UPM Raflatac Direct Thermal Linerless labels
- RL11 - Hotmelt for retail and logistics applications
- RL54 Opticut - Aggressive adhesion for wide variety of cardboards
- RL53 Opticut - Moisture resistant adhesive for food packaging applications requiring high adhesion in low temperatures. Minimum labelling temperature minus 10 degrees C.
- RL50 Opticut - For stick and peel applications. Designed for paper and plastic surfaces: paper cups, lids, sandwich wraps and bags. Extended performance in demanding and hot conditions.
Benefits of Linerless Labels
Efficiency gains
- Increase uptime, reduce the need for changes and minimize storage
- Maintaining Scanning and traceability properties as linered labels while using less raw materials
- Shipping more efficiently without compromising on performance
Flexibility
- Label size needs can vary right up the point of printing
- Can be cut to any length, eliminating the need to maintain labels stock of different sizes
Cost & SKU reduction
- Consolidation of SKUs and lowering material costs as can be cut to any length thus no need to stock a variety of sizes and SKU’s
- Linerless materials eliminate the handling, processing and disposal of the backing liner
Sustainability
- Using ~ 40% less paper than comparable linered labels
- Linerless labels are Certified as Carbon Neutral
Conventional Label v Linerless Label
1. Printing Applications
Linered labels are typically used to print individual or batches of labels. Once printed the single label or batch of labels are removed from the printer, the backing liner is then removed and the label is placed on the product, container or parcel.
Linerless labels can be printed individually or in batches. When a single label is printed, the label is cut at the required length and is presented to the user to be removed and applied immediately to the product, container or parcel. When printing a batch of labels (i.e. 10 labels), the first label is printed, cut and presented to the user to be removed. When the user removes the first label, the second label is printed, cut and presented to the user. This process continues until the batch is completed. This process is commonly known as Presenter mode, or Peel and Present when using conventional labels.
2. Waste Management
Linered labels require users to collect and dispose of backing liners in separate waste bins in order for it to be disposed of by approved waste management service providers because the backing liner is not yet suitable for recycling. Linerless labels do not include a liner and remove all waste management complications and associated costs.
3. Waste Disposal
Linered label backing must be disposed of by approved waste management services providers. Typically backing liner is incinerated at around £200 per tonne. Linerless labels do not include any liner and remove all waste disposal complications and associated costs.
4. Carbon Emissions
Linered labels increase overall carbon emissions by extra manufacturing, distribution and manual labour management of labels, backing liner, packaging, waste collection materials, waste disposal services.
Linerless label manufacturing process are now 100% carbon neutral, and also remove all the extra emissions resulting from the use of linered labels.