Novelties 2022
More protection for jewellery and watches
with PRIME-Guard Labels
New labels from eXtra4 for upmarket security needs
Birkenfeld, 07.11.2022. Being able to recognise manipulations at first glance and prove them beyond doubt - that is what many jewellers and goldsmiths with an online shop want, especially for high-priced pieces. This is where PRIME-Guard Labels, a new type of security label from the eXtra Labelling Systems brand, come in. The decisive plus of the labels is based on a new adhesive technology. The label specialists at Ferdinand Eisele GmbH from Birkenfeld near Pforzheim have implemented their advantages in a new development with a special security approach for the jewellery and watch segment.
Guard Labels concept proven for years
PRIME-Guard Labels work with protection factors that Guard Labels from eXtra4 bring to bear in principle. Since 2016, eXtra4 has been using self-destructing materials for security labels in combination with other protective factors, such as a clearly worded warning to prevent the abuse of consumer rights in the retail trade. Especially in e-commerce, returns fraud threatens to become a "trivial offence", which retailers are expected to tolerate with a wink. Consumer rights give the impression that used goods can be returned at any time and under any circumstances in order to get the purchase price back. Disturbing labels are unceremoniously removed and repositioned so that a violation of the law is not immediately recognisable and difficult to prove.
The protection provided by Guard Labels
Even existing Guard labels with splitting or crumble effect can impress online customers in terms of discernability and proof of tampering. A attempt splits the label material into non-adhesive layers or causes it to crumble into particles. The label cannot easily be reassembled to pretend an undamaged original condition and unused goods.
The PRIME-Guard Labels‘ Plus
PRIME-Guard Labels achieve an additional effect at this point due to their special adhesive technology: their material consists of transparent foil to which white, almost opaque permanent adhesive is applied. As soon as it sticks and an attempt is made to detach it again, it tears in a defined structure and leaves an easily recognisable triangle pattern on the label.
This pattern can no longer be removed even if the adhesive surfaces are brought back together in their original position. The elastic adhesive has deformed due to the ripping process, so that the positive and negative of the pattern no longer match, which also considerably reduces the adhesive force. ...
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The security effect of PRIME-Guard Labels from eXtra4: a characteristic pattern after reopening
Even with thermal transfer printing, the security pattern of PRIME-Guard Labels is easily detectable after reopening
Once opened, the pattern effect cannot be revised even by precisely repositioning the label areas
Tutorial PRIME-Guard Labels - security labels for jewellery
WrapTags now in stock and on video
Patented label solution for jewellery and watches by eXtra4 Labelling Systems
Birkenfeld, 12.07.2022. Label manufacturer Ferdinand Eisele counts the development of innovative label solutions among its core competencies. The specialist for the needs of the jewellery and watch industry has applied for a patent for WrapTags. This type of label can be printed on in the same way as standard self-adhesive labels, but then protects the imprint itself with an additional layer of foil. A tag of this line is now available from stock at eXtra4. To illustrate the application, the company from Birkenfeld near Pforzheim has published videos. They are available at www.extra4.com .
Technical sophistication in production
The clou of WrapTags lies in the combination of a special folding technique with partly transparent material. It is manufactured in-house as a composite for this type of label. High-precision die-cutting creates label shapes with four symmetrical sections - two opaque white for data printing and two transparent as a protective layer. All have open holes punched through the backing paper which, when folded, fuse together to form ready-to-use openings without the need to remove any remaining material beforehand.
Easy handling in video tutorials
What is technically complex must be simple in practice! Video tutorials on the eXtra4 website illustrate how easy it is to attach WrapTags: For application, the partial surfaces of a WrapTag are folded along their edges and, starting at the imprint, glued to each other in a wrapping process. The two transparent label areas encase the printed opaque ones. The label virtually wraps itself in its own protection cloak. Thanks to perforated parting lines, folding is easy and succeeds with a perfect fit. Pre-punched holes meet each other exactly without effort. The resulting opening is used for a thread to attach the WrapTag.
Protection and seal character
Covered by the additional foil layer of the transparent label areas, texts and codes from the thermal transfer printer are safe from chemical as well as mechanical impact. A WrapTag even survives surface treatment with a polishing tumbler without damage. The label does not have to be removed and reapplied to the corresponding piece, but can remain on the jewellery during the polishing process. ...
... read more of the press release on the patented WrapTags from eXtra4
WrapTags for threads - order right away online!
threads - order right away online!
