Pad printed neck label

Tagless label printing is “IT” right now in the pad printing industry. Think about it; how many times have you cut out that annoying neck label in the back because it would either itch or stick out of the t-shirt? Tagless labels are so much cooler and better looking, and that’s what we’re all about here at Inkcups Now.

To create a tagless label, or neck label as some might call it, you will need to use a Laser Engraver and a Pad Printer. We used the Cobalt 1000 Laser Machine to engrave the plate and our ICN-150 pad printer to print the artwork. Etching the plate only takes about 5 minutes and the depth in this case was 1/1000 of an inch.

To setup the pad printer takes 20-25 minutes; you need to have the right size pad and the right ink to go with it. Pete was in charge if the ink mixing and used the MB series for ink followed by the MS thinner with 10:1 ink to hardener ratio.

Check out our tagless label printing video to see how we make our neck labels! This video shows a smaller, one color pad printer, the B-100, but the principles of tagless printing are the same.

Printer used in this project:
Type: Semi-Automatic Pad Printer
Brand: ICN-150
Model: One Color
Standard applications: pens, stress balls, other metal and plastic parts…
Unconventional applications: cookies, contact lenses, tagless t-shirts
More info: Tagless Printing Equipment Page
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Technorati tags: Pad Printing, Tagless Neck Label, Laser Engraving

Tags: apparel label, clothing labels, neck labels, printing on t-shirts, tagless label printing

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