The market has become pretty dynamic nowadays, and for a small to medium sized manufacturing company to thrive, you will need to keep up with the changing trends. This means that from time to time, you may require changing the labels on their products to give them a hype modern look to keep up with the competition. All manufacturers need to be flexible in their production and cost efficient. For these reasons, it is wise for a company to start printing your own labels. Here is a detailed look at why it would make sense to print your own labels:
Reduced Costs
Sometimes, when you come up with a custom product, you only need to print a few labels at a time depending on the orders placed. You have total control on the print runs and the speed at which you receive the necessary labels. Most label printers have a minimum of 500 labels per order and this may cost too much. You need to invest in an in-house label printer to do the job for you.
Last Minute Design Changes
It is not unusual for a product to have last minute changes on the ingredients used. This mostly happens in the food industry. If you rely on pre-ordered labels, then that means you’d have to toss all the labels away and have fresh ones printed. Printing your own labels in-house saves you from wasting your precious labels in case of abrupt changes. You simply save your design to your computer in pdf form and edit when needed.
Fast Turnaround Time
Sometimes it happens that label printers delay in delivering orders and this can cause a manufacturing company to come to a halt until the labels are delivered. This means a loss of revenue and time for the company. You can simply avoid such situations by investing in a fast printer that ensures you have enough supply of labels at all times.
Design Flexibility
Small to medium sized companies usually create seasonal offerings of their products in small batches. This means that they need to change the design on the label. Usually, a manufacturer is advised to approve the design on the labels before giving a go-ahead for mass production. If the company is using the services of a label printer, then they need to keep getting proofs of the design and this costs extra and also wastes a lot of time. When you decide to print your own labels, you immediately work on changes that need to be done before printing the final label design.
Reduce Waste
When using label printing companies to do your labels, you have to order labels in estimated numbers. As you have read earlier on, you may need to change the label design or information and that means you need to discard all labels that are not in use. Printing your own labels ensures that you get to print the exact amount of labels you need thus reducing wastage.
At Cut Sheet Labels, we can provider label printers as well as the label supplies that you need in order to start printing your own labels as an in-house procedure. Talk to us today and find out more!