Field notes · Converting & application
Expert guides on choosing label materials: facestock, adhesives, liners, thermal printing, sustainability and industry applications.
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Label perforations are alternating cuts and uncut ties that let part of a label or its liner separate along a planned line. Specify the cut length, tie length, direction and layers being cut. TPI alone does not establish tear-off behavior: the actual material and finished construction still need a converting and use trial.
· 9 min read
Troubleshooting
Bubbles, wrinkles and tunnels look alike but have different causes: trapped air at application, gas from the container, a label that cannot follow the shape, or stress built into the roll.
· 9 min read
Troubleshooting
Labels that stay on the liner, fly past the product, or a liner that snaps mid-run usually trace back to release, die-strike, liner choice, tension or peel-plate setup.
· 9 min read
Troubleshooting
High elongation does not qualify a bottle-strap label. Learn how to separate cut-edge tears, permanent stretch and anchor movement before changing PE film.
· 9 min read
Troubleshooting
Separate wetting, intercoat adhesion, substrate anchorage and cure failures before changing film, ink or press settings.
· 10 min read
Troubleshooting
Diagnose repeating matrix breaks, labels lifting with the waste and liner damage by tracing the failure pattern before changing press settings or materials.
· 10 min read
Troubleshooting
Sticky roll edges, roller build-up and back-label transfer can come from storage, winding, die-cutting or the complete laminate—not only the adhesive.
· 9 min read
Troubleshooting
Edge lift is a diagnosis before it is a purchase. Work out when and where the label starts to release, then decide whether the adhesive, the facestock or the application process has to change.
· 10 min read
Thermal printing
A source-based comparison of direct thermal and thermal transfer labels: print method, facestock, published temperature limits, ribbon matching, cost per accepted label and a sample-trial plan.
· 12 min read
Buyer guide
A procurement-side guide to sample requests: what to send, how MOQ is confirmed, what drives lead time and how to get a usable quote faster.
· 8 min read
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