All of our stock labels are plain white, machine coated semi-gloss paper with permanent adhesive, suitable for general purpose labelling and also approved by the standards institute ISEGA for contact with dry and moist non fatty foods. We also have a vast range of cutters so if the label size you need is not on the shelf we can still have it ready to ship quickly. Our labels are perfect to use with thermal printers from manufacturers such as Tharo, Honeywell/Datamax, CAB and Zebra.
Weyfringe labels are suitable for overprinting GS1 barcodes and as GS1 UK Accredited Solution Partners we have fully trained sales engineers able to advise on the best way to meet barcode label standards and help with any barcode printing questions you may have.
Adhesives to suit many applications are available and if your application requires something a little more demanding please ask. We have adhesives to cope with food labelling, long term sea water immersion (HAZ CHEM BS5609 compliant), solder baths, blast freezing, engine/gearbox environments as well as the more regular standard permanent or peelable adhesives more commonly required.
Weyfringe also supply custom shapes, sizes, coloured and pre-printed self-adhesive labels so if you need a label creating to suit your house style just call us on 01642 490121 or ask for a quotation.
Thermal Transfer & Direct Thermal – What is the difference?
Thermal transfer labels require your printer to be fitted with a ribbon and it is the ink from this ribbon which is transferred using heat from the printhead to create dark and vibrant print with a long lasting finish. Various label and ribbon combinations can be used to cater for standard carton labelling to mission critical serial number labels to withstand extremes of use. Our ribbons also have a special smooth coating to minimise printhead wear extending the life of this expensive component.
Direct thermal labels do not use a ribbon. Instead the label surface is coated with a heat reactive layer which turns black when in contact with the heat from the printhead. This heat reactive surface will effectively cause the print to fade when exposed to sunlight, strong artificial light or indeed friction (cartons rubbing together in transit for instance) with the speed of fading dependent upon the intensity of the light or friction. For this reason direct thermal labels tend to be used for short shelf life products such as fresh food. Although there are no ribbon costs associated with direct thermal labels there are other cost implications as without the ribbon acting as a protective insulator between the printhead and the label, the printhead will wear more quickly requiring more frequent replacement.
As suppliers to all types of industry and commerce we have extensive knowledge of labels from the humble but vitally important plain white carton label through the myriad of alternatives including:
- Product labels
- Vinyl labels
- Polyester labels
- Coloured labels
- Synthetic serial number labels
- Clear labels
- Silver labels
- Round labels
- Freezer labels
- Waterproof labels
- High/low temperature resistant labels
- Electronic labels
- Medical labels
- Armament labels
- Pharmaceutical labels
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