Label Marks the Identity of a Product

Any product is incomplete without a label. The identitywork volume would be less. At the same time,
of any product lies in its label and without a label itmachines that are completely automated with the print
cannot be differentiated from others. A label providesand application process would be used in high
all the information about the product like the name,production units.
manufacturing and expiry date, its price and moreoverManufacturers select the labeling machines based on
the ingredients of the product. This information is verythe requirement of the product, type of label and
vital for the customers as they rely on the factsproduct package. The manual label dispenser is used
before purchasing it.to hold the roll of labels and to give support in pulling
The labeling is generally a time and labor consumingthe backing from the label. This kind of hand held label
process and in the beginning it was done manually.applicators are ideal for repetitive labeling of boxes and
With the introduction of labeling machines, the wholebags. For slightly less volume of production, the
process of label dispensing and applying is done bysemi-automatic label dispenser is used. Here the label is
machines. The labeling machines come in differentapplied mechanically while the item to be labeled is
types that would be suitable for different industriesplaced in the machine manually.
including pharmaceutical, food and beverage, cosmetic,Automatic labeling machines are used for high unit
agricultural, electronics, construction, data collection,production where the whole process would be
communications etc. The machine is used for applyingautomated. The machine is connected to the
labels on tubes, bottles, boxes, packages with highproduction line of products or packages where the
speed, efficiency and accuracy. Several drawbacks ofproduct directly reaches the machine. A conveyor belt
manual labeling like time consumption, wastage ofis used to move the product into position as the
material, rejection of label and excessive labor havemachine senses it and applies label. Later the item
been solved by the labeling machines.would be moved to the packaging section through the
The labeling machines commonly come in three types;belt itself. Different types of label dispensers are used
manual, semi-automatic and fully automatic machines.to handle different products and workload.
A label dispenser and label applicator constitutes theApart from being an information provider, the label is
labeling machine. The label dispenser dispenses thealso used to decorate the product or its package and
label from the back liner while the label applicatoralso to enhance the appearance of the product. A
applies it to the product. The type of labeling machinequality label attracts the attention of potential buyers
is determined on the basis of the volume of the work.thereby improving the sales and also image building for
The labeling applicators which are small, hand-held andthe manufacturers.
portable are used in small scale industries where the