A Guide to Hand Label Applicators
A hand label applicator is a simple tool that helps you apply pre-printed labels to products quickly and neatly. If you label many items by hand, this tool can save you a lot of time. It makes the process of peeling a label and sticking it on a product much faster.
This guide explains what these tools do and how to choose the right one for the labels you use.
Why Use a Hand Label Applicator?
Sticking labels on by hand, one by one, is slow. It can also be hard to place each label in the same spot. A hand label applicator solves these problems.
- Work Faster: Apply labels much faster than peeling and sticking by hand. This is useful for big labelling jobs in retail, food production, or manufacturing.
- Neat Application: The tool places each label smoothly and accurately. This gives your products a clean, professional look.
- Less Waste: Reduces label waste from tangles and mistakes that happen when applying labels by hand.
- Easy to Use: These tools are light and simple. Squeeze the trigger, and the tool peels the label from its backing paper, ready for you to apply.
Choosing the Right Applicator
The applicator you need depends on the shape of your labels. We stock Towa brand applicators, which are known for their good quality and ease of use.
For Square or Rectangle Labels (Towa APN Series)
If your labels are square or rectangular, you need an applicator from the APN series. These are the most common type. They have a special sensor that detects the edge of the label, so it feeds one at a time.
- Good for: Price labels, address labels, product information labels, and box labels.
- How to choose: Pick the model that matches the width of your labels. For example, the APN-30 is for labels up to 30mm wide. The APN-60 is for labels up to 60mm wide.
For Round or Odd-Shaped Labels (Towa APF Series)
If your labels are round, oval, or another non-rectangular shape, you need an applicator from the APF series. These models use a different type of sensor that can detect the gap between odd-shaped labels on the roll.
- Good for: Jar labels, bottle labels, or any product with a unique, custom-shaped label.
- How to choose: Select the APF model based on your label's width, just like the APN series.