Now available from stock: the patented label development WrapTag from eXtra4 Labelling Systems as an label with thread for attachment Ref-No. 35 2745 K1
eXtra4-WrapTag with pre-printed company logo according to corporate design for use on watches with metal strap
Tutorial WrapTags for jewellery
Tutorial WrapTags for watches
Sustainable labels for jewellery and watches
Solutions and possibilities by eXtra4 Labelling Systems
Birkenfeld, 07.06.2022. When it comes to sustainability, packaging is in the focus of critical examination. Labels are part of the packaging sector and cannot evade this. As a label manufacturer, Ferdinand Eisele GmbH is taking up the issue and is facing up to the sustainability debate with its eXtra4 Labelling Systems brand. The identification technology experts from Birkenfeld near Pforzheim, Germany, discuss the special situation for the jewellery and watch industry and point out options.
Sustainability in detail
The concept of sustainability is broadly defined. It ranges from the recyclability of a product and the use of recycled or at least renewable raw materials to resource-conserving manufacturing processes and an environmentally and socially responsible supply chain. The aim is to leave as small an ecological footprint as possible for future generations through a product.
The contribution that a small jeweller's label can make to achieving this big goal seems negligible. But brands that use sustainability to differentiate themselves from the market and recommend themselves to their target group must also pay attention to the smallest details. Critical consumers, as well as competitors, take a close look, ask questions and examine.
The traditional tag as a future perspective
The traditional way of labelling jewellery and watches, the classic hand-lettered cardboard tag with a string to attach, really scores in terms of sustainability. As the most elementary implementation of the labelling idea - attaching information to a product = writing text on a piece of paper and attaching it with a thread - it fulfils the most important criteria: ...
Eco-friendly label with loop as a compromise
In order to meet the catalogue of requirements as far as possible and still take sustainability aspects into account, at least in part, eXtra4 Labelling Systems has developed an eco-friendly self-adhesive label with loop: With labelling areas of 22 x 10 mm (WxH) and a loop of 28 mm length by 3 mm width, it corresponds to a popular standard shape, but its basic material is made of 100% recycled paper. It gives the label its recycled look with brown colouring and irregular structure. Reliable adhesive power is ensured by a permanently adhesive acrylate glue that is free of solvents. ...
... read more of the press release on sustainable labels from eXtra4
... more details on sustainable labels in the flyer
Solutions and possibilities for sustainable labelling of jewellery and watches by eXtra4
Label made of PEFC-certified cardboard with natural cotton thread for labelling jewellery and watches with an emphasised sustainable claim
More sustainable through recycled paper: self-adhesive label with loop, optionally matt or gloss laminated
It's all about round now with eXtra4 labels
New circle-shaped labels for jewellery labelling
Birkenfeld, 22.02.2022. As response to increased interest in loop labels with round labelling fields eXtra4 Labelling Systems is adding new shapes to its stock range: Under its brand umbrella, Ferdinand Eisele GmbH, based in Birkenfeld near Pforzheim, has several variants ready for call-off in the updated catalogue.
Stock assortment expanded
With the update of the BASICS catalogue at the beginning of 2022, four different loop labels with round shape are available from stock at eXtra4 Labelling Systems. All offer 17 mm diameter labelling areas, but have loops of different lengths and widths. By arranging the label fields below each other instead of next to each other, one of the shapes is also suitable for narrow slimLINE printers in addition to standard desktop thermal transfer devices.
Frame for precise data printing
In order to be able to mark round surfaces accurately in the thermal transfer printer, a technical trick is necessary: If the device sensors are to position the data print correctly, it is indispensable to embed the label in a rectangular frame. For application to the goods, it must be detached from there after printing. The material frame remains as waste. ...
... read more of the press release on the new round jewellery labels from eXtra4
... more details on round labels with loop on eXtra4 website
... view round labels with loop in catalogue BASICS
... order right away round labels with loop at eXtra4-Shop online
In the eXtra4 catalogue range: labels with labelling fields, Ø 17 mm, rear 34 1774IR K1, loop 40 mm long, 2 mm wide, front 34 3454R K1, loop 36 mm long, 3 mm wide
Custom-made in gold metallic: labels with round labelling fields, Ø 17 mm, loop 25 mm long, 5 mm wide - Available from stock in glossy white foil compound as 34 1758IR K1 and with loop length 34 mm as 34 1768IR K1
