Axiom has been a valued partner in my supply chain link for the past 30 years. Most impressive of all is the "can do" and "will do" attitude.

Raj, Global Cosmetic Mfr - Glendale, CA
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Pressure Sensitive Labels

Pressure sensitive labels are the most common type of label used in the label converting industry today. These labels have largely replaced paper labels that were adhered with glue to a product's packaging. The name seems obvious- pressure sensitive labels mean that the application of the label to the substrate simply needs pressure to stick. Pressure sensitive labels are chosen over glue applications because of the smooth look it creates, contouring around a product's packaging as well as its longevity.

Because pressure sensitive adhesives are sensitive to hot and cold temperatures, special adhesives are used in order to assure the labels hold up in these more extreme environments. 

Cold Foil
Cold Foil is an affordable printing solution for creating attractive metallic effects on pressure sensitive labels.
2D Bar Codes
2D Bar Codes are becoming a mainstream way to use packaging space to get more information to the consumer- whether images, copy, or the company website.
Consecutive Numbering
Whether for inventory or security purposes, at Axiom we can incorporate consecutive and alpha numeric numbering into your custom pressure sensitive label solution.

Case Study: Memoire Perfume
An ultra high end marketer of fragrances and personal care products needed a high-end label to accent a beautiful fragrance line housed in an imported glass bottle. The bottle’s four panel design was perfect for a custom label that was not only printed beautifully on the front, but also on the back so visible when looking at the bottle straight on. This effect needed to be high end in graphics while practical in application as it was going to be replicated over four different fragrances.

Axiom not only promised excellence when printing the challenging graphics but also in the results the company would get when printing a pattern on the back. In order to do this, the label was printed utilizing 5 colors on the flexographic press and a 4 color pattern sub printed on a clear polypropylene. The label was then off-line hot stamped, laminated, and die-cut, all with very tight tolerances.

In the end, the customer received a beautiful 10 color, 2 sided custom label with a hot stamp that showed off the beautiful fragrances in time for their holiday launch. Axiom proved its ability to think outside of the box and combine different printing techniques in order to achieve the vision of the product marketer.
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