Raised Varnish

Raised Varnish

Take your decoration to new heights. Craft Brew Labels is proud to add another embellishment to our ever-expanding lineup of decorations. Our raised varnish allows for precise application of texture on top of printed decoration to allow it to pop out without de-bossing the other side of the label, allowing for better durability than embossing. Being a varnish, it also allows for a wider variety of material to be used and is also compatible over matte and gloss finishes. This

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New Recyclable Plastic Labels

Avery Dennison, a top material vendor for the Lauterbach Group, has been developing a recyclable BOPP film that is certified with the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) as recyclable (see article here).  With this new product, we will be able to offer our more eco-conscious clients with an option to make their product’s recyclablity even higher. At the Lauterbach Group, we sell a lot of BOPP labels.  BOPP stands for Biaxially Orientated PolyPropylene .  It is a type of plastic

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MASC Store

Early this year, Lauterbach Group moved to a new platform for our stock product web store in order to provide better service to our clients. Our new MASClabels.com web store has several new features to make shopping easier: Order History Clients who create an account with us will have the ability to view online orders that they have made in the past and make reordering easier with only a few clicks. Saved Carts Have you found the product that you

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Hand Sanitizer

Hand Sanitizer Labels

Hand Sanitizer Labels by Craft Brewers With the high demand for hand sanitizer these days, we have found that our local brewers are stepping up to the challenge and making denatured alcohol in their facilities for hand sanitizer.  Right now, in order to allow for the increase in production, the US government through the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) is temporarily waiving their need for approvals and certain permits for hand sanitizer formulas as long as it

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MASC

Stock Labels and Tag Not only do we produce custom printed labels, shrink sleeves, flexible packing and tag products, we also have a line of blank stock products so you can print what you need from the home or office.  Visit www.masclabels.com Find what you need from thermal transfer labels to mail bag tags, round wafer seals to 8 1/2 x 11 sheets of address labels.

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Shrink Sleeve and Labels vs. Printed Cans

Canned Wine, Beer and Specialty Drink: Shrink Sleeves and Pressure Sensitive Labels vs. Printed Cans- Customers that are interested in 360° top-to-bottom graphics on cans for wine, beer or specialty drinks have three labeling options: Printed Cans Shrink Sleeves or Labels Printed cans have a high minimum order requirement -100,000 cans at a time, longer lead times – 12 weeks, and can be more expensive for small to mid-size producers who are not buying truckload quantities of a single version. Given

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PET vs. Paper Liner

Which is better, a liner made of PET or paper? The tide is shifting and PET liners are being used more than ever for the material that our printed labels are affixed to.  While PET (polyethylene terephthalate) liners are a byproduct of fossil fuel extraction and they require slightly more energy to produce, there are many advantages to using them over paper liners. Economy Compared to 40# paper,  1.2M PET is 48% thinner and 92 gauge PET is 60% thinner,

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Visual Impact

We work with many businesses from small to large. In serving these businesses and their brand, we are spending more and more time explaining the value of unique materials, decorations, printing and converting processes for pressure sensitive and shrink sleeve labels and why a slight increase in a package cost may yield many times the return on investment in the sale of their product. Today we have the ability to mix and match materials: decorations of foil, spot varnishes, tactile

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Labels and Packaging Has to Be Flexible and Innovative

As we continue to move forward through this post COVID-19 environment, pressure sensitive labels, shrink sleeve labels and flexible packaging need to be flexible and innovative more than ever to deliver value results for our clients. We are working very hard to improve our speed, flexibility and agility for our clients so they can take advantage of opportunities in the marketplace.  Whether it is improvement in personal service, project design, innovative materials and decoration options, backed by leading edge technology, our goal is

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Cheese Labels

With high moisture content during packaging, cheese labels can be rather… difficult.  Our cheese labels are direct food contact safe and come in various materials ranging from wick resistant paper to BOPP.  All sizes of cheese labels are available, from snack size and brick up to full wheels.  Whether hand-applied or machine-applied, we can create rolls or stack labels to best suit your application process.   Just like we eat food first with our eyes, especially with food packaging, consumers make

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