What is the Pliability - What is pliability??

A property of materials usually paper that allows them to conform to the contours of a curved or rough surface In labelling pliability is important for both the printing process and the application of a label Many printers use rollers to transport materials and a pliable material will be able to pass through or around rollers without any labels peeling off It also allows for full surface contact where the substrate needs to wrap around a cylindrical image carrier to receive the image being printed If a label is being applied to a curved surface it needs to be pliable enough to bend around the substrate and remain in place there non-pliable materials will often end up peeling off the substrate particularly if the memory of the label is stronger than the adhesive Pliability is most important for labels that are being applied to cylindrical objects such as bottles and jars

Glossary

Wrinkle - What is a wrinkle?

Definition of WRINKLE:

In materials, a wrinkle is a defect in the surface of a pliable material that can appear as creasing, puckering, or any kind of distortion that interrupts the continuous smoothness of the material’s surface. Wrinkles can be caused by the manufacturing process or by environmental conditions, and commonly occur if the material is distorted by some kind of physical contact or when one layer or one area of an individual layer reacts differently to another, for example by drying faster than the surrounding area.

In labelling, the face material of a label may be wrinkled during manufacturing, printing, or during the process of applying the label to its intended substrate.

Three sheets of paper that have become wrinkled after being exposed to water.

Here is the Harvard-style citation to use if you would like to reference this definition of the word wrinkle:
Label Planet (2020) What is a wrinkle? | Wrinkle Definition. Available at: https://www.labelplanet.co.uk/glossary/wrinkle/ (Accessed: January 1, 2024).

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