I always hear about adhesive labels, what exactly is it?
Labels are printed materials used to indicate the relevant instructions of a product. Some have adhesive on the back, but there are also some printed materials that do not have adhesive. Adhesive labels are commonly known as "self-adhesive labels".
In the 1930s, self-adhesive label materials were first used abroad because the demand for this unique composite material continued to develop, leading to the gradual transformation of self-adhesive labels into a separate printing industry. More and more companies around the world specialize in self-adhesive label printing.
In recent years, the printing industry in China has shown unprecedented development trends in terms of production scale, technological strength, and sales market space, which has promoted the development of adhesive labels and achieved unprecedented levels.
Adhesive label is a type of material, also known as self-adhesive label material. It is a composite material made of paper, film, or other special materials as the fabric, with adhesive coated on the back and silicon coated protective paper as the base paper. Adhesive labels are a general term for materials with such characteristics. According to the application substrate, it is often divided into copperplate paper, adhesive material, fragile paper, thermal printing paper, PET adhesive, PP adhesive, PVC adhesive, etc. And after packaging printing, film cutting and other production processes, it becomes a finished product label.
Adhesive labels have advantages over traditional labels, such as no need for glue, no need for batter, no need to get wet, zero pollution, and saving label time. They have a wide coverage and are time-saving and labor-saving.
Do you want to know if the cost of such a convenient and efficient thing is high? Because each user has different actual standards when customizing self-adhesive labels, there are also many factors that affect the price of self-adhesive labels, such as size, material packaging printing difficulty, whether they are covered with protective film, etc. Therefore, the pricing of self-adhesive labels is not fixed.
Overview of Adhesive Labels
Adhesive label refers to a composite material made of paper, film or other special materials as the surface material, with adhesive coated on the back and silicon coated protective paper as the base paper. There are many types of adhesive label materials, usually divided into paper, film, and other types based on the surface material. The choice of material depends on the printing processing technology and the final application scenario. Common paper labels include copperplate paper, thermal paper, and double adhesive paper, while film labels commonly use PE, PP, PET, and other film materials. Thin film materials exhibit excellent performance in terms of tear resistance, softness, weather resistance, ductility, transparency, and moisture resistance, and are widely used in fields such as daily chemical, electronics, beverages, and food; From the appearance, commonly used PE, PP, and PET materials all have white, transparent, and silver appearances, which are easy to confuse. Today, let's talk about how to distinguish film surface materials and how to choose suitable materials.
Choosing the right adhesive label is the most important!
Adhesive labels are an important reflection of a company's image and brand, playing a crucial role in showcasing product quality and arousing consumer purchasing desire.
Adhesive labels, also known as self-adhesive label materials, have advantages over traditional paper labels such as no need to brush glue, paste, dip in water, no pollution, and save labeling time. They have a wide range of applications and are convenient and fast.
The structure of self-adhesive materials consists of three parts, namely "surface material, adhesive, and base paper" - a composite material made of paper, film, or other special materials as the fabric, with adhesive coated on the back and silicon coated protective paper as the base paper. After printing, die-cutting, and other processing, it becomes a finished label with a wide range of applications and convenient and fast features.
Nowadays, with people's pursuit of product and service quality, the material and design of adhesive labels are becoming increasingly exquisite. They are no longer simply a carrier of information, and sometimes you may even think of them as works of art.
The incorrect selection of adhesive material for the small bottle body caused the label to curl up
Bottles with a diameter less than 30mm are usually referred to as small bottles. If the label material used has a high stiffness, it is easy for the label to warp. Therefore, self-adhesive labels applied to small bottles generally use strong adhesive, whose adhesive force on the bottle body is much greater than the elastic force of the label surface material itself to resist deformation, in order to ensure that there is no warping after labeling.
There are various types of adhesive materials on the market, most of which are not recommended for small bottle bodies. However, some end users lack professional knowledge and mistakenly choose label materials that are not suitable, which leads to label warping after labeling. Usually, the misselection of adhesive materials can cause small bottle labels to become warped, and this phenomenon will begin no later than a few hours after labeling, with the degree of warping increasing over time.
In view of this, label printing companies must carefully understand the customer's labeling body when accepting adhesive label orders. If they find that the customer is using it for small bottles, they must consult a professional adhesive material supplier and choose the most suitable material for the customer's application to process the label.
Unreasonable use by the customer resulted in label lifting
Some customers immediately place the product in a cold storage with very low temperature after labeling; Some customers take out the stickers from the cold storage and label them when there is still condensation on the surface of the stickers; Some customers also label steel or iron plates placed outdoors, or label them in dusty environments. All of the above are unreasonable applications that can easily cause label warping.
Both label manufacturers and end-users should choose the most suitable label based on its actual application. If they do not understand the relevant knowledge, they can seek help from professional adhesive material suppliers to solve the problem and find the most suitable adhesive material.
