Barcode Labels v RFID

Posted by Adrian on Jul 17, 2008 in Labels | 0 comments 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?

Posted by Adrian on Jul 17, 2008 in Articles, Labels | 0 comments 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

Posted by Adrian on Jul 17, 2008 in Labels | 3 comments 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

Posted by Adrian on Jul 17, 2008 in Labels | 0 comments 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

Posted by Adrian on Jul 17, 2008 in Articles, Labels | 0 comments 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

Posted by Adrian on Jul 8, 2008 in Articles, Labels | 0 comments 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?

Posted by Adrian on Jul 8, 2008 in Labels | 0 comments 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

Posted by Adrian on Jul 8, 2008 in Articles, Labels | 0 comments 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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