| Your product hang tags will usually experience a lot of | | | | resistant coatings. This way any kind of substance can |
| different kinds of environments that can damage or | | | | assail your hang tag content, and your designs will still |
| deteriorate its quality. Depending on your product, hang | | | | be intact afterwards. |
| tags may be exposed to extreme moisture or | | | | 3. Considering tougher coupling material – Besides |
| dryness, elevated heat or cold, physical tortures and | | | | the hang tag itself though, it is also important to try |
| other unforeseen circumstances. If you plan on making | | | | tougher coupling materials. Coupling materials are the |
| your hang tags survive these difficult hurdles, you may | | | | things that attach the hang tag to the product. In most |
| want to invest in tougher options in hang tag printing. | | | | cases this is just a simple string or twine to be cheap. |
| As a guide, I will share with you a few of my | | | | However, strings and twine can't last too long without |
| strategies on how to toughen up product hang tags. | | | | breaking. To make it tougher, it is good to consider |
| 1. Strengthen the hang tag medium - Your first move | | | | using plastics and metallic couplings to make the |
| should be to just strengthen the hang tag paper or | | | | attachment stronger. Of course make sure that the |
| print medium. In most cases, hang tags are printed in | | | | hang tag itself can also handle the tougher coupling |
| normal paper. To toughen these up, you can try using | | | | that you chose. |
| thicker paper that can resist being folded or otherwise | | | | 4. Looking at covers or laminates - Finally, your last |
| being physically deformed. Besides this, you can also | | | | stage in toughening up your hang tags is by just |
| try having your hang tag papers applied with special | | | | covering the whole hang tag up or laminating it. By |
| coatings which resist moisture and dirt giving the hang | | | | physically protecting it using laminates or plastics, you |
| tag a glossy finish. If that doesn't satisfy you, the | | | | effectively eliminate the chance of your hang tags |
| toughest option you can try is to change the material | | | | from deteriorating early. It might be a bit expensive to |
| altogether from paper to more enduring materials like | | | | do, but it will protect your hang tags for a very long |
| plastic, wood or even metal. | | | | time. |
| 2. Invest in better inks – Next, you can also try | | | | So those are the things you can do to toughen up |
| investing in better quality inks. Inks will usually fade in | | | | your hang tags. It might take a little bit more work than |
| hang tags especially when they get exposed to water | | | | usual, but the protections that you place should be |
| and other liquids. To prevent this from happening, you | | | | more than worth it to get your brand name or |
| can “toughen up” your inks by asking your hang | | | | company logo displayed in your products without |
| tag printer to use quick drying inks with moisture | | | | danger of damages. |