Metallic Labels

Printing metallic labels & stickers on rolls

If you’d like metallic labels for your product, we can make them in one of three ways:

• hot foil stamping
• metallic substrates
• silver electro-inks

Each method can produce very different results, so you should order a Free sample pack to see what the finished labels look like. But here’s a quick overview on each process…

Hot foil stamping

This is the option most people choose when considering metallic labels. (It also provides the best finish.) It’s predominantly used by premium brands to create luxurious looking labels for wines, cosmetics and luxury food products.

The hot foil is stamped onto the labels rather than printed, so it’s a little more expensive. (There’s additional tooling involved, along with machine setup and set down costs.) But it’s a standard process here at PrimeLabels.com.au, so you can quickly work out the cost using our online calculator.

Simulating metallic materials

If you want the premium, luxurious look of hot foiling—without the high cost—try printing your labels on metallic papers or films. Using a metallic substrate like silver-coated paper or PP film, we print in full colour (CMYK) to highlight the metallic sheen of the material—no embossing needed. For a gold look, we print yellow; for rust, a reddish-brown—endless metallic possibilities!

Need minor variations for different products? Our digital printing allows you to print them all in the same run (as long as the label size stays the same).

HP Indigo Silver Electro-Inks

Along with the standard CMYK cylinders we use in our machines, we can also use what are known as ‘spot colours’. Traditionally this was “HPI-White ink” (for white print on clear labels). But thanks to advances in digital label printing we can now offer silver as spot colour. And we can use this silver electro-ink in same way we use the metallic substrate we mentioned earlier.

Want a metallic red print? No problem. We’ll just combine a silver spot colour with red.

It’s also a great way to combine variations of small data elements on labels printed using more traditional substrates (e.g. matt papers).

Order your labels now

Do you still have questions or would you like personal advice? Contact our team or use the online calculator to see the different options. Call us on +34 932 71 64 00 or email us at info@primelabels.com.au Our team will be happy to help you. You can also request our free sample book and check the quality of our materials and finishes.