Partially Pre-Printed Labels -

Partially pre-printed labels usually contain high quality graphics describing the product and its manufacturer as well as a blank space on which to imprint information.  A sandwich manufacturer may leave an area blank so that he can use the same label for all his production, while an apparel manufacture would leave an area blank so that he can design the length, waist and style of a particular garment.

These labels are produced on rolls and run through thermal transfer printers which store and prints the variable information.  Once the labels are printed they can either be rewound for later application to a product, automatically applied to a product on a conveyor belt with a print and apply system, or the printer can be set so that once a label is removed the next label is printed and is ready for application.

Fully Pre-Printed Labels -

In many cases pre-printed labels are manually applied to products. Apparel stickers such as those indicating the size and the inspector, are applied by individual operators as they work with the garments.  Large manufacturers apply fully pre-printed labels with automatic label applicators at speed up to 300 per-minute.