Custom Printed Labels – Print Methods

Select a Printing Process

Click on one of these four printing methods. Digital Printing and Flexographic Printing are the most common.


Digital Printing What's this? Need just a few labels? Go Digital. You get full color, fast turn-around and a wide variety of both inside and outside label materials. Compare Digital and Flexo Printing Full Color Printing (at no extra cost!) High Resolution Printing to Labels Ship in 2-5 Working Days. Best for Short Runs (25 to 2,000 labels) Labels supplied in packs or in rolls. Materials: · Paper QuickCal™ Labels · Fluorescent HotStick™ Labels · Vinyl ToughCal™ Labels · Laminated Vinyl PermaCal™ · Polyester WindowCling™ Typical Usage: : Indoor labels. : Promotions, inventory, warnings. : Outdoors, chemicals and drums. : Outdoors, machinery, products. : Glass, windows, windshields.	Flexographic Printing What's this? Need over 10,000 labels? The traditional favorite, flexographic labels remain the most affordable option for longer runs of labels. Spot Color Printing Four-Color Process Printing also available. to Labels Ship in 5-10 Working Days. Best for Longer Runs (over 2,000 labels) Labels are sold in rolls. Materials: · Paper EconoCal™ Labels · Fluorescent HotCal™ Labels · Metalized Paper FoilCal™ · Vinyl PlasticCal™ Labels Typical Usage: : Indoor labels. : Promotions, inventory, warnings. : Promotions, advertising. : Outdoors, chemicals and drums.
Thermal Printing What's this? Ideal for security labels and one-of-a-kind numbering. Good for outdoors and designs with a few solid color areas. Compare Thermal and Anodized Spot Color Printing to Labels Ship in 5-10 Working Days. Chemical, heat and weather resistant. Labels are sold in packs (not rolls). Materials: Destructible SecuriGuard™ Vinyl Labels Self-Voiding StealGuard™ Polyester Labels Static CrystalCling™ Vinyl Labels	Anodized Aluminum What's this? Most durable outdoors and high heat applications. Ideal for bar-codes or serial numbers. Print is embedded within the aluminum. Spot Color Printing to Labels Ship in 5-10 Working Days. Chemical, heat and weather resistant. Labels are sold in packs (not rolls). Excellent Durability. Materials: Writable Aluminum DuraBoss™ Labels

You don't have to be a scientist to decode the mysteries of label printing. Yes, there are many different custom label printing techniques - but, for the vast majority of label applications, digital printing or flexographic printing works well. Of course, there are a number of specialty label materials and applications. We offer these, too. Call our LabelLab team. Or, as a good start, click on these links to learn more.