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FANFOLD LABELS

Lizard Labels manufacture standard and bespoke fanfold self-adhesive labels, either printed or plain. They are available either butt cut or die cut and we offer a variety of sizes, finishes and colours that will suit most applications.

Fanfold labels offer the benefit of lying flatter than typical, rolled barcode labels. A compatible printer can hold more continuous fan folded labels than their rolled counterpart, allowing for less frequent roll changes during high volume applications.

Fan-fold labels are usually positioned behind or below the printer and fed into the printer through a slot at the back or in the base of the printer. There are some advantages of using fan-fold labels with thermal transfer/direct thermal barcode label printers instead or labels in roll format.

For example, fan-fold labels do not need cores so cost can work out lower than roll labels. It is often likely that you will get more labels in each carton because fanfold labels are more densely packed and fit better in rectangular cartons.

Fanfold labels benefits

  • No use of cores leads to less waste.
  • More labels per box as fan folded label, tags & tickets are more densely packed.
  • Reduced storage space required.
  • Improved printer uptime through less roll changes.

Fanfold labels are the best label type to go for high-volume printing. Similar to roll labels, fanfold labels are also mounted on a continuous liner but are stacked and folded similar to a fan, thus its name.

Typically, fanfold labels can contain more individual labels than rolled labels, as they are used in printing without the need to mount them inside a label printer. When using fanfold labels, you can usually place them behind the printer and run them through a slot at the back of the printer, and then into the printer roller.

Since fanfold labels are not installed inside a printer, there is no limit to how many labels are in a single package of a fanfold label. Fanfold labels can contain 500 labels up to 2000 per pack!  This gives an advantage over roll labels in the case of large-scale printing.

On the other hand, they are prone to outside elements such as dirt and spillages. You may need to provide cover for the labels. As for mobile printing, fanfold labels cannot be a reliable material, as it is bulky and needs a wider desk area to set up.

Fanfold labels are also much easier to store as they can contain more labels per box and are densely packed.