Labels by Industry
Start with the product, container and conditions the label will face. Use these industry guides to identify material, adhesive, printing and testing considerations before confirming a construction.
Personal Care & Cosmetics · Household & Wet Wipes · Food Labels · Beverage Labels · Pharmaceutical Labels · Industrial & Automotive · Electronics & Electrical · Logistics & Packaging
Available production capabilities include 300 mm standard web width, 450 mm on one press (print length ≤ 380 mm) and flexo printing up to 12 colours. The production route and inspection requirements are confirmed for each specification.
Choose Your Industry
Personal Care & Cosmetics
Shampoo, skin care, cosmetics and fragrance packaging. Match the bottle or jar, brand appearance and everyday handling.
Household & Wet Wipes
Detergents, cleaners, permanent pack labels and resealable wet-wipe closures. Define the label function before choosing adhesive.
Bottle & tub labels · Flexible packs · Resealable closures
Food Labels
Dry goods, sauces, cooking oils, honey and chilled or frozen food packaging. Specify storage conditions and date printing.
Beverage Labels
Bottled water, juice, beer, wine and spirits. Review bottle decoration, condensation, immersion and application requirements.
Water & juice · Beer · Wine & spirits
Pharmaceutical Labels
Pharmaceutical, medical and nutraceutical packaging. Define identification, variable data, storage and qualification requirements.
Bottles & cartons · Blood bags
Industrial & Automotive
Lubricants, chemical containers, tires and industrial assets. Start with the surface and the actual exposure conditions.
Engine oil · Tires · Chemical containers
Electronics & Electrical
Batteries, circuit boards, cables and equipment identification. Match dimensions, readable information and process conditions.
Logistics & Packaging
Shipping, warehouse barcodes, box branding and opening seals. Confirm the printer, package surface and handling cycle.
Wet Wipes and Household Chemicals
Wet-wipe closures and permanent household-product labels do different jobs. A bottle label needs to stay attached; a resealable closure needs to open, close and protect the pack through the agreed use cycle. Define the function before choosing the material or adhesive.
| Application | Construction to review | Checks before approval |
|---|---|---|
| Resealable wet-wipe closures | Film face stock, resealable adhesive, closure shape and opening tab matched to the pack film and contents. | Opening force, clean release, reclosing adhesion, edge lift and print integrity through the required number of cycles. |
| Permanent wet-wipe pack labels | Film and permanent adhesive suited to the flexible pack surface. | Adhesion and wrinkling during filling, packing, flexing and storage. |
| Household bottles and containers | BOPP or another suitable face stock, adhesive and protective finish. | Container curvature or squeezing, wet handling, and contact with the actual detergent or other contents. |
Information for a Wet-Wipe Label Trial
Send the pack-film specification or a representative pack, closure dimensions, contents, opening method and required number of opening cycles. Include application temperature, storage conditions, quantity and applicator roll requirements. If these are not yet fixed, describe the intended use so we can agree on the next steps.
Assess samples on representative filled packs under the expected storage and use conditions. Agree on acceptance criteria before approving production; a successful trial on one pack does not automatically cover another film or formula.
Compare BOPP label options · Review testing capability · Discuss a wet-wipe or household label
Personal Care and Cosmetics
This is where decoration carries the product. A cosmetics label is judged on the shelf before anyone reads it, and it then has to survive a bathroom — steam, wet hands, oil and daily handling.
| Conditions | Humidity, wet handling, oils and creams, squeezed and deformed containers, long shelf display |
| Material | PE for squeeze tubes and soft bottles; clear BOPP for the no-label look on glass and clear plastic; metallized stock for premium lines |
| Process | Hot foil, inline and offline cold foil, embossing, matt lamination, screen printing for tactile effects, white ink under colour on clear and metallic stock |
| Watch out for | Brand colour consistency across repeat orders. We hold spot colours under Esko Color Pilot rather than matching by eye — send your Pantone references with the artwork. |
Beverage, Beer, Wine and Spirits
Find bottle-label guidance for water, juice, beer, wine and spirits, including material appearance, finishing, condensation and applicator requirements.
Food Packaging and Cold Chain
Find packaging-label guidance for dry goods, jars, sauces, cooking oils and cold-chain products, including materials, storage conditions and batch printing.
Pharmaceutical, Medical and Nutraceutical
Review label selection for pharmaceutical, medical and nutraceutical packaging, including variable information, inspection and project-specific qualification requirements.
