Self-adhe­sive Stick­ers
As a wide­ly used mate­r­i­al for iden­ti­fi­ca­tion and dec­o­ra­tion, self-adhe­sive stick­ers are favoured by peo­ple from all walks of life because of their con­ve­nience and the vari­ety they offer. Whether in prod­uct pack­ag­ing, adver­tis­ing, home dec­o­ra­tion or office man­age­ment, self-adhe­sive stick­ers play an impor­tant role.

Self-adhe­sive stick­ers are paper or plas­tic mate­ri­als with adhe­sive on the back, usu­al­ly used for labelling, logos, dec­o­ra­tion and many oth­er pur­pos­es. Their char­ac­ter­is­tic is that they are easy to use, just tear off the pro­tec­tive paper on the back and stick them direct­ly onto the desired sur­face. Self-adhe­sive stick­ers can come in a vari­ety of sizes, shapes and mate­ri­als to suit dif­fer­ent needs, and the most com­mon types are trans­par­ent, opaque, glossy and matt.

Printing Method

There are many ways to print self-adhe­sive labels. The main ones are as fol­lows

Dig­i­tal Print­ing: suit­able for short runs, high flex­i­bil­i­ty and can print com­plex designs quick­ly. Dig­i­tal print­ing does not require platemak­ing, is suit­able for per­son­al­i­sa­tion and is often used for short run labels and per­son­alised stick­ers.

Screen Print­ing: Suit­able for mass pro­duc­tion, bright colours, suit­able for sim­ple pat­terns and large areas of colour. Screen print­ing ink is thick and durable and is often used for prod­uct labels and out­door decals.

Off­set Print­ing: Suit­able for mass pro­duc­tion, high print qual­i­ty, suit­able for detailed pat­terns and mul­ti­ple colours. The cost of off­set print­ing is rel­a­tive­ly low and is suit­able for high qual­i­ty prod­uct labels and pack­ag­ing.

Personalized Selection

The process of self-adhe­sive stick­ers involves mul­ti­ple links, includ­ing mate­r­i­al selec­tion, print­ing, sur­face treat­ment, cut­ting and post-pro­cess­ing.

Mate­r­i­al Selec­tion: Select­ing the right sub­strate (paper, plas­tic, etc.) and adhe­sive is the first step in the stick­er process. Dif­fer­ent sub­strates will affect the appear­ance, dura­bil­i­ty, and appli­ca­tion sce­nar­ios of stick­ers.

Print­ing: Choose the appro­pri­ate print­ing method accord­ing to the design and quan­ti­ty to ensure that the pat­tern and col­or effects of the stick­ers meet the expec­ta­tions.

Sur­face Treat­ment: You can choose glossy, mat­te or spe­cial effects (such as hot stamp­ing, hot stamp­ing, par­tial UV, etc.) to enhance the visu­al effect and dura­bil­i­ty of the stick­er.

Cut­ting Process: Use die-cut­ting or laser cut­ting tech­nol­o­gy to cut the stick­ers into spe­cif­ic shapes, which is suit­able for mass pro­duc­tion or com­plex shapes.

Post-pro­cess­ing: Qual­i­ty inspec­tion, fold­ing and pack­ag­ing of fin­ished prod­ucts to ensure the integri­ty of the stick­ers dur­ing trans­porta­tion and sales.

Applications

Self-adhe­sive labels have a wide range of appli­ca­tions, includ­ing

Prod­uct labelling: used to iden­ti­fy prod­ucts such as food, cos­met­ics and phar­ma­ceu­ti­cals, pro­vid­ing ingre­di­ents, instruc­tions for use and brand infor­ma­tion.

Adver­tis­ing: Mer­chants can cre­ate pro­mo­tion­al stick­ers to attract cus­tomers’ atten­tion, often used in stores, exhi­bi­tions and events.

Home and per­son­al use: Used to dec­o­rate per­son­al items such as mobile phone cas­es, note­books, house­hold items, etc. to add a per­son­al touch.

Safe­ty and instruc­tions: Used to con­vey warn­ings, instruc­tions and safe­ty infor­ma­tion, such as fire signs, haz­ardous mate­r­i­al signs, etc.

Logis­tics and Trans­port: Used to track and man­age goods, com­mon­ly found in the ware­hous­ing and logis­tics indus­tries.