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Say hello to Heat Transfer labels

The label that offers almost a 360-degree application, Heat Transfer is the go-to option for plastic products such as bottles and pails. The result? A visually appealing, practical product, ideal for seamless ‘no-label’ oomph.

Impressive durability

Industrial Heat transfers (or therimage) labels can be used on containers of different plastic materials (Pe, PP, PET), shapes (bottles, pails) and sizes (from 2 ounces way up to 5 gallons). Get impeccable label placement with great adhesion and durability – even in environments with lots of moisture and sunlight. Looking to get your sustainability score up? Heat transfer labels are easily recyclable.

Heat transfer labeling is used in applications for a variety of reasons:

  • Suitable for different plastic containers

  • 360°-degree visuals or messaging

  • Great adhesion and durability

  • Fully recyclable

  • Fine details and strong solids

  • Colored containers requiring a high white ink opacity

  • Can be applied after molding or as late as after filling the container

What heat transfer labels can you create?

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Discover how digital label printing can optimize your label production process, improve your efficiency, and enhance your bottom line.

Xeikon solutions = simpler process

The labeling solutions for heat transfer developed by Xeikon offer clear benefits:

  • Superior offset quality

  • Ability to use siliconed PET film, siliconized or wax-coated paper

  • Limited waste (variable repeat length)

  • High resistance against sunlight

  • Foodsafe solution 

  • Print speed not impacted by print resolution, number of colors, or dimensions

  • One-pass opaque white for colored containers.

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Color management in conventional and digital printing processes

The fundamentals on which color management is based are easy to follow, and with them it is easy to understand how color management systems work. For the implementation in reality, however, a certain amount of practice and knowhow is necessary in order to exploit the possibilities.

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