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What is the difference between an electrical label and a UL label? You’ll see both types of labels listed on the Brandmark website, and both types are applied to electronics. However, the two are not interchangeable. What’s the difference between them?

For businesses seeking alternatives to paper-based label constructions and desiring a higher performing product with faster turnaround times, PET liner labels might just become your new “go to” substrate.

Brandmark is pleased to announce the successful audit of its Quality Management System (QMS). The objective of the audit was to ensure that the QMS is implemented and in compliance with the ISO 9001:2015 standard.

For the horticulture industry, creating labels and tags can be challenging. Extreme humidity, fluctuations in temperature, and exposure to a wide variety of harsh environmental conditions means that just any tag or label won't do. Ordering these products requires consideration of a wide variety of factors.

The label supply chain has seen many disruptions over the past two years, resulting in stock shortages and rocketing prices. Fortunately, things are starting to improve.

Having a UL label is proof that the products has undergone rigorous testing and meet all safety requirements. Getting them right also ensure that your company stays clear of violations. What are the different types of UL labels and the basics you need to know?

Most companies use barcode labels of some type, whether for identification, pricing, or inventory. But as much as barcode labels are used, they are underutilized, too. Let's look the types of barcdoes and how they can be used to help you increase productivity, efficiency, and

Do you produce and ship hazardous chemicals? If the answer is yes, then you need maritime labels. Whether the drum is plastic or metal, painted or unpainted, and regardless of its chemical composition, labels must adhere properly. How do you get it right?

In many cases, these labels are covered by regulations, especially when the product presents a potential safety hazard. What do you do when the product is so small that the necessary information won’t fit on the label? Check out this case study to find out.

It is important to select the right tire label that adheres to your products from manufacturing through shipping. This label must adhere tightly, regardless of any contaminants on the surface, while still being removable before use on a vehicle or other equipment. How do you get it right?

With healthcare facilities becoming single-source locations for people’s healthcare needs, the range of labeling solutions buyers are asked to manage is exploding, as well. You’re busy. How do you find time to sort through all of the different adhesives and face stocks to meet the wide range of demanding environmental and performance conditions each type of label requires?

Are your documents vulnerable to counterfeiting or alteration? If you are a small or mid-sized company, you might think that counterfeiting and alteration are concerns only for the big guys. The reality is, whether you are a small company, a mid-sized company, or one of the Fortune 500, fraudsters will find you. This new document security white paper explains how to protect your brand, your reputation, and your bottom line.

Disaster recovery, legal documentation, redundancy, combined with all of the various regulations—despite the move to e-files, there are times in the financial services industry when physical paper is required. That means labels, and lots of them. But not all financial labels are the same. How do you pick the right ones?

Do you transport parts and equipment in heavy-duty reusable totes? If so, you know how difficult it is to get labels that both stick to these totes and that are easily removable for when you want to relabel them for another journey. Fortunately, Brandmark has two solutions to this "sticky" reusable tote label problem.

Have you ever given thought to how rug and commercial carpet labels stick to the difficult surface of carpet backing? Or problems that arise if they don’t? If you manufacture rugs or commercial carpets, you know the challenges better than most. What's the solution?

Hazardous chemical labeling is isn’t just about identification. It’s about ensuring that people are not exposed to, or injured by, hazardous chemicals, whether directly or indirectly. By understanding the requirements and how to meet them, you protect the health and safety of everyone who comes in contact with those chemicals, whether directly or indirectly, while avoiding costly fines.

Product theft, tampering, and counterfeiting is a huge problem for businesses, resulting in billions of dollars in lost revenue every year. In fact, 3% of the U.S. gross domestic product —$600 billion — is estimated to result from counterfeiting alone. This is why, for many companies, security labels are such an important piece of their marketing and distribution strategy.

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology has been around for a while, but not everyone who can benefit from RFID is doing so. If your company has challenges such as inventory management, asset tracking, the need to reduce theft, or automate checkout, check out the transformational power this technology brings.

When it comes to branding, business, and operational-level labels, there are so many label suppliers out there. Is there really a difference between them? Does it really matter where they are printed? It does matter, and this article will talk about why.

These customer-facing labels, called “prime labels,” are a brand’s face to market, and they get all the glory. But how much thought is really given to the “boring” product information (PI) label that lives on the back side of the product, package, or container?