Tuesday 16 August 2011

Laser Labels: Convenient and Efficient for Labelling


In today's world, efficiency and the ability to get work done quickly are the keys to success. In the office, your home, or for general uses; laser labels can help you attain this efficiency and enable you to be more organized to achieve your goals. When it comes to selling products with labels, customers need to be attracted by the appearance of your overall product to even consider buying it. However, appearance alone does not define the quality of a label. Laser labels are made from pressure sensitive materials and are specifically designed to work with laser printers and contain numerous qualities that enable it to be the best for your personal as well as retail use.

The laser label has a distinctive structure that constitutes of a face stock, top coating, adhesive and liner. The face stock is the top most layer of the laser label, which is the one that contains the writing and is the side you can see on containers and other products. It is printed on using toner and conveys a message about the product either with a printed image or text (sometimes even both). The type of face stock that one requires depends on the environment in which the product, bottle or in the case of an office, a file, is to be placed in. For example; if the product is to be placed in a refrigerator where contact with moisture can enable deterioration of the laser label, then a face stock with tensile strength as well as capabilities to withstand cold temperature needs to be placed on the container. A factor that can enhance the properties of the face stock is the top coating of a laser label which provides an extra layer of protection. Top coatings are applied to make the material of the laser printer label more durable and weatherproof. Another thing you need to take into consideration when deciding which label to use for your project is the adhesive.

The adhesive is the middle layer of the label that forms a bond between the laser label and the surface to which the label is to be applied. Adhesives come in a variety of bond strengths, in other words, the sticking strength which can be used for different functions. For laser printers; however, acrylic emulsion adhesives are always used. Permanent adhesive labels cannot be removed once applied to a surface whereas removable adhesive labels can be removed and adjusted onto a surface with the label remaining intact.

Finally, the liner is that part of the laser label that can be thrown away when the label is put to use. It is the bottom layer that is there to protect the sticky quality of the laser printer label and is silicon coated to allow easy peel-off. The liner is there to ensure that the label passes through the printer without causing problems such as jamming. The material for laser printer labels comes in a master roll which is slit to a certain width and then cut into sheets. The sheets are then cut into desired label shapes from the face stock so the liner remains in whatever the final shape maybe.

Laser labels come in many sizes and materials. One can attain custom sizes for different uses or can be print a label in a certain size as required. The materials used to make laser labels are as follows:


White Matte Labels are the least expensive and are most popularly used in the labelling of mailing products. They are excellent with laser printers and come with permanent acrylic adhesive.
White Removable Labels have a high quality acrylic removable adhesive that can be applied to most surfaces and easily removed without leaving any residue.
Glossy Laser Labels enhance your label's appearance and make your product stand out in the market. Glossy labels move through the printer easily and print excellent quality images.
Clear Laser Labels are completely transparent and allow visibility of the product it is placed on. Clear labels have a top-coating which prevents smearing or smudging during the printing process.

The uses of laser labels are endless. Offices print labels to place on the spine of their important files, libraries use it to label their reading sections on shelves, post offices and courier services use it as mailing labels for envelopes and larger sized labels are used to post addresses on shipment containers as well as boxes. At home, kids use labels to organize their CDs and mothers use it in the kitchen to label their food items and spices. Perhaps the most important use of laser labels is in chemical manufacturing where not labelling a certain chemical could be hazardous.

With laser labels you have the convenience of printing your labels at home or in your office. Furthermore, supportive labelling technology such as 'Label Dispensers' have made mass labelling all the more convenient as individual liners do not need to be taken off from the labels which saves a great deal of time. Efficient and convenient, laser labels are truly the first buy for an organized company or an individual.




123-Labels sell A4 sheets of fully customisable laser labels, sold in boxes of 100 sheets. They make quotations according to your requirements and sell labels by the sheet compatible with a number of inkjet and laser printers.





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