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HEAT TRANSFER MASTERCLASS - Our Top Recommendation for Wash Care and Size Code Labels
This Masterclass focuses on producing wash care and size labels for textiles, teaching you how to effectively implement these crucial, often overlooked components of textile production.
Introduction to Wash Care and Size Code Labels
These small labels are crucial for consumer information as they contain size, care instructions, and other important data. They must be precise, durable, and clearly legible, without compromising the comfort or aesthetics of the garment.
Special Challenges with Freestanding Designs
The main challenges in producing these labels involve integrating many small and delicate design elements without visible adhesive edges.
ECOMARK offers the perfect solution
Material Selection
Our ECOMARK is manufactured using a screen printing process with water-based polyurethane (PU) inks. It is thin, flexible, and ideal for wash care and size code labels. It ensures high wash resistance and adapts excellently to textiles.
Precise Printing Techniques
The unique ECOMARK screen printing process allows for the clear and visible representation of even the smallest graphic details in any desired colour.
Halo-Free: Seamless Integration without Adhesive Edge
ECOMARK ensures that logos are transferred without visible adhesive edges (halo-free). A special manufacturing process allows our adhesives to fully and seamlessly bond with the textile, enhancing both aesthetics and wear comfort.
OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100 certified
Ensures that all used materials are free of harmful substances and meet high environmental and health standards.
Durability and Testing
ECOMARK labels withstand numerous wash cycles without losing quality, thus meeting the demands for the durability of modern textiles. Additionally, we offer a complimentary in-house testing service, where we thoroughly test and wash the logos to ensure everything meets your specifications before final implementation.
Additional Benefits of ECOMARK
- Easy Application: The labels can be quickly and easily applied with a heat press, saving time and costs.
- Cost Efficiency: They are more cost-effective than sewn labels, as they can be produced in large quantities with minimal labor.
- Customizability: They offer a wide range of customization options, allowing for market differentiation.
- Comfort: The labels are more comfortable to wear, as they do not have rough edges.
3R ECOMARK: Innovation for Ecological Textiles
Our proven ECOMARK is environmentally friendly, meeting strict OEKO-TEX Standard 100 requirements and made with water-based inks. We also offer an enhanced version: 3R - ECOMARK. This environmentally friendly product is made from organic materials and plant oils from renewable plants. It uses the same precise ECOMARK screen printing process to display even the finest graphic details in any desired colour, ideal for care and size labels.
3R - ECOMARK represents an environmentally friendly alternative that does not require visible adhesive edges and is perfect for sustainably produced textiles. With 3R - ECOMARK, brands can reduce their ecological footprint while continuing to benefit from the high quality and durability that our products offer.
Winner of the Performance Days 100% Jury Like Award
Additionally, 3R - ECOMARK has won the "100% Jury Like Award" at the Performance Days, a recognition that underscores its innovative power and environmental friendliness.
Alternative Technologies for Specific Requirements
If you prefer your size code label as a badge rather than standalone, ECOFLEX and 3D SILICONE are excellent choices.
ECOFLEX labels, made using a screen printing process with water-based PU inks, are extremely thin, stretchable, and soft yet offer excellent resistance to wear. They also allow the incorporation of consecutive numbers or special effects like Matt & Gloss, ideal for limited editions or special designs.
A successful implementation with ECOFLEX DIGITAL is Borussia Mönchengladbach, which used consecutive numbers for a limited edition. More information can be found here:
BORUSSIA M´GLADBACH - MAKE A STATEMENT WITH A STUNNING TONE-ON-TONE JERSEY
3D SILICONE X SATIN
Another fascinating option for badge labels is 3D SILICONE X SATIN. These transfers combine shiny satin fabric with matte silicone print for a unique label that is visually and tactilely compelling. Especially when used in jackets, this material provides an attractive implementation and gives the logo an elegant touch with its shiny satin.
Conclusion
Care and size labels are indispensable elements in the textile industry. With ECOMARK or 3R - ECOMARK, you ensure that your labels are clearly and precisely implemented while being durable and comfortable to wear. For designs intended as badges, ECOFLEX and 3D SILICONE X SATIN offer excellent alternatives. Our high-quality products help you create effective and high-quality textile labels that meet the modern requirements of the textile industry.
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