Label Characteristics

Topcoats (Protective Coatings)

These natural and synthetic resins are used to protect or embellish your printed piece. In some cases it's necessary to protect labels form different environmental conditions. Natural and synthetic resins are used to protect or embellish your printed piece.

• Varnish: A coating of varnish, applied to something to give it a protective gloss.
• Lamination: A protective film that is fused to the labels. Lamination can provide a high gloss finish will peak resistance to handling abrasions and chemicals.

Facestock/ Materials

We are capable of printing on a variety of materials and films. Let us help you find the right label material to meet your products requirements. Let our experts help choose what's right for your application.

• Paper: A natural product made from wood or pulp.
• Film: A synthetic or a plastics type of material.
• Foil: A thin layer of Aluminum or alloys.
• Tag: Paper stock that is typically 70 mm thick.
• Tape: Face stock of paper or film with adhesive, but no liner.
• Static Cling: Vinyl facestock, no pressure, sensitive adhesive, but with liner.
• Magnets: Are paper or film on the top layer, with a flexible magnet as the bottom layer.
• Holograms: Micro embossed metalized film.
• FDA approved: Direct or indirect food contact: Paper or film

Inks

We have dedicated technology experts that will find a solution for your specific application. We are committed to maintaining high production standards from our ink to our color management systems. We can custom mix our inks to match your specific colors.

Adhesives

• Permanent: Labels that have strong adhesion to a surface, usually the labels can't be removed without damage to the label or to the surface itself.
• Removable: Labels that usually can be removed from the substrate without pieces of residue remaining on the surface.
  Note: After a period of time or exposure to weather, the label may become permanent.

The following is a list of additional important properties that we need to know in the initial design and development stage:

• Color
• Clarity
• Shelf life
• Residual monomers
• Residual solvents

• Plasticity
• Shrink resistance
• Water resistance
• Humidity resistance
• Solvent resistance

• Temperature resistance
• Removability
• Repositionability
• Reworkability
• Cost

Liner

Liner supports the product through manufacturing and life of use. Liners protect the adhesive until it is applied to the end use surface.