What is the Laminate - What does laminate mean??

Laminate can refer to a web material that has been created by bonding two or more layers together and can also be used to refer to the process by which those layers are bonded together which can involve the use of heat pressure welding or adhesives Pressure sensitive label constructions are often known as laminates

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Butt Cut - What does butt cut mean?

Definition of BUTT CUT:

This term refers to material that has been sliced into shapes that have no waste between them; the edges of two shapes butt up against each other (without a gap between them).

In labelling, butt cut labels are usually square cut corner rectangles, without any waste (gaps) between the labels. Labels are usually butt cut in order to produce the largest possible size of label within the available dimensions of a laminate and to help create a layout that will reduce the chances of labels separating from their backing sheet during the printing process.

A diagram showing the difference between butt cut labels and die cut labels. Butt cut labels have no gaps between the labels so their edges

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Label Planet (2020) What does butt cut mean? | Butt Cut Definition. Available at: https://www.labelplanet.co.uk/glossary/butt-cut/ (Accessed: January 1, 2024).

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