Trends, markets and applications

Brand owners and design

Managing security issues as they affect products in the print business

The challenges relating to product security have always been present

Brand owners and design

Enhancing and securing the brand

Packaging and labeling has the potential to create much greater value for brand owners, retailers and consumers

Brand owners and design

Applications for print security

Whatever quantity of a product is produced, it will be necessary in the majority of cases to mark the merchandise in a way that provides recognition of its manufacturer

Brand owners and design

Brand protection – the role of security labeling and packaging

When products contain high value material content they present an attractive target to counterfeiters

Brand owners and design

Introduction to security and product protection

Security labels and packaging play an important part in protecting brands and us from risk

Brand owners and design

The label industry of tomorrow – the forces of change

Rapid change in the label industry is causing market to react

Brand owners and design

Focus on label markets: Special label types and constructions

Label converters have always shown ingenuity to solve specific end-user problems. Recent label innovations are explored

Brand owners and design

Focus on label markets: Industrial labels

Often unseen to most consumers, this market is a large end use sector and one of the most profitable

Brand owners and design

Non-food retail products and household durables

For all the various products in this category, a wide range of materials is used, and many have to perform in harsh environments

Brand owners and design

Focus on label markets: Pharmaceutical and medical

Worldwide revenues from pharmaceuticals are estimated at around 1,000bn USD

Brand owners and design

Focus on label markets: Cosmetics, health and beauty

Smaller than the food and beverage label market, the cosmetics sector is characterized by high value-added labels. Regulation by public bodies is less stringent, but counterfeiting is common

Brand owners and design

Focus on label markets: Beverage labels

Beverage labeling accounts for eight to nine percent of the total self-adhesive market

Brand owners and design

Focus on label markets: food labels

Food labels have many roles to fulfill - from branding and content information to logistics capabilities

Brand owners and design

An introduction to label markets and applications

Each end-user market is different. Understanding these differences is essential if we are to satisfy the customer and the brand owner, and work with them to meet present and future needs

Interactive technology

Industry standards for barcodes

Barcodes come in many different code formats, sizes and shapes and are found on all types of products in retail, commercial and industrial applications

Interactive technology

Barcode printing requirements and technology

One of the most common methods of carrying barcodes is on labels which are applied to products in retail, commercial or industrial environments