In-House Label Printing vs. Outsourcing: Which is Right for Your Business?
If you need to print labels for the first time, you might wonder if you should buy your own equipment or outsource production to a professional label printer. In this blog post, we’ll explain what you need for each option along with the pros and cons. Every situation is different, so it’s important to think […]
How To Print Your Own Address Labels
1. Buy A Desktop Label Printer For printing small to medium address labels a small desktop label printer is perfectly suited to this task. This is what we use at Crown Labels for all our parcel and letter dispatches. These printers are easy to install, don’t take up much desk space and are inexpensive to […]
How to Design Custom Ice Cream Labels
After carefully sourcing super fresh milk, developing a range of tasty flavours, and finalising your distribution channels, it’s time to label your brand new ice cream. You could rush straight to selling, but your ice cream label design is vital for ensuring that consumers actually want to buy your product – they might not always […]
What is the best label material to write on?
Labels are the perfect way to add extra information to something, particularly service labels, PAT testing stickers, or when a date needs to be added to something. Unfortunately not all labels are created equal when it comes to writing information on them, as different finishing options and materials used to achieve certain properties can have […]
How to Choose a Font for Print
Selecting the right font can often be a difficult task given the huge variety of options available, but more difficult still is picking a font for print. Not only must the font be consistent with your existing branding, but it also needs to remain clear in your specific application and print format. We’ve put together […]
Are Stickers and Labels Recyclable?
With more focus than ever on sustainable products and packaging, many customers are wondering if stickers and labels are recyclable. Unfortunately the answer is a bit more complicated than just ‘yes’ or ‘no’ as it depends on a variety of factors and the specifics of a particular label. Keep reading to find out more about what […]
Zebra GK420d vs GK420t – What thermal printer should you choose?
What are the differences between a Zebra GK420d and Zebra GK420t printer? It may not be obvious on first look, but there’s a reason why one is more expensive than the other. In this blog post, we’ll explain what the key differences are between these two popular printer models, plus the pros and cons of each, to help you […]
Can Label Printing – Custom Can Labels
While many drinks cans feature pre-printed designs that are produced directly onto the aluminium material, there are a variety of situations in which labelling a can with a pre-printed custom label can be a cost effective solution. Sandy laminate for beer can labels helps to provide extra grip to slippery and damp cans What are […]
Zebra Printer Won’t Print! – Our Top Troubleshoot Tips
Is there anything more frustrating than your label printer going down at a time when you are under pressure to get a job out? As a label printing company we are too familiar with the stress and frustration this causes. In this blog article we thought we’d share our top tips to rectify the most […]