Magnetic Rack Labels

Posted on January 23, 2012 by admin

Looking for an easier way to maintain your rack labeling system? Rack labels come in many different sizes, colors, and substrates. A critical part of a well-run distribution center is having the correct rack labels to quickly and efficiently label and identify rack locations. Most warehouses have isle locations, section, and level locations. Integrating these into one label is the key to an efficient warehouse. Barcoding this location insures accuracy when both picking and stocking product. Most warehouses today understand this and look for labels that meet this need.

When determining labels for your warehouse, many companies do not think long term and go only with a white paper label to apply to the metal rack. The short comings of this is that warehouses today are constantly changing and locations may be added, racks moved, and extra levels put in. When this happens, you are left with a mess trying to peel off the old label, ripping it and creating an unsightly metal rack that should be scraped and painted for an acceptable appearance before re-labeling.

To get around this, some warehouses have gone to a polyester label that can be peeled off in one piece. This gets around the issue of not being able to peel the label off in one piece, but without active adhesive on the back of the label anymore, these labels are useless to use again, so the warehouse personnel have to make new labels replacing the old label they have just taken off. This requires software, printers and warehouse location label inventory to be kept on location increasing the overall costs of rack labels. It is important to remember that adhesives can dry out and do have a shelf life.

If you want to go with the most advanced rack labeling, we suggest they be made on magnets so you can move them if locations are added or deleted. Magnets are strong enough to hold the location label in place and prevent them from moving when you don’t want them to move.

Adding color to the labels can help identify specific isles as an additional check as pickers and stockers are moving inventory. The color coding can be done in many different manors. They can distinguish isles, or levels, or both.

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Food Processing Labels and the Process Expo

Posted on October 28, 2011 by admin

Next week is the Process Expo in Chicago where end-to-end food processing and packaging suppliers meet to show off their new food processing equipment. This show will feature seminars like the Green Sustainable Technology and the Electrolyzed Water Subject of Cadence Technologies Seminar. Many food companies will be in attendance. One of the most vital elements of food processing is the packaging. Making sure the processor has the right labeling and branding to make their product stand out among the other competitors in their industry.

As food processors flock in to attend the show, they may or may not see a lot of custom label producers. Today’s label technology has come a long way and attendees should keep a look out for short run label capabilities. The short run market has become very large. With the ability to change products and test products on the fly, having a small run of custom labels will prove very valuable to the success of a product introduction.

In the past, labeling a new product would be very expensive due to the plates and dies involved. A typical die could be $600-$1000 and the plates could be $45-$65 a piece per color. This is just part of the setup. If a change is made, then that cost can double. And this is without printing a single label. So think if all of this cost can be avoided when trying to test a new label in the market. These factors can determine whether a test will even get off the ground.

With today’s digital age in label making, all of these up-front costs are wiped away. Think of both the time savings and the cost savings in a new product launch. Ordering labels on demand instead of guessing what the demand will be and investing in a large run, dies, and plates.

New salad dressings, spaghetti sauces, wine brands, and spices can be test marketed with different looks to measure effectiveness. Think of the options of testing 5000 with one look and 5000 with another look just to see which is more appealing to the customer. Then move into a full run as the volume takes off. This flexibility allows for great success especially in the food and drink label market.

Standard tests are usually done with standard label sizes as well. This is to avoid the cost of special dies. When you find a digital printer that can also digital die cut, then you can also work with many creative shapes for your labels. This is especially helpful with food products.

Lamination or no lamination? This really depends on how long the product will sit on a grocers shelf and whether the product has a chance of dripping onto the label. Most inks are water based. Lamination can help with UV protection preventing the label from fading over time, and lamination can protect against moisture. There is also protection against tearing when a label is laminated. All of these factors can benefit food and beverage products.

Check out your label suppliers’ digital capability and make sure they can turn your small runs into great product opportunities for your future product lines.

Avery Labels: a perfect solution to your messy office

Posted on June 8, 2009 by admin

One of the greatest tools to get structured and get control over a disorderly file cabinet or office is implementation of various labels. Not only for organized looks, a clear, laser printed address labels insert a professional touch to your business letters and packages that are exchanged for official reasons. Avery labels, beyond a doubt, are the most popular in labeling products. This offers a wide variety of colors, sizes, and types to satisfy your requirement to label anything, absolutely anything.

With Avery labels, the process of getting organized is even easier. It is because their templates and sizes are supported by a huge majority of word processing software and printers. So, your demand for a right format and size for your labels is met without difficulty.

Avery labels are popular for filing labels, that not only help organize the filing system, but also make it far easier to read and accessible and adding color coding makes it more efficient.

Printer labels by Avery for files and folders are also available in different sizes, white and clear colors. Even, removable labels are presented that allow you to re-use and re-label the file folder, which helps you to cut down costs.

Using a quality return address labels on every single personal letter and official packages can save your time to a good extent. So, no more loosing important letters or packages in post, no more wastage of time for tracking the lost item, because, your inkjet printer, less than 10 minutes of your time and a leaf of small Avery labels with your address on it, are enough to solve this problem.