Zebra ZQ520 Labels

How Smith Corona Innovates with On-Site Nitrogen Production

We at Smith Corona are always looking for ways to not only innovate our business, but build a greener future through more sustainable means. While most laminators in the industry use a thermal method to cure their silicone, Smith Corona is transforming our factory to better accommodate ultraviolet (UV) silicone curing. How? We’re introducing a new on-site gas generation facility to produce our own nitrogen!

5 Ways to Optimize Your Warehouse (Just Like Amazon!)

You could say operating 1,137 facilities makes Amazon a bit of an expert in warehouse optimization. With most of these buildings averaging at least 600,000 square feet, Amazon had to create their own functioning warehouse networks to operate at peak performance. But the world's ecommerce leader doesn’t have to be the only one optimizing their warehouses like this. And it doesn't require an Amazon-sized budget to do so.

Why Die Strikes Are Important

Imagine you are rolling out a sheet of cookie dough. Once you decide on a shape, you take a cookie cutter and press it into the dough. After removing the excess dough around the shape, you’re left with a finished design. This is exactly what die strikes do to labels.

Useful Label Terms to Know

Thermal, liner, adhesive - there are an abundance of terms in the labeling industry. But what do they mean?