The wonders of Wet Glue labels

Labels are a powerful driving force when buying beer or wine. Wet glue, also known as cut-and-stack labels, are ideal for markets such as food and beverages, which are driven by human perception.

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Infinite possibilities

Wet glue allows labels to be designed in every possible shape. The result? Stunning quality with the perks of cost-efficiency. Wet-glue labeling still dominates the food and beverage world as a fantastic low-cost option due to:

High image quality
Lesser manufacturing complexity
Sustainable technology with limited waste
Any form or shape possible

What wet glue labels can you create?

Beverages

Canned food

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The right equipment for wet glue labels

Label press

CX50

Cheetah Dry Toner technology
Print speed: 20 m/min (65.6 ft/min)
Print width: 508mm (20")

Label press

CX500

Cheetah Dry Toner technology
Print speed: 30 m/min (98 ft/min)
Print width: 508mm (20")

In-line

PHS

Width: 200mm to 520mm
Paper, paperboard, self-adhesive
Up to 1000mm (39,4"")

Toner

QB-I Toner

Food safe/ Odorless/
Ensures high-quality printing (1200
Best score in class

Toner

Cheetah Toner

Food safe/ Odorless/
Ensures high-quality printing (1200
Best score in class

Xeikon solutions offer outstanding advantages

Print on B2+ sheets, that can be conveniently finished off
Also in metallic, gold and silver toner
Offset look-and-feel (1200 dpi)
Food safe and odorless
On standard substrate (coated or uncoated)
With limited waste (thanks to variable repeat lengths)
Print speed not impacted by print resolution, number of colors, dimension of the labels

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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