1. Because I don't understand the customer's requirements for the performance of printed products, high-end materials are selected in the production, but in fact, only medium and low-end materials can meet the customer's requirements.

2. Because the customer does not understand the performance of the material, he blindly imposes some rigid requirements on the label manufacturer (such as according to the material number specified by foreign countries, etc.), which causes unnecessary cost increase. Label printing

For the first case, business personnel should strengthen communication with customers, understand the customer's requirements for product performance and other aspects, and let experienced technical personnel check it to avoid overkill.

In the second case, the printer should work harder in coordinating with customers and persuade customers through appropriate methods. This may encounter a lot of resistance, but it is very important to reduce costs.

In addition, in the absence of special requirements, some label printers choose "joint venture materials" or materials that have passed ISO certification. The reason they do this is mainly considering that these materials have better properties, can meet the requirements of label printing, it is easier to reach an agreement with customers, and the selection is simple and convenient. But to better achieve the goal of reducing costs, when printing different grades of labels, different grades of ink, paper, stickers and other materials can be used to effectively control the waste in the label printing process.

Reasonable choice of printing method

Faced with various unique printing methods, in order to reduce equipment debugging time, improve production efficiency, and improve product quality to a certain extent, to meet customer needs, label printing manufacturers often combine products according to different grades and different batches of jobs. After classification, different printing methods are selected for printing.

At present, my country's label printing is dominated by relief printing, offset printing and screen printing, while developed countries such as Europe and the United States mainly use flexographic printing. With the continuous improvement of domestic plate making level and the continuous reduction of prices, the comprehensive cost of flexographic printing will be greatly reduced, and its low input and high output characteristics will attract more and more label manufacturers. In the long run, flexographic printing will be the first choice for packaging printing, especially label printing.

At present, in the field of label printing, combination printing is becoming more and more promising. One of the reasons is that it can complete printing and post-processing at one time, which not only improves production efficiency, but also greatly reduces label printing costs.

In addition, when the printing method is selected, if the adjustment method is appropriate, material waste and machine loss can also be reduced. For example, when printing high-end labels, first use ordinary, cheaper special gloss paper to debug the machine, and then replace it with better materials for printing; when debugging the machine, start it at a medium speed, and speed up the machine after the adjustment is completed; proofreading The color is adjusted while the plate is under pressure, and then the color is adjusted after the two steps are completed.

Pay attention to details after printing

When using offline die-cutting, inaccurate die-cutting often occurs, which may even cause a large number of labels to be scrapped, and it must be shut down for debugging. If the inspector does not master the die-cutting standards, it will increase the printing cost.

In addition, in the printing of some self-adhesive labels (especially some small-area labels), the label often exhibits the phenomenon of waste adhesion during die cutting and waste disposal, which is also one of the main reasons for the waste of printing materials. It is suggested that the following solutions can be adopted.

1. Appropriately increase the area of ​​the label when designing the label, and the shape of the label should not be too complicated, and use a reasonable arrangement.

2. Appropriately reduce the temperature of the self-adhesive material storage workshop and the printing workshop to prevent the viscosity of the adhesive on the face paper of the self-adhesive material from decreasing.

3. Replace the die-cutting blade that has been used for a long time and the blade is blunt, or stick a sponge sheet between the die-cutting plate and the blade, and you can also re-make the die-cutting plate.

4. Adjust the pressure of the die-cutting plate through the method of underlaying the die-cutting plate, so that the pressure of the die-cutting plate is even, and the depth of the die-cutting indentation is consistent.

5. Improve the speed of die-cutting and discharging waste.

Scientific management and strict control

In order to reduce the cost of label printing, in addition to making more efforts in each process, we should also actively promote standardized and digital management. While introducing new equipment, new processes, and new technologies, domestic label printing companies should also establish new management concepts, establish new management systems, and use scientific and standardized management to comprehensively improve the quality of label production and reduce costs. Determine product requirements-review product requirements-production preparation-make production plans-product production implementation-finished product inspection-product delivery

In short, a scientific management model can organically combine the various process steps of label production to achieve overall control of the production process.

Reducing the cost of label printing is an overall task, and the key is to make reasonable coordination in the pre-press design stage, take into account the process characteristics of each process, and rationally control the label printing as a whole through scientific management, so as to ensure Reduce waste while reducing quality.

Throughout the production process, the coordination between label printing manufacturers and customers has been running through it, affecting every link of label printing. For customers with clear requirements, label printing manufacturers should try to coordinate the relationship between production and customer requirements according to the actual situation of the factory, and minimize the cost of label printing.