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New Corona Treatment Unit

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Northrop’s have invested in a New Corona Treatment Unit

We have just invested in a new Corona unit here at Northrop’s. What is Corona Treatment?

Corona is a visible electrical discharge which occurs when a high voltage, high frequency electrical potential is applied to a small diameter electrode in relatively close proximity to an electrical ground. The resulting electrical discharge is known as a “Corona Discharge”. This corona discharge will cause partial ionization of the surrounding atmosphere and can be used for surface modification.

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GHS Labels Deadline Next Year

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GHS Labels DeadlineGHS labels are available now to comply with the Globally Harmonised System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals created by the United Nations.

The CLP Regulation (European Regulation on Classification, Labelling and Packaging of substances and mixtures) was created by The European Commission to adopt this new GHS system. The regulation came into force on the 20th January 2009 and will be applied to all EU member states, including the UK in June 2015.

GHS labels have been created to replace the various classifications and labeling standards that currently exist in different countries. The main objectives are to facilitate international trade in chemicals and to maintain the existing level of protection of human health and environment.

New pictograms with a white background are replacing the orange ones in the EU. Make sure you learn what the labels mean and read the instructions to ensure safe use. Information on the CLP pictograms and on the label is available on the European Chemical Agency website:

http://echa.europa.eu/web/guest/chemicals-in-our-life/clp-pictograms.

All our GHS labels and CLP labels are produced on a PP (Polypropylene) material. The base material used conforms with B.S 5609:1986 which is perfect for transport by Road, Rail, Air and Sea.

Our GHS labels and CLP labels fully comply with the ADR, RID, IMDG & IATA requirements. Some labels can be produced in a format suitable for automatic application and over print.

Shrink Wrapping Service

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New Shrink Wrapping Machine
We are proud to introduce our new shrink wrapping machine, which gives your finished product the professional finish it deserves, so please get in touch for more details.

Monthly News Letter

Alan Northrops have launched our new monthly News Letter, if you have not received one please get in touch and request one.

Social Media

We have launched new Twitter, Facebook and Linkdin pages, so please share and follow these to keep up to date of what we are doing. Also look out for the caption competitions!

We have also added some new features to our web page, especially the button where you can leave us some feedback of what you really think of us good or bad, so please give it a go.www.northroplabelprinters.co.uk

Beer Labels

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Digital printing of beer labelsNorthrop’s have a label printing solution for bulk and short run beer labels. Our digital label printing service can help you with a quality, affordable way of labelling beer bottles under your own brand or design.

 

Multi Design Digital Beer Labels Printing.

 

Using our multi design digital label printing service means you can have a number of different beer label designs printed as part of the same print run. Also known as multi sort labels, this allows you to have various beer label designs printed on the same label template, without the expense of starting a new print run for each one.

So, for example, you could have a beer bottle label printed for a number of different products. With a print run of 5,000, you might want 2000 of one design and 2,000 of another design but only 1000 of the third design.

With our digital printed label service your beer labels can be printed quickly and in whatever quantity you need. All we need are the files for your various designs.

Digital label printing technology has allowed us to meet the needs of our customers in a whole new, flexible and exciting way.

The multi design digital label printing service helps our clients across a variety of industries to create ranges of product labels for minimum cost.

Multi-sort label printing is part of our digital printing service.

To find out more about our digital beer label printing, please complete the enquiry form here or give us a call on (0)1756 700555.

Our digital label range includes beer, drinks, water bottle, and wine bottle labels along with many more.

Is Digital Label Printing Right For You?

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Five questions you should ask about your label printing before deciding on digital label printing.

There are lots of advantages to be gained from using our digital label printing service, but here are five of them that we think might help you decide whether digital is right for you.

1. Do you hold a high stock of labels and order in quantity to get a better price?

With a digital label printing service you can order smaller quantities at lower prices.

2. Do you have to use up your stock of labels or risk waste if you need to make design changes?

Digital label printing means you can change the design and copy instantly.

3. Are you making design compromises because of the constraints of traditional printing?

You’ll be amazed at the designs that can be printed digitally

4. Do you have a variety of designs that have costly original plates and plate changes?

With digital label printing there is no need for plate changes and extra set up charges. Find out more about multi design digital label printing.

5. Do you want to test design ideas and prototypes of labels?

With digital label printing we can produce one off labels very cost effectively.

To enquire about our digital label printing service please click here and fill in the form, or give us a call on 01756 700555.

Multi Sort Digital Label Printing

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Multi Sort Digital Label PrintingTraditionally, printing has used costly printing plates as part of the process. This is not only an expensive and inefficient way of printing, but also very wasteful of resources and time. Multi-sort digital label printing solves this problem.

Multi sort labels are printed on the same print run, but incorporating multiple design variations. These might be branding, colour, language or any number of other variations. The outcome for the client is that stock of labels can be reduced and products can be delivered in small volumes into niche markets.

We are constantly finding new clients with new uses for multi sort digital labels and being told that this technology is changing the way they think about their products and branding.

An example of this is a small brewery client who had been put off the idea of bottling his beer because of the cost of labelling. By looking into his requirements we were able to come up with a label that allows him to have a number of small quantities of various designs without the need to originate plates for each one. This means that he can produce a label for a small run of one particular brew.

Labels are printed directly from clients art work on pdf or another file format, without any charges for plates and origination.

We are also able to produce short runs for prototyping and market research, something that in the past may have been prohibitively expensive for many smaller businesses.

To  find out more about our multi sort digital label printing, please complete the enquiry form here or give us a call on (0)1756 700555.

Thermographic printing

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There are two types of thermographic printing, both of which rely on heat to print onto the material.

The simplest type is where the material to be printed has been coated with a substance that changes colour when heated. This variation of thermal printing is used in older model fax machines and used in most shop till receipt printers. This is called direct thermal printing.

More complex is thermal ink transfer printing that melts print off a ribbon straight onto the material to be printed.

Common uses of thermal transfer printing include:

* Barcode Labels
* Printing Plastics

Hot foil stamping

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Hot foil stamping is a process whereby a die is mounted and heated, foil is positioned above the material and a combination of heat, dwell time, pressure and stripping time determine the quality of the stamp. This type of stamping is environmentally friendly as it does not use solvents or inks and does not create any harmful vapors.

Success in hot stamping relies on the quality of the original artwork. In order to get the best result, the original artwork should be as high quality as possible. The better the artwork, the better the end product.

Examples of products for which we use this process are:

Flexographic printing

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Flexography (often abbreviated to flexo) is a form of printing process using a flexible relief plate. This is a modern version of the traditional letterpress and can be used for printing on a wide range of materials including plastic, metallic films, cellophane, and paper. It is widely used in the food and other industries for printing on non-porous materials.

A major advantage of flexography over lithography is that it allows for a much greater choice of inks and is capable of printing on a variety of different materials such as plastic, foil, acetate film, brown paper, and many other packaging materials. Flexographic inks generally have a low viscosity. This enables faster drying and, as a result, faster production, which results in lower costs.

Examples of products that we print using Flexo at Alan Northrop are:

Alan Northrop Label Printing

Alan Northrop Ltd is a long established family business specialising in providing labelling solutions to a wide variety of industries. We manufacture a vast range of quality labels for many applications. The industries we provide label solutions for include: Pharmaceuticals Veterinary Products Healthcare Electrical Equipment and Switchgear Manufacturers Building Products DIY … Read More

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Alan Northrop Ltd

Airedale Business Centre Keighley Road Skipton North Yorkshire BD23 2TZ
Tel: +44 (0)1756 700555
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