Infographic: How to Determine Label Costs
It is important to factor in the long-term cost of your biggest consumable as a digital printer owner. Determining your label cost depends heavily on the amount of ink required for each design. Another factor to include will be estimating how many labels you’ll produce each month. The infographic below can help make sense of the total cost of ownership... View Article
2019 Trade Shows for Afinia Label
The past few years have seen an incredible evolution in digital label printing and its popularity. Our product line has grown significantly, and so has the amount of available media available for color label printers. Along with growing our product line, we have also been showcasing our products at trade shows around the world. North American Trade Shows 2019 Follow... View Article
How In-house label printing boosts convenience & efficiency
Modern digital label printing technology has developed significantly in recent years, resulting in dramatically lower costs and a more accessible marketplace for those looking to bring their printing services in-house. But what’s the point in taking on that extra hassle? For a start, printing in-house can have a transformative effect on your business’s bottom line: it lowers the inventory cost... View Article
L801 Video: Peace Coffee
One company which has been proactive in improving their business is Peace Coffee out of Minnesota. They currently design and print custom labels, on-demand, for their 15 specialty coffee blends, using the Afinia L801 label printer. The L801 allows customers to truly design what they want their brand to look like – and then makes it happen. View All Color... View Article
Independent Producers: How in-house label printing can boost profit
Improved brand targeting During the busiest parts of the year, whether that’s your Spring sale or the classic Christmas rush, no one likes to be kept waiting. In-house label printing allows you to effectively skip the line, no waiting in line as outsourced suppliers drive up prices and lengthen production schedules to suit themselves. From a financial perspective, short campaigns... View Article
CP950 Overview Video
We’ve recently finished an overview video for our CP950 Mail, Cardstock, and Packaging Printer. Learn more about the CP950 Printer, Powered by Memjet. View All Printers Take a look here:
Memjet Ink RTI, Rapid, Vortex, OWN-X, SpeedStar Printers
Afinia Label Memjet Ink Cartridge Supply Options Afinia Label no longer carries the discontinued RTI, Rapid, Vortex, OWN-X, or SpeedStar Memjet ink cartridges.
Afinia Label and Sihl announce BS 5609 Certification of L501 Color Label Printer
The L501 has been certified for BS 5609 compliance with pigment ink and PICOFILM O-60 White XM1 BOPP from Sihl Chanhassen, MN — April 16, 2019 — Afinia Label, a manufacturer and distributor of industrial color label printing and finishing equipment, in conjunction with Sihl, a global leader for digital print substrates, are announcing the certification of BS 5609 (Section... View Article
Anatomy of a Proper Label Design File
The graphic below demonstrates the differences between vector and raster. Vector Graphics Vector design elements are created with mathematically-drawn lines and shapes and are typically used for logos, text, flat areas of color, and barcodes. As a helpful note, always keep the vector elements vector. Do not rasterize them before you print them. Otherwise, it will limit or destroy the... View Article
