Label Materials & Adhesives Blog

The product label we are highlighting this month was a special project for our customer that manufacturers industrial-sized water heaters. They had ordered their large thermal label set for many years from another label printing company. Our customer printed the labels in-house and applied them to the metal surfaces of their water heaters. When the…

At Marking Systems, we’ve been specializing in custom label printing for more than 50 years. We know just how important information and safety labels are to your finished product — whether they’re explaining ideal use or warning end-users of possible dangers. Even more important than the label itself is making sure it sticks to your…

Ever had problems applying a product label and getting bubbles? Have you ever applied a product label nice and smoothly only to come back a day later and see bubbles from outgassing? 3M has developed a line of performance product label materials with unique micro-channels throughout the structured adhesive. Air flows freely between the adhesive…

Are you tired of designing your own product labels and nameplates? Are they not having the impact you’d like? If so, it’s worth a conversation with Marking Systems Inc.! What if there was a product label company that has new and exciting materials and printing techniques? Wouldn’t it be great if this label company had…

Ever had trouble with product labels or overlays falling off because the production line workers didn’t have enough time to properly clean the surface? “Use a mixture of 50% isopropyl alcohol and 50% water, wipe entire application surface clean of any … ” yada yada yada! Sounds great, but sometimes in this day and age…