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INNOVATION in making self-adhesive labels more attractive.

ALFOPA, spol.s.r.o. Company Košice offers another functional solution for decorative self-adhesive labels. We can apply a special thermo-coloured symbol on the label that reacts to the change of temperature.

The objective of the thermo-symbol is to bring visual information about the product temperature. First successfully managed labels with thermo-symbols were for the client operating in the alcohol business. Blue flake on the bottle signalizes correct temperature of the content of the bottle before consuming, but also during the storage period. As this technology was, until now, applied only by screen printing, ability of using this element in flexo-printing is our competitive advantage. Even in this case our team enthusiastic for solutions of special technological methods has brought us forward.

Except for the fact that the labels printed with thermo-colour are a good marketing tool, they also have a practical function – they guard the optimal temperature of the product’s environment: thermo-symbol signalizes incorrectly stored product if filled up with the colour. If the temperature is adjusted to the required level, the thermo-colour disappears. It similarly works when indicating correct temperature when served. Generally, if the product is to be used at certain temperature, the thermo-colour will only get active when the product reaches this temperature. So the label gives higher added value to the product by visual thermal control of the product’s quality. Moreover, consumers have the opportunity to affect the product utilization period during the whole warranty period by keeping the right temperature when storing the product.

This “smart” colour is supplied in different shades according to the temperature at which it should react. Each case of adequate usage for a specific product is resolved individually, according to requirements for the temperature range, colouring, and active zone of temperatures.

Novelty at the self- adhesive label production

ALFOPA Ltd. Košice brings a new solution of making decorative labels even more attractive. The labels are produced by use of partial self-luminious varnish where certain parts of the label are visible by UV light.

Illuminative effect of the label, visible only under the UV lamp, had been achieved by use of special materials, working procedures and professional approach. The commodities marked with illuminmative label will be more attractive for target customer not only in bars, restaurants and entertainment networks, but also in all the places with the use of UV light such as shelves in shops and shop windows in stores

This information is useful for all the producers, who search how to make their products more special, attractive and interesting for the customers. The effect of illuminious label is more eye-catching than any other „non- illuminating“ commodity with classic label. What is more, the illuminious labels can be applied not only on groceries...

What preceeded the illuminious label product was its testing and development. At present there are 3 colours of illuminious varnish used by flexo technology. The varnish, without an affect of UV light only slightly changes the label appearance. After UV radiance, the varnished part of the label turns illuminious– usually of green colour.

NEW METHOD OF PROCESSING THE DECORATIVE LABELS MADE OF SHRINKING FOIL

Company ALFOPA, spol. s r.o. Košice developed the new solution of packing use –decorative labels made of heat-shrinking foil (sleeves) . The sleeves can be made so that they are separated from the packaged product by the user without perforation that eliminates esthetically undesirable increase of perforation holes in area of maximum foil shrinkage.

This information is useful to producers that consider the sleeves application to their products and need to resolve method of the sleeve „opening“. They are the cases when the packaged product is to be divided in two parts during use, eventually to break the lock seal in the form of shrunk foil.

Sleeve division is simplified usually through perforation around the product or along the seam sides in the place of desirable division, eventually through insertion of thin foil strip. However, in case of perforation, perforation holes non-esthetically increase in area of maximum shrinkage after application and shrinking of the sleeve on the product. Our solution eliminates this undesirable effect. Small cut-up can increase esthetic level of product packing in many industrial branches.

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Shrink sleeves

Labels on roll