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Tag labels

What is a tag label?

A tag label is a special type of label where the label information is printed over a tag.

What are tag labels made of?

A wide range of materials can be used to produce tag labels. The most common types of material include paper, cardboard or plastic film.

What are tag labels used for?

Companies use tag labels for several purposes, including the following:

  • As carriers for small extras.
  • To provide additional information about a product or the product’s manufacturer.
  • To provide instructions. A classic example of this are tag labels attached to clothing.
  • For identification purposes, facilitating internal tracking from production to dispatch.
  • As blank tags for self-identification by the user. These blank tags are often combined with self-adhesive or carbonless copy paper label elements.
  • As pre-printed tags containing company names, standard texts or advertising messages.

What information does a tag label contain?

The information contained in a tag label depends on the purpose for which the label was printed.

Tag labels often contain information about a product. This includes the name of the product’s manufacturer, the ingredients used to manufacture the product or its price. Information about how the product must be used (e.g. the temperature at which it should be cooked or washed) can also be found on tag labels.

On other occasions, tag labels contain a unique code that identifies the product to which it is attached. This unique code usually consists of a barcode or a data matrix code and can be used to identify the product’s manufacturer or the location where it was produced.

Tag labels often also contain information about a special offer (e.g. a discount).

How are tag labels produced?

The first step to produce a tag label consists in manufacturing the material that will serve as a label.

Once the material is produced, information is printed over it. The process of printing the information is usually carried out with the help of a label dispenser. Sometimes, however, a label is first manufactured using a label printer and then applied to the material.

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