Maximise your businesses ROI with a Zebra linerless solution.
A Linerless printing solution, is it worth the investment?
With one of the most talked about trends within the industry, it’s no surprise that more and more businesses are making the switch to linerless printing. Globally the market is estimated to expand at an annual growth rate of around 4.6% from 2017 to 2023, but is it worth the investment?
Linerless label printing has a lot of advantages which highlight how you really can maximise your ROI (which is music to a lot of businesses ears). If you’re newly discovering this solution, let’s start with the basics.
What is a linerless label printer?
Liner-free printers have been designed to enable users to print labels without a liner or backing paper whilst maintaining the same great print quality of graphics, text, and barcodes. Pharmaceutical, fast-food restaurants, click and collect, or parcel delivery services are all examples of industries that have started to reap the rewards.
What are the advantages of linerless label printing?
- Reduction of label waste, therefore helping the environment
- Media rolls contain 50% more labels
- Improved productivity from fewer media changes
- Fewer workplace slip hazards from liner piles that collects beneath printers
- Weight reduction within printers
- Linerless label rolls weigh up to 40% less than traditional
- Flexibility for printing varying label lengths
The need to knows…
One thing you need to consider is that your media is compatible with your printer and vis vs. Regular thermal desktop and mobile printers can’t accommodate liner-free labels. Zebra offers a variety of desktop and mobile linerless devices that are specifically designed for to do the job. These printers have a unique platen roller with a non-stick surface, which means that the label adhesive won't stick to it and since linerless labels don't have a protective liner, the adhesive comes into direct contact with the platen roller. Also, Zebra desktop linerless printers feature a special cutter to cut the labels to size as they are produced.
Another factor to remember is that every manufacturer design is different and will require specific formulations in the adhesive and label coating. Linerless materials will also perform differently in desktop printers as opposed to mobile but again, this is something our friendly ERS team can help you with should you need any advice.
Increase productivity, save money, and streamline your operations. With linerless, you'll see a higher productivity rate, leading to the potential for more orders. Plus, you'll save money on label rolls as quantities are 50% higher. These are a few examples of how you could easily get a ROI using a linerless solution in your workplace.
Will your business be next?