Permanent labeling applications may always be a relevant topic, but that doesn’t mean the field is not evolving. Paradigms shift over time; I likely would have told you in the not-too-recent past that permanent rubber-based adhesives were not appropriate for high- or low-temperature applications, but we have seen a lot of interest in these adhesives lately and the technology has improved substantially to the point that all-temperature hot-melt (rubber-based) adhesives are now compelling options.

The world has a major counterfeiting problem. Counterfeiting is an issue not only with currency, but in luxury and everyday goods markets, as well as dangerous realms such as pharmaceuticals and chemicals.

Across industries and across the world there exist applications that require deployment of durable labels to maintain compliance with regulations and specifications. These labels typically convey pertinent information about the products to which they adhere, offering warnings of danger, instructions for safe handling or usage, and other crucial messaging. As a result, it is crucial that these labels go on and stay on a substrate, while also standing up to whatever conditions an environment may throw at them.

This post kicks off a five-part blog series on permanent labeling applications by guest contributor Kim Hensley, who serves as Manager, Films in the Mactac® Performance Adhesives Group. The Permanent Record will discuss the latest trends in permanent labeling, as well as best practices for creating labels that will last in various long-term applications.