Printing methods have kept improving with the ages, and never has this improvement been more noticeable than over the last fifty years or so.
Since the invention of dot matrix printers in the 1960’s to the latest in printing technology, digital printing. Digital printing is basically the reproduction of digital images on a physical paper. With the invention of the digital printer, digital printing is the easiest and most cost effective method of printing.
Due to its many advantages over other conventional forms of printing, digital label printing has almost exclusively become the best way to print labels, offering greater variety of designs at a lower cost. The main reason for this is the complete irrelevance for printing plates (a major cost saving factor).
What this means is that you can design as many labels as you want without having to pay the cost of manufacturing for a set of printing plates for each of the designs. So before, while it was necessary to print thousands of the same labels due to the high cost of printing plates, now you can print only a few labels of one design before redesigning your label completely.
Even in one single printing run, you can print different labels, a previously unheard of method due to cumbersome plate changes. All you need to do is use any of a number of drawing software on your computer to create as many different label designs as you require.
Another great advantage of digital printing is the variety of papers on which you can print these labels. You can use gloss, clear or white polypropylene plastic to print your labels on. And not only this, but you can also choose different finishes for your labels depending on the look, feel and application of the label.
Types of finishes include gloss varnish, extremely durable waterproof lamination, or even metallic silver, gold and holographic finishes. You can also choose from various different adhesive types for your label as well, depending on your requirement.
Current digital label printing technology is also capable of producing prints of a quality never seen before, which varies from simple black and white labels and barcode labels to full color labels with multiple color photographic quality artwork as well.
All that remains after printing and finishing is to cut the labels to size, which can be done by digital die cutting machines, and rolling the labels into reels, also done automatically.
These are the advantages of digital label printing, but the best part about the advent of such kind of digital technology is that it is possible to design and print your own labels at home, something which could never have been attempted before.
All you require is a computer with any designing software, and of course, your standard digital printer. The only special requirement for printing digital labels at home is special adhesive paper which is used to ensure that your labels stick.
Depending on your printer, you can now print either black and white or full color labels from the comfort of your home.
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