The challenges of textile label printing

In today’s world, textiles are an essential part of our everyday life, ranging from the clothes we wear to the bed linens we sleep on. The textile industry is continuously growing, and the demand for textile labeling has also increased. Textile label printing is a critical process in the textile industry as it provides essential information such as fabric content, care instructions, and product origin to the end consumer. However, the process of textile label printing is not without its challenges, such as durability, legibility, and resistance to environmental factors. Plus, government regulations are strict, and the contents of textile labels must remain legible throughout the product’s entire life cycle.

Let’s take a look at the challenges of textile label printing and how ARMOR-IIMAK’s ATX7 can solve them.

Challenge #1: Durability

Textile labels must withstand the harsh conditions of laundering and drying, which can cause fading, tearing, and peeling of the label. This is a significant challenge as the label must remain legible and provide critical information to the end consumer even after several wash cycles.

Solution: ARMOR-IIMAK’s ATX7 thermal transfer ribbon is specially designed for textile label printing, providing exceptional durability and resistance to washing and drying cycles. The ribbon’s unique formulation ensures that the ink remains intact even after repeated washings, ensuring the label’s legibility and durability.

Challenge #2: Legibility

Textile labels must be legible, clear, and easy to read, as they provide critical information to the end consumer. This includes information such as fabric content, care instructions, and product origin.

Solution: ATX7 provides superior print quality, ensuring that the label is legible and easy to read. The ribbon’s high-quality ink produces sharp, crisp, and durable text, making it easy for the end consumer to read and understand.

Challenge #3: Resistance to Environmental Factors

Textile labels must be resistant to environmental factors such as moisture, UV exposure, and temperature changes, which can cause fading, discoloration, and degradation of the label.

Solution: ATX7 is designed to withstand exposure to environmental factors such as moisture, UV exposure, and temperature changes. The ribbon’s high-quality ink and unique formulation ensure that the label remains legible and durable, even in harsh environmental conditions.

Textile label printing is a critical process in the textile industry, providing essential information to the end consumer. However, it is not without its challenges. ATX7 thermal transfer ribbon is an innovative solution that addresses the challenges of textile label printing, providing exceptional durability, legibility, and resistance to environmental factors. So now textile manufacturers can produce high-quality, durable, and legible labels that meet the needs of today’s consumers.

ATX 7 is a general-purpose ribbon designed to print labels for textile products with guaranteed lasting legibility. This product offers the following performances:

• Resistant to textile cleaning processes
• Designed for intensive printing
• Oeko-Tex Standard 100 Class 1
• Compatibility with Flat Head and Near Edge printers
• Compatible with our entire range of Fabric labels materials (Nylon, Satin, and Polyester)
• Also available in colors: white, ultra white, and red

Along with ATX7, ARMOR-IIMAK has developed 2 additional ribbons to complete the range of textile ribbons – ATX1 and ATX9. ATX1 is designed to offer optimum print durability in line with the highly specific demands of textile product life cycles. The print remains legible after the cleaning process. ATX9 is designed to offer a high level of resistance even to demanding textile processes. It has a strong resistance to industrial textile cleaning processes.   

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