Industrial, Chemical and Automotive
The most demanding conditions we print for. Lubricant drums, agrochemical containers and engine bay components subject a label to heat, solvents, UV and abrasion at the same time — and the label often has to stay legible for the life of the product, not the life of the packaging.
| Conditions | Engine heat, solvent and oil contact, acids and alkalis, outdoor UV exposure, abrasion in transit, rough and low-energy surfaces such as drums and jerry cans |
| Material | PET and polyimide for heat, solvents and electronics; metallized stock for nameplates and asset tags; synthetic BOPP for chemical drums and agrochemicals |
| Process | Corona treatment for low-energy films, lamination and varnish for abrasion resistance, variable data for batch and serial coding, slitting up to 450 mm |
| Watch out for | Hazard labelling for chemicals carries legal content and format requirements in each market — the wording and symbols are your responsibility, the durability is ours. Tell us the maximum service temperature and the chemicals involved. |
Restricted-metals screening is available in-house by XRF to IEC 62321, with accredited third-party testing for the full substance report where your customer requires it.
Tire Labels
Tire identification starts with the actual rubber surface, placement and required removal behaviour. Tread texture, curvature, surface treatments and storage conditions can affect the result. Share a representative tire or surface sample so the label construction can be reviewed before production.
Define the Tire Label Application
| Placement | Tread, sidewall or another location; rubber compound, surface texture and available label area. |
| Purpose and removal | Branding, product information or traceability; how long the label must remain attached and what residue is acceptable after removal. |
| Environment | Application and storage temperatures, handling, outdoor exposure and expected storage period. |
| Printing and data | Fixed artwork or variable barcodes; label dimensions, required scan performance and the printer and ribbon used for overprinting. |
A label for a finished tire is a different requirement from an identification label that must pass through a manufacturing heat cycle. Include any process exposure in your enquiry; performance must be confirmed for the proposed material and adhesive.
Approve a Trial on Representative Tires
Agree the application method, dwell time and test duration. Check initial bonding, edge lift after storage and handling, barcode readability, and removal or residue against your acceptance criteria. A successful trial on one rubber compound does not establish performance on every tire.
For a quotation, send dimensions, quantity per design, artwork or barcode examples, placement and storage conditions. For machine application, include the core diameter, maximum roll diameter and winding direction. Discuss a tire label trial.
Cable and Wire Identification Labels
Cable identification must be assessed around the actual cable, including its jacket material and diameter. Start with the marking format, readable print area and expected bending or handling. A flat-panel adhesion result does not establish performance around a small cable.
Choose the Marking Format
| Wrap-around | Confirm cable diameter, label length and overlap. Keep the required text or barcode readable when the label is wrapped and the cable is bent. |
| Flag | Confirm the finished flag dimensions, bonding area and space available in the assembly. Check that handling does not damage the flag or obscure identification. |
| Protective finish | Review abrasion, moisture and chemical exposure together with the face material, adhesive and printing method. Confirm the proposed construction by sample testing. |
Information Needed for Material Review
- Cable jacket specification and minimum and maximum cable diameters.
- Label dimensions, fixed artwork, variable data and required barcode size or scan criteria.
- Application and service temperatures, cleaning chemicals, outdoor exposure and repeated flexing.
- Printer model, resolution, ribbon and label sensing method for customer overprinting.
- Quantity per design, core diameter, maximum roll diameter and winding direction.
Test samples on representative cables after the agreed application and dwell period. Check overlap bonding, edge lift, flexibility and readability after bending and relevant exposure. Electrical approvals or flame ratings require documentation for the exact selected construction; they should not be assumed from the material name.
Compare PET label options · Discuss cable identification and samples.
Box and Carton Labels
Box labels may carry branding, product information, seals or shipping details. Printed packaging labels are not necessarily thermal labels. Share whether the box is uncoated, recycled, varnished or laminated, and whether the label crosses a fold or needs to show opening. Compare paper or film faces and adhesive on the actual carton surface.
For variable addresses and warehouse barcodes, review direct thermal and thermal-transfer labels. For decorative packaging, compare finishing options. Provide dimensions, quantity per design, artwork and hand or machine application details; test adhesion and scuff resistance before approval.
Not Sure Which Material Fits?
Describe the container and the conditions the label will face. We will review suitable constructions with you and confirm a quote and sample plan for the application.