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Title: Can you recommend a place to have a small CP type label printed?
Post by: alank2 on December 02, 2009, 09:15:36 pm

Hi,

I have a product I am looking to have a label made for.    Perhaps 2" to 2.5' inches tall by 8" long.  It will also need to have five 3/8 holes punched into it.  It needs to be peel and stick on so I can attach it to a plastic enclosure.

Can anyone recommend a printer or company that could produce this type of thing?

What type of material should I have it printed on?

All ideas welcome,

Thanks!

Alan

Title: Re: Can you recommend a place to have a small CP type label printed?
Post by: ItchyD on December 02, 2009, 09:30:36 pm

http://www.mamemarquees.com/ (http://www.mamemarquees.com/)

Title: Re: Can you recommend a place to have a small CP type label printed?
Post by: Neverending Project on December 03, 2009, 11:34:05 am

Is it for production or just for personal use? If it is the latter, could you just print from a home ink-jet printer onto a label?

Title: Re: Can you recommend a place to have a small CP type label printed?
Post by: alank2 on December 03, 2009, 11:36:21 am

Hi,

It is for a product I am producing, but I thought about doing them myself depending on how difficult it would be.

Do they make glossy or textured sticky backed inkjet printable labels?

Thanks,

Alan

Title: Re: Can you recommend a place to have a small CP type label printed?
Post by: RobbyMac on December 03, 2009, 04:16:27 pm

Try your local next day signs or vinyl graphics sign shop.
They can print on an assortment of materials, and cut the holes etc...
Most vinyl require a smooth non porous surface to adhere to.

However, they can also print on some plastics/lexans (extremely thin) for instrumentation panels, guage faces, etc... all with the ability to be back lit.

Most sign shops have small format printers (some use a gerber edge thermal heat process, others inkjet with a laminate) and can cater to small runs/prototyping as easily as the larger volume orders.

Don't blame me when you see all the different materials they have and come back with a gazillion new ideas. ;)