed labels or can convert a variety of pressure sensitive
materials to meet your in-plant needs.
One of the basic choices when ordering a label is what type of
adhesive your application requires. Badger offers permanent, removable,
and a variety of special grades of adhesive. The type of surface
it will be applied to can play a large role in determining the adhesive.
Some questions to consider are will the surface be clean, free of
dust, have oil or moisture, be rough or smooth, curved or flat,
affected by heat or cold?
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type of label you order depends on many variables. One of the most
important is what kind of application or use it will have. This
includes the environments it will be exposed to including sunlight,
humidity, moisture, chemicals, heat, cold and all outdoor conditions.
Many labels are imprinted at the end-user facility so the type
of printing you'll need to do on the label also has an impact on
the label you order. Will the label need to be run through a thermal,
laser, inkjet, or dot-matrix printer or do you need the option to
hand write on it using pen, grease pencil, etc. While they are becoming
less common, we still print labels on pinfed liners.
If you are new to the process of ordering/specifying labels we've
developed a quick checklist to get you started. Some of the details
you'll need to determine for your label include:
- Stock - paper or synthetic, color
- Number of ink colors
- Size or shape
- Quantity
- Type of adhesive
- Numbering, barcoding
- Format - die or butt cut roll, single with pull tab, single
sheet, fanfolded
- Unwind style - roll size,
core size
- Special finishing - perforate,
score, lamination, UV coating, etc.
- Artwork to be supplied
Additional reference information can be found on the features
and supporting pages.
stocks/colors/sizes | finishing
options | unwind styles | formats
numbering/barcoding | wiring/stringing
options | hold & release
program
We are happy to prepare a quotation for the exact label you specify.
We will also offer suggestions to develop the most useful label
at the best value. We can provide samples of similar labels we've
produced or we may be able to supply samples of the quoted material
for testing. |
