Materials & Adhesives
Label Material Selection: A Buying Checklist Before You Order
Turn a vague material request into a comparable supplier brief, with package details, exposure conditions and a practical sample approval plan.
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Choose, prepare, order.
Four guides that take a project from “what do we need?” to labels on the line: how to choose a construction, how to prepare artwork, how ordering works and the questions buyers ask most.
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Four guides for buyers
Written for the person who has to specify, approve and reorder, not for printers.
Choose
Sticker & Label Selection Guide
Start from the container and the conditions. A quick selector proposes the construction; six steps explain why.
- Quick selector with quote hand-off
- Surface, conditions, application, look
- What to send us
Prepare
Artwork Guidelines
Files, colour, bleed, cutlines, white ink, fonts and proofing, with diagrams and a checklist.
- Accepted formats and colour
- Bleed, safe zone and cutline diagram
- White ink and variable data
Order
How to Order
The five steps from request to delivery: what you do, what we do and what you receive at each one.
- Quotation, proof and samples
- Production, inspection and shipping
- Reorders from the saved specification
Ask
FAQ
Answers on quoting, materials, artwork, production, delivery and samples, searchable in one place.
- Searchable questions
- Grouped by stage
- Links to the detailed pages
Practical guides
Compare your options
Short guides to help you choose a format, compare materials and prepare a clear specification.
Die cut vs kiss cutWhen individual pieces beat a backing border, and the other way round.Roll vs sheet labelsLine speed, quantities and hand application: which format wins.BOPP vs vinylTwo films, two jobs: product labels versus durable stickers.Roll label specificationsCore, outer diameter, unwind and labels per roll, explained for applicators.What affects label pricingMaterial, size, quantity, designs, finishes and tooling, in order of impact.
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The detailed pages behind the guides
ProductsHub pages for custom labels and custom stickers, with product pages for every format.
Materials, adhesives & finishesFamily comparisons, material pages with properties and limits, adhesives and finishes.
IndustriesWhere labels go in food, beauty, candles and home care, and the constructions that solve the problems.
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Materials & Adhesives
Why Labels Lift at the Edges: A Practical Troubleshooting Sequence
Investigate edge lifting with a clear failure timeline, package checks and controlled sample comparisons before changing the adhesive.
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Artwork & Printing
White Ink on Clear Labels: What Buyers Should Approve
Specify transparent areas, visible white artwork and white backing clearly, then review the right proof on the actual package.
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