| Tag Finishing Service is the process of putting an | | | | pick up the tag at the top of the elevator, one tag at a |
| elastic string into a paper material tag allowing it to | | | | time. |
| hang onto the item to be sold. Now this tag is called a | | | | 4. When the arm picks up the tag it will then have the |
| hang tag. You may have seen hang tags on items in | | | | string in that single tag. |
| the grocery store as a coupon around the neck of the | | | | 5. Then arm will carry that tag across to a holding point |
| container. The coupon may offer a discount, which is | | | | that would allow the predetermined length to be made. |
| intended to encouraging you to purchase the item. This | | | | 6. Next a pair of "automatic fingers" will twist and tie a |
| type of hang tag can be used as a promotional hang | | | | knot into the string. Fingers are a part of the machine |
| tag, a coupon hang tag, a price tag, or a luggage hang | | | | that looks just like two fingers. This is a key function of |
| tag. Now that you understand what a hang tag is, let | | | | the machine. |
| me explain how this process is done. | | | | 7. The arm will hold the tag in place until the knot is tied |
| For the most part this is a service that is provided to | | | | and cut. |
| printing companies or to the printing department of a | | | | 8. The hang tags will collect on a holding shoot until the |
| large company that has their own inside printing shop. | | | | automatic counter has reached the set quantity that is |
| Let us say that a customer had 500,000 pre-drilled | | | | to banded together. Normally this is 100 tags per bunch |
| printed tags that they need a 1½"white elastic | | | | depending on the size of the hang tags. |
| string attached to them to hang around the neck of a | | | | 9. Next the machine operator will remove that bunch |
| wine bottle. After the printing company has printed the | | | | of tag and place them into the box to be shipped back |
| tag they outsource this service to a specialized | | | | to the printing company. This process is done until all |
| company that have automatic tag finishing machines. | | | | 150,000 hang tags have been strung and tied with a |
| Once we receive the tags the first thing that is done is: | | | | 1½" white elastic string. Tag finishing machines |
| | | | can allow large quantities of hang tags to be strung |
| 1. Unpack the tag and began to spindle them. Spindling | | | | with elastic string at a very fast speed. Now I hope |
| is the process of putting the tags on a thin rod to later | | | | that I have provided you with a clear understanding of |
| put them onto the machines' elevator. | | | | what tag finishing service is and how this process is |
| 2. Load the spindled tag onto the machines elevator. | | | | done with automatic tag finishing machines. The |
| The elevator will allow the tags to automatically | | | | process of tag finishing service is also sometimes |
| advance until all of the hang tags have been strung | | | | called tag stringing service but they are one in the |
| with white elastic string. | | | | same. |
| 3. There is a pick up arm that will come across and | | | | |