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Self-Adhesive Labels: Printed, Kiss-Cut and Stripped
A self-adhesive label is a laminate: the face material, a pressure-sensitive adhesive (usually acrylic, sometimes rubber or hot-melt) and a release liner, often coated with crosslinkable silicone, that protects the adhesive. The labels are printed, then kiss-cut on a rotary die, often in line with printing: the blade cuts through the face and adhesive and stops at the liner. The waste matrix around the labels is peeled off against a roll and rewound, leaving the labels on the liner ready for dispensers.
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Factory process
Instructions
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Print the label design on the face of the label stock.
Materials for this step:
Pressure-Sensitive Label Stock1 as requiredTools needed:
Label Printing Press2
2
Kiss-cut
Kiss-cut
Run the web through the rotary die so it cuts through the face and adhesive and stops at the liner.
Tools needed:
Rotary Kiss-Cutting Die3
3
Strip the matrix
Strip the matrix
Peel the waste matrix off against an idle roll and rewind it; rewind the labels on their liner.
Tools needed:
Slitter-RewinderMaterials
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Tools Required
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