Label Printing

Most people immediately think of stickers when they hear label printing. For a long time, labels were not self-sticking the way most of them are today; all labels used to be printed by the lithography method.

These days we use the flexographic method of printing to get label printing done. Initially,flexible rubber printing plates were used in flexographic printing resulting in poor standard.

These days, the printing plates used for flexo label printing are made of photopolymer, which is much more durable. Almost unbelievable standards of quality can be realized by utilizing these computer generated digital printing plates.

Combination printing presses are utilized mostly by the label printing industry. It is possible to produce an astonishing quality of self adhesive simply by making use of the many different printing technologies available these days.

There is large demand for extremely high quality printed sticker labels, and you will often find a label printing press to have 12 separate stations for printing. As today's market deminds visual sophistication, it is necessary to use a combination including UV flexographic, gravure, lithographic and hot foil printing stations

The self adhesive label industry's rate of growth is short of phenomenal since it's invention in 1935. Even through wars, recessions and slow downs, it is still one industry that has continued to grow impressively.

Stanton R Avery had no idea that the self adhesive label industry would become so enormous when he first created them. He was loaned the money to develop his initial label printer which was assembled using only sewing machine parts and a washing machine motor.

The equipment places a sticky layer on the paper, then a laminated liner that has silicone to allow for an easy release. The process, now known as Avery Adhesives, was originally named Kum Kleen. The company creates self-adhesive labels for a manner of commercial purposes, including office and cosmetic use. These labels are pressure sensitive.

The vision of a single person gave birth to an industry that plays a major role in today's packing and industry.