Digital labels on a roll – high-quality printing for every application

What are the advantages of the digital printing on roll for label production?

Digital roll-to-roll printing enables fast, flexible and cost-effective label production, as the print image is transferred directly from a digital file to the printing press without the need for printing plates, and designs and data can be easily adapted at any time. The term ‘digital printing’ refers to a wide range of digital printing processes (direct printing, non-impact printing). Digital labels are self-adhesive labels produced using digital printing processes.

Digital printing process - ideal for a wide range of colours and varieties

Compared to traditional processes such as offset, gravure, and flexographic printing, digital label printing offers economic advantages for short runs even with various kinds and colours and great flexibility for changing print images, e.g. serial printing or personalisation. In digital label printing, there is no need for the relatively long setup times found in conventional printing processes. However, there may be some limitations for digital labels when printing unique colours like gold, silver and neon.

At HERMA, we rely on the HP Indigo printing process (inkjet printing process). It is characterised by high consistency in print quality and outstanding print results in photo quality.

This results in digital labels on a roll with above-average print quality and a wide range of colours, even when printing small fonts and barcodes. HERMA can also cut these into individual sheets afterwards.

This digital printing system offers particular advantages for the production of consecutively numbered barcode labels on rolls, for example, even for large print runs.

HERMA digital printing machine HP Indigo, employee at the machine

HERMA digital printing machine HP Indigo, opened color unit

Icon custom design, button Customize on keyboard

NEW: Configure customised digital print labels easily online and order online immediately.

The digital printing configurator allows you to choose any label size. There is a wide range of commonly used materials for digital printing to choose from. With just a few clicks, you can view the price, upload your print files and place your order straight away. Thanks to a highly automated order processing system, you also benefit from short delivery times.

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Digital roll labels in top quality, customised precisely to your application

With the adhesive material from our own production, we are able to customise the adhesive properties and the label material precisely to your application, naturally in the label format you require. High-quality paper and films are used to print the digital labels, for sharply contoured print products.

Label materials in digital printing

Depending on the specific application, different label materials are used for digital roll labels, each of which is optimised to meet different requirements:

Paper with a matt surface and paper with a satined surface: particularly suitable for printing barcodes
Paper with a slightly glossy, coated surface: especially well-suited for halftone printing in black and colour
Polypropylene film and polyethylene film, white matt opaque and white glossy: ideal for robust labels in the field of product identification, chemicals, building materials, ... Suitable for re-marking, using thermal transfer printers
Polyester film, white matt: particularly robust and tear-resistant labels, ideal for outdoor applications. Also suitable for higher temperatures and for humid environment.

The label materials of the digital labels can be combined with different adhesives (extremely strong adhesive, permanent adhesive, removable). For your digital label, you can choose the adhesive strengths and service temperatures of the adhesives to match your application.

Usage scenarios for digital labels on rolls

Digital labels on rolls have a wide range of applications; for example, they are ideal for labels with barcodes or for product labelling.

Created using the digital printing process: Continuous or fixed barcodes

We print digital labels with all barcode types, such as UPC, EAN-128, EAN-13, 2of5 Interleaved, Code 39, QR-Code, Datamatrix Code, NVE Code, PZN Code and other pharmaceutical codes, all with the best possible contrast and reliable barcode legibility. Our barcode labels are ideal for use in logistics and archiving.

We manage the number ranges per customer in a database to ensure that each barcode is unique. We can import customer-specific number ranges via CSV and XLS files.

Ideal for coloured identification labels with a high variety of types

Digital label printing also offers the best conditions and possibilities in the field of product design. In this way, coloured identification labels are produced, e.g. for labelling meat products’ country of origin or for product information on food packaging of all kinds, e.g. digital labels on tubular bag packaging.

The digital roll labels on rolls can be customised with quantity, date of manufacture and sell-by date when packaging is being carried out – and all of the above label materials, including the film labels, are suitable for re-marking using, for example, thermal transfer printers.

Barcode labels: Continuously numbered barcodes on roll labels, small label format.

All common barcodes and highest data security in the management of your sequential number ranges

Colored printed roll labels for meat labeling with country of origin

Colour-printed digital labels, e.g. for marking the country of origin of meat products

Order your digitally printed labels now.

Quick and easy. Online. Your favourite format. Attractive price. Short delivery time.

Select the properties in the configurator, enter the quantity and number of print motifs (types) - the current price is displayed immediately. Upload your print data - and your labels will be with you in just a few days!

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The distinguishing features of HERMA digital labels on rolls:

Label format, material and adhesive properties, all perfectly matched to your usage scenario
All barcode types, with numeric and alphanumeric codes and with fixed or consecutive numbering
High-quality papers and film for adhesive labels – with ultra-sharp contours and print results: smudge-proof, scratch-proof and always legible
Monitoring of print quality for excellent legibility results
Digital labels on rolls with sophisticated roll technology for trouble-free further processing in labelling machines and packaging plants
Also ideal for short runs with a high degree of print image diversity