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.