What are roll labels?

Roll labels are labels made on a continuous liner and wound around a cardboard spool. They come in all shapes and sizes and can be printed in full color. As you can choose your label orientation, our custom roll labels are compatible with most label dispensers for even faster application.

What is blank label?

Blank Label is an online custom shirt-maker that designs classic, custom-made menswear and delivers it to clients with a fit guarantee in as soon as 7 days. It has been highly rated by the Washington Post, and has received features from The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, MSNBC, and more.

What is a label rewinder?

Label rewinders are used to neatly rewind labels onto cores as they emerge from the label printer. In addition to a label rewinder, you may want to consider a label unwinder. Label unwinders sit behind the printer, unwinds the labels, and feeds them to the printer.

What is the difference between direct thermal and thermal transfer?

Direct thermal printing uses chemically treated, heat-sensitive media that blackens when it passes under the thermal printhead, while thermal transfer printing uses a heated ribbon to produce durable, long-lasting images on a wide variety of materials.

What’s the difference between a sticker and a label?

Stickers are made of a premium, thick vinyl and are most often used for promotion and handed out individually or included within packaging. Labels are made with a thinner BOPP film and tend to be used in production (on packaging, bottles, etc) because they are faster to peel.

What are Floodcoated labels?

Flood coating, generally speaking, simply means that the label has been infused from border to border with dye to ensure an even coat over every part of the label.

How do we label wind direction?

The label wind refers to the direction that your labels are placed on the roll after being printed and cut to the right size. Labels with an outside wind have the label placed on the outside of the roll, whereas with an inside wind, the liner is on the outside with the label on the inside.

What is rewind number?

The “Rewind Direction” refers to which way the label printing is “right side up” as you unroll your labels to apply them to your products. If you are hand applying your labels, rewind #2 or #3 is most common for right handers, and rewind #4 is the favorite left handers.

What is TTR ribbon?

Back to thermal transfer ribbons. Thermal Transfer Ribbon is basically a polyester film on which are coated different layers. Ink layer is transferred to the label thanks to the heat delivered by the thermal head of the thermal printer.

How are labels printed?

The thermal transfer process creates labels by running a wax or resin-based ribbon through a printer and using heat to melt this “ink” ribbon onto a medium such as paper or vinyl tape in a specific pattern in order to produce an image. The facestock, which receives the intended picture, text, or barcode.

What is a roll label?

Description. Roll Labels are printed in full color on the front side of adhesive-backed synthetic stock and mounted on a roll of carrier material with easy release. They are available in circle, oval, square and rectangle with rounded corners, and can be printed on either indoor or outdoor stocks.

What are custom labels?

Custom Labels. A slightly textured material with subtle horizontal and vertical lines on the sheet, normally seen on gourmet and specialty food products. Similar to the white laid texture material but with a cream color; recommended for indoor use and refrigeration. Only available for labels that have lengths larger than 1″.

What is a custom label?

Custom label printing is one of the most versatile promotional tools. Wine and beer bottle labels grab a customer’s attention, while mailing address labels are used to personalize product packaging.