With material costs continuing to rise and supply chain pressures still affecting manufacturers across many industries, now is the perfect time to review your label and tag specifications.
Small changes to size, material, roll configuration or your ordering process can deliver savings and mitigate price rises without compromising performance.
At Piroto Labelling, our technical experts continually evaluate the latest label substrates, tag materials and production techniques to help customers reduce costs, improve efficiency and minimise waste.
Here are five proven ways to value engineer your labels and tags.
Reduce Label and Tag Size
One of the quickest and most effective ways to lower label costs is to reduce the size of your labels or tags.
Over time, specifications evolve, and you may be including information that is no longer be required. By reviewing your design and content requirements, we can often reduce label dimensions without affecting functionality or compliance.
Smaller labels or tags typically mean:
- Lower material consumption or more labels produced from the same amount of substrate
- Reduced waste
- Lower overall costs.
Technology can help too. Replacing handwritten information with over-printed data improves legibility while reducing the space required. Likewise, using barcodes or QR codes to store product information can dramatically reduce the amount of printed text needed, allowing for a much smaller label footprint.
The result? Savings for your budget and a more sustainable solution for the environment.
Improve Label Performance and Reduce Waste
Choosing the cheapest label isn’t always the most cost-effective option.
Poor-quality labels can cause a range of operational issues, including:
- Tearing during application
- Adhesion failures – labels falling off
- Printer jams and downtime
- Barcode scanning failures
- Increased waste.
These problems often cost far more than the initial saving on the label itself.
A label that has been properly specified for its environment and application can improve productivity, reduce waste and eliminate costly interruptions to your operation. The right label performs consistently, keeps production moving and helps maintain traceability throughout the supply chain.
Select the Right Label Material
The material or substrate used in your labels and tags has a major impact on both cost and performance.
At Piroto, we work with a wide range of specialist material suppliers to source the most suitable substrate for each application. Whether your labels or tags need to withstand moisture, chemicals, temperature extremes or heavy handling, we’ll identify the best solution.
Our approach is simple: find the ideal balance between performance, durability and cost.
Through testing and consultation, we help customers avoid over-specifying materials while ensuring labels remain fit for purpose throughout their lifecycle.
Increase the Number of Labels Per Roll
Another simple way to offset rising costs is to maximise the number of labels or tags on each roll.
Increasing roll capacity can deliver several benefits:
- Fewer roll changes on production lines
- Reduced downtime
- Lower packaging and core usage
- Improved operational efficiency.
While the material savings may be modest, the real value often comes from reducing production interruptions and operator intervention.
Our team can quickly assess your current roll configuration and calculate the optimum number of labels per roll for your equipment and application.
Implement a Label Order Schedule
For many businesses, one of the most effective ways to reduce label costs is through scheduled ordering.
With a call-off schedule, we manufacture larger production runs and hold stock for you. You simply request deliveries as and when required.
This approach provides several advantages:
- Better unit pricing through larger production volumes
- Improved stock availability
- Reduced administrative burden
- No need to store excessive inventory on-site.
You benefit from economies of scale while maintaining the flexibility to receive labels and tags when you need them.
Looking to Mitigate Label Price Increases?
Value engineering isn’t about cutting corners. It’s about optimising your labels and tags to deliver the best possible performance at the most competitive cost.
Whether you’re looking to reduce material usage, improve label durability, increase operational efficiency or review your current specification, our technical team can help.
Get in touch with Piroto Labelling today to discuss how we can value engineer your labels and tags and help your business save money without compromising quality.