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  SELF ADHESIVE PAPER LABELS

                       
          
In general self adhesive paper labels are a combination of silicone liner and adhesive layer and face material. The liner is one and the same for almost all types of self adhesive labels. (paper thermal transfer labels, paper direct thermal labels, foil labels, etc.).
Self adhesive labels of different manufacturers differ in the type of the face material and the adhesive layer. Depending on the designation of self adhesive labels and the environment they shall be used in, adhesives are developed, corresponding to the specific requirements of each application. The most often used adhesives are acrylic based and are characterized with very wide temperature range of application (there are special developments for temperatures over 300⁰C) and are comparatively universal toward the materials, they can be stuck on. For specific conditions, for example low temperatures (up to 40⁰С), high humidity and product pollution, the so called “hot-melt” adhesives are used. Adhesives with very specific characteristics are also used, as for example “removable” adhesive, that does not leave traces and remains entirely on the label, when it is unstuck   from the product , or adhesive that permits multiple sticking and peeling off the label. The choice of suitable adhesive for each application is a very important task, aiming to guarantee the necessary adhesive properties of the labels, which will be used.
Self adhesive paper labels can provide good balance between quality and price for many general applications in labeling. Self adhesive paper labels are used for identification of products in retail and wholesale trade, food industry, transport and logistic, production plants, for price labels, for advertising labels, rating plates, etc.
We are a manufacturer of self adhesive paper labels that can be printed by thermal transfer or direct thermal print that can be pre-printed with logo or other permanent information, by flexo printing.  According to the print method, self adhesive paper labels are divided in thermal transfer and direct thermal. When printing the two types of labels a method is used, in which the printout is produced through transfer of temperature, generated from the so called thermal print head. Thermal transfer printing uses a ribbon to produce long-lasting image on a wide variety of materials.  No ribbon is used in direct thermal printing, which produces the image directly on the label, on which preliminary a thermal sensitive layer is applied. Direct thermal print is more sensitive to light, heat and abrasion, which reduces the life of the labels printed through this method.