Beyond the surface: engineering the right label for your brand
A 20 page guide to ten common label materials: the adhesives and inks that suit each one, typical service temperatures, and which materials fit which industries.
What this eBook is about
A label is only as good as the conditions it survives: a freezer, a drum shipped by sea, a circuit board in a solder oven or a busy shipping dock. This guide profiles ten common label materials and shows which adhesives and inks suit each one, so you can shortlist a construction before you test it.
What is inside
- The basics: the four layers of a label, and the four ways to put an image on it
- Paper materials: matte, high gloss, direct thermal and freezer grade
- Film and specialty materials: polypropylene, BS 5609 GHS stock, polyester, polyimide and destructible vinyl
- Side by side guides to adhesives, with typical service temperatures, and to inks
- Which material fits which industry, across twelve industries
Who it is for
Anyone who specifies or buys labels, from packaging and brand teams to plant and warehouse managers. ProVision Labels can supply sample rolls to test on your own line.
Ratings are general guidance. The data sheet for your exact construction always governs.
20 pages, PDF, 2026 edition. A French edition is also available.
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