Posts Tagged ‘flexographic’
What is the Difference Between Direct Thermal and Thermal Transfer Labels?
Do you know the difference between direct thermal and thermal transfer labels? More importantly, do you know which one your company needs? Each method uses a thermal printhead that applies heat to the surface being marked, however their are some big differences. It really comes down to what type of label you need and what do…
Read MorePre-printed Outdoor Labels
Challenge: This company needed pre-printed outdoor labels using multiple colors that would not fade. They came to PaladinID because we were the only label company that manufactures pre-printed outdoor labels with a special fade resistant flexographic inks. This ink took two years in development and we finally released it to market. Not only is this…
Read MoreOutdoor Variable Imaged Label
Outdoor Variable Imaged Label This customer needed a durable outdoor variable imaged label with color that would be applied to an electrical appliance and had to last 10-15 years without fading. At the time, there were no flexographic inks available to solve this product labeling application. PaladinID was the 8th vendor through the door trying…
Read MoreMarkem LP 8400 Story II
I apologize for not keeping this blog up to date. I thought I would have more time seeing that we are in a recession. I just wanted to give an update as to where we are at with the testing on the new inks. The testing is completed and our new inks tested better for…
Read MoreSmart Meters Are All The Rage!
Smart meters are really all the rage! Everyday in the news you hear about Smart Grid Technology. This is one industry that is going to boom over the next 3-5 years. One of the best things about this industry is that it has the potential to reach over a 100 million homes with new equipment,…
Read MoreThermal Transfer Outdoor Colored Labels
I my 22 years of being in the bar code labeling industry, one thing that has frustrated me is that there were no solutions for thermal transfer outdoor colored labels that could run through a thermal transfer printer, be it a Zebra, Datamax, Sato or Intermec etc. In order to make labels, a flexographic press…
Read MoreMarkem LP 8400 Story
I have a customer with a Markem LP 8400 that is printing colored labels for an outdoor application. The problem they are having is this machine is 10 years old and it is obsolete. Markem is not supporting this equipment anymore. Not only are they having trouble getting parts, they are having trouble getting supplies, labels and…
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