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In Pictures – Installing an @Xeikon 3300 digital label printing machine

This is what a Xeikon 3300 looks like when its sat in your car park (being carefully guarded!)
Have you ever wondered what happens when you install a digital label printing machine?  We took a few photos when we swapped out our  330 for the new Xeikon 3300 digital label printing machine in December 2011, shown below.  The whole process of decommissioning the old machine and installing and commissioning the new one took about 6 days, and went very well thanks to the expert team from...
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Tour around the @Xeikon digital label printing factory

the basic frame of a Xeikon digital label printing machine
  Last week I presented a case study on the adoption of digital label printing at an event organised by Xeikon in Lier, Belgium, and enjoyed a tour around their factory where our new digital label printing machine is being made.     It was really interesting to see how the 100+ machines a year are build and tested to such high standards, and the fantastic technology that is able...
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Comparison of HP, UV Inkjet and Xeikon digitally printed label images exposed to sunlight

The test compared HP, Xeikon and UV inkjet prints over months of sunlight exposure
At last weeks Label Expo 2011 a poster caught my eye, comparing the pigment fading of the 3 principal digital label printing technologies in an easy to see and understand way, the best comparison I have seen to date.  Put simply it showed the same image printed at the same time using 3 different processes (HP Indigo solvent based liquid toner, UV cured inkjet inks used by Xaar, Konica Minolta...
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Visitors are welcome to tour the Mercian Labels Factory

Vistitors are welcome to Mercian House
It has been a pleasure to demonstrate the production systems and capabilities of the Mercian Labels Group to visitors this year who are all keen to see the new refit and how we achieve the manufacturing lead times and innovations that we do.  Visitors have included our MP, 3 of the top labelling industry commentators in the world and many suppliers and current customers. We would now like to...
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a revolution in label printing web speed control?

Revolutionary new web speed control device from Mercian Labels....
Spotted on a press yesterday…. clearly some wag in our factory decided that they had tool much time on their hands in the first week back!
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Mercian Labels are recruiting a Sales Executive

We are looking for a Sales Executive with a proven sales turnover in the self adhesive labels industry for a role to be 75% office based (Cannock, Staffordshire) and 25% field based (UK wide). Print methods are primarily digital, flexo and hotfoil. The successful candidate will be dealing by email and telephone with a large number of companies, big and small, across the UK and beyond, in order...
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AC Labels in Derby are recruiting a General Manager

Following the request acquisition of AC Labels in Derby by the Mercian Labels Group on 31 March 2010, we have created a new role for a General Manager of the AC Labels operation in Derby. This new role is an exciting opportunity for a talented manager with business development skills to take day to day control of a small (10 person) niche manufacturing business who are market leaders in high...
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Barcode Labels v RFID

We believe that it was in 1952 when the first ever barcode label was produced, however it was not until the 1980s that barcode labels became popular to the public. When they were first produced they were only really used for one reason and that was for identifying railroad cars. This was a while ago though and since then barcode labels have become increasingly popular and technology has become so...
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Print your labels at home, or use a professional label printer?

If you are a really small volume user of labels, you may be wondering if it is best to have your own A4 sheet label printer at home to print labels, or pay for a professional to print their labels for them. At Mercian Labels , we have want what is best for you. If you are happy with a very limited range of paper labels, and do ultra small runs lengths, then its probably cheaper for you to print...
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Types of adhesive used in label printing

Many of our customers enquire about what adhesives could or should their labels use. There is never a straight forward answer to this question, as there is a wide selection of adhesives, and it all depends on what use the label is going to be put to. This is because all adhesives are formulated for different reasons and they all have individual jobs to do. If a customer needed labels for items of...
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Opportunities to create your own labels

At Mercian Labels our customers constantly design their own custom personalised labels, which allows them to create their own designs before we print them. You may want to design your own labels for many different reasons, whether it is a one off design to mark a specific event, or for company use in marketing a wider product range. When customers design these labels the best thing to do is to...
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Asset Labels For Identification

Asset identification labels are useful for so many different organisations, and here at Mercian Labels we have many people contact us asking for such labels. Asset labels have so many different uses, but they are commonly used to help organisations track their assets and deter theft of their property.  One common area of confusion we find with asset labels is what the best material to use for...
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Label printing methods

At Mercian Labels we have a variety of different label printing techniques, these include printing digital, hotfoil, thermal and flexographic labels. The different label printing options can result in confusion by our customers to what way would be best to print their labels. There is no right or wrong answer to this question as each label printing method has its own benefits. For customers who...
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Just how do you design custom printed labels?

At Mercian Labels we often get many customers enquiring about how they should design their labels, as they dont have professional graphic design software in house, or havent yet engaged a designer to realise their design ideas. This is why we offer a custom design service to help customers who do not have professional artwork files to create their new label designs. This is a great cost...
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The Time It Takes To Receive Your Labels

Here at Mercian Labels we often have customers enquiring how long it will take for them to receive their labels. We inform our customers that it is usually 2-3 working days before their labels will be delivered to them. When delivering we usually use a next day carrier , although occasionally we do use the Royal Mail for small orders. There is always the option however for customers to come and...
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