With the popularization of label (trademark) applications, label printing technology and equipment are receiving increasing attention. In the past two years, label printing and label equipment manufacturing companies have become a force to absorb all kinds of printing and post-press technologies, gradually forming a relatively independent system to adapt to the diversified development of label applications.
Label Printing Technology and Equipment Outlook
1. High speed, high quality is the development direction of label printing Rotary printing will become the main production method of label printing. In Europe, America, Japan and other countries and regions. Flat and flat pressed label printing equipment has basically been eliminated. Moreover, with the localization of rotary label printing equipment, its price may be reduced to the level of imported flat-flattening label printers, which will promote the expansion of the rotary label printer market.
2. Flat, convex, soft, web combined presses are more ideal
Due to the diversified needs of the label products in aesthetics, anti-counterfeiting, and personalization, the advantages of comprehensive printing methods are the best choices for embodying the printing effects. Therefore, there will be more and more designs and applications of the combined presses with flat, convex, flexible, and net multifunction. This is also the direction of the development of label equipment manufacturers.
3. Connection printing further expands
Wired post-press processing units include round knife cutting, punching, creasing, hot stamping, laminating, embossing, compounding, gluing, folding, singling, slitting, etc., and post-press processing units Flexible combination, providing a variety of high-speed, roll-type automatic post-press processing.
4. New Label Rich Label Market
The development of RFID tags and in-mold labeling technology will promote the rise of related markets, such as the demand for materials and equipment.
In addition, there are many application areas that cannot be ignored, such as freeway tickets, boarding passes, and tickets. Tickets, etc. are all label products and should attract the attention of printing companies.
5. Digital Printing Joins Label Printing
With the continuous maturation of digital printing technology and the gradual expansion of application fields, especially the emergence of post-press processing units that are compatible with digital printing systems. The development of digital label printers is just around the corner.
6. Special technology is complementary to label printing
Screen printing can show special effects, such as three-dimensional effect and matte effect, which has played a role in improving the grade of labels, but it is often not taken seriously.
The emergence of high-tech such as holographic positioning hot stamping, cold stamping, and laser die cutting has brought more ideas to printing houses and equipment manufacturers.