Appleton Launches Patent-Pending Imaging Chemistry for Direct Thermal Label Facestocks
Appleton, Wisconsin-based Appleton has introduced a new imaging chemistry for its topcoated direct thermal label facestocks. The new patent-pending technology platform has been deployed across Appleton’s core direct thermal label grades, Résiste® 900-3.0 and Résiste® 190-3.2.
The improved label grades now offer enhanced performance, creating new industry standards in high heat and humidity conditions. Barcodes will retain their dark, crisp image while the label preserves its bright white appearance, allowing for improved scan rates in applications such as warehouse and logistics, and regions where labels are exposed to hot and/or humid conditions. In testing, the Résiste 900-3.0 demonstrated more than 45-percent higher image darkness after exposure to 70°C with 95 percent relative humidity, while Résiste 190-3.2 image darkness enhanced more than 100 percent over previous technologies.