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Technical Support Help Page

Downloads  Software TSC ConsoleEasily configure and calibrate your TSC printer. BarTender®Premium label design software for any printer. GoLabelFree label design software for GoDEX printers. (GoLabel Training and Info) Drivers TSC PrintersDrivers by Seagull for TSC printers. Zebra PrintersDrivers by Seagull for Zebra printers. GoDEX PrintersDrivers by Seagull for GoDEX printers. Other PrintersDrivers by Seagull for other […]

Warehouse Labels Guide

Setting up your warehouse labels can be an extremely complex operation and making sure you meet the correct label requirements needed for your operation is no exception. Here is a quick guide and resources for you to establish your exact needs and requirements, to let us help make this as seamless and easy as possible. […]

Printer Settings

Adjusting Darkness Calibration Adjusting Darkness with the Seagull Driver: If you are using the Seagull driver and having poor print quality you can follow these steps to adjust the darkness (heat) of your printer. Note: Zebra printers will have an additional option. EIM recommends using the “Absolute” option rather than “Relative” for consistent printing. Adjusting Darkness […]

Printing Your Own UL Labels

Contact The Label Experts to find out which of our UL Recognized Materials is right for you! Label quality, design and performance will be measured by the Underwriters Laboratories with the same high standards as the product you are producing.  This is because a UL label contains information that must remain permanently available to the […]

Label Liners – The Red Carpet for Labels

Sad, but true, most humans walk on flooring but don’t really pay much attention to why it’s there. There are wood floors, ceramic tile, vinyl floors, carpet… the list goes on and on. The same thing holds true for label liners. Label liners (aka backings, carriers or release liners) tend to be overlooked and yet […]

Your Quick-Stop Guide to Adhesives

Have you ever wondered what gives labels their sticking power? How do bumper stickers manage through harsh winters, yet sticky