How to Order Labels

How To Place A Label Order

Do you own or work for a company that uses labels? Well almost every product on the planet these days has a label as well as a barcode or UPC code. If you sell physical products, you will need labels for those products. However, knowing what you need in a label might not be so easy to figure out, and with so many options and varieties how do you know what kind of label suits your company best? Well, this article will explain all the information you need to make ordering labels a little easier.

Before you pick up that phone or place that online order, there are a few basic label questions you’ll have to answer to get the label that is right for your company:
1) What size labels are you looking for, and in what quantity?
2) What material would you like your labels made out of? (Paper, Vinyl, Kimdura, Polyester etc)
3) If you are printing the labels yourself, what kind of printer will you be using? (Direct thermal, thermal transfer etc)
4) What will your labels be placed on?
5) What type of Adhesive would you like on your labels? ( Permanent, Removable, Tamper-Evident, Static Cling etc)
6) What will your labels be exposed to? (Water, Sunlight, Solvents, Dust, Outdoor Elements, Temperatures etc)
7) Will your labels be applied by machine or hand?
8) Are there any special directions for packaging? ( Shrink-wrap, drop shipping, core size, outside roll diameter etc)

All these key questions are vital to the ordering process, and knowing the answers to these questions can make ordering labels easy and fast, as well as providing a nice back round of the label business.

Now, you might be asking yourself, what do some of these words mean? Well there’s a lot of terminology in the label world, and to make your order process easier, this article will explain those key terms.

-Core: The inner diameter of a roll of labels, the standard core sizes are 1” and 3”. This is important, because many printers can ONLY print labels with a specific core size.
-Perforation: The liner is perforated between labels, allowing them to easily be torn from the roll.
-Single: Labels will be individually cut and stacked.
-Bleed: The ink will extend to the edge of the label, instead of a white border.
-Square cut: Known also as the “Kiss cut”, the labels will be cut exactly to size, with no liner around the label.

With this information in mind, hopefully the next time you are ordering labels you will feel confident that you know what you need out of your labels. For more information or to place an order for labels contact the experts at Labelrack today!

Custom Barcode Labels - Personalize your Business

An organization that does not own its personal bar coding equipment, but wishes to have their unique design for bar code, can definitely think of using custom bar code labels. Several companies are specialized in making custom bar code labels that have to be fully dependant on the demands of their clients. These companies can manufacture bar codes in big or small number.

Designing of bar code labels

Manufacturers of customized bar codes generally take the help of the bar code software to create the unique labels established on specifications from the company which has ordered for that specific kind of barcode. The ordering company determines the size of bar code label. These manufacturers can provide some of the color options are to be finalized by ordering company. Same thing is also done with the basic material of a bar code label. Paper, plastic, aluminum and laminates are some options that are offered by bar code label producers.

After that, bar code software is used to design the basic format of barcode label that is also known as template. The template shows all the important details provided by the ordering concern. Some organizations want to get their company names printed on each of the barcode label. The name of item that is to be affixed is also important to be filled in.

Various security measures are provided by the companies to their own bar code labels. The materials that are used in making of the bar code are vinyl and metal. Both are resistant to heavy pressure and chemicals. Some of the labels are also tamper-proof.