Laser labels - inkjet labels
If your work requires the very
best graphics output quality then its inkjet labels you may
want to look at Ink-Jet printers rather than laser printers
or even the latest generation HP Indigo or Xiekon printers,
though these are professional production machines costing
hundreds of thousands of pounds. But for a small but committed
band of demanding users, Ink jet labels is the preferred
option when image quality is the main priority. With best
print resolutions being at 3 or times that of laser
labels!
However, to achieve this, the material you print on is critical
and if a gloss finish is required it’s also very expensive!
However at the base level our standard stock of A4 label
sheet are suitable for Laser, Copier and Ink Jet printers!
The output quality would be similar to that achieved on standard
letter writing paper or copier paper!
So the standard ex stock material has been designed for low
cost high volume print mostly on mono printers, but can also
benefit from some splashes of colour, but if you want to
make the most of a colour image or logo, move up a grade
or two to our Semi Gloss (SGW) or Hi-Gloss (GW) products
on your laser printer or our Hi Res (MWHR) or Photo Quality
(GWPQ) materials for Ink Jet labels.
A4 laser labels
The
machinery manufacturers make many recommendations when using
an A4 laser label in their machines. These relate to the
settings, the preferred tray you should run them from the
way they are made, how they are packed, the inside leg
measurement of the person who made them and of the operator
of the laser printer. We have spent years developing these
grades so that you don't have to worry about all this stuff!
Our recommendation for use is as follows: When your labels
are delivered, if you have the time leave them in their
packaging for 48 hours near the laser printer they will
run on! This allows them to settle at the same temperature
as the machine lives in and helps to ensure that there
is no sudden curl from the temperature/humidity shock of
coming off a cold van into a hot and often humid office.
If you don't have time, give them a go and most of the
time all will be fine, but if they are a little troublesome,
have some patience and give them that day or two!
All our sheet products in A4 laser labels sheets, A3 and
SRA3 are supplied long grain which is specified as being
the preferable of all current printers on the market!
How do you use laser labels & inkjet labels?
So now we come to putting laser
labels & inkjet labels
into the printer! At first, do nothing different, put them
in the tray you want and at the standard settings you are
already printing at, again for most people this works fine.
However, if the print quality is not as good as you'd like,
or there are a few jams, perhaps consider changing to the
printers label settings! This will change the way the machines
works to help ensure more reliable running and optimum print
quality in regards to toner adhesion etc! This is usually
done from your print screen. There should be a screen button
that says Options or Preferences etc and in there you can
optimise the settings for material, print quality etc. On
many machines these changes really do make a difference so
please try these options if you have any difficulties.
Benefits of adhesive labels
Above all else, the use of adhesive laser
labels provides a massive saving in time. They eliminate
the use of the hand-writing of envelopes or the labeling
of boxes as many can be printed at any one time with the
same information or indeed different personalized information.
There is no further need for horrendous sticky tape to apply
hand-written pieces of paper as they have their own adhesive.
Because they are computer generated the information that
can be applied is limitless, you can add a picture, a photo
even and the text will naturally be much clearer than often
confusing hand-writing which prevents errors.
The uses for adhesive laser labels are practically endless,
just think of all the instances when you need to advise
someone of the same information over and over again – a
change of address or other contact details, the contents
of a box, invitations, reply envelopes etc. In all of these
instances, laser labels printed with the information can
save time and effort in continuously repeating the same
information.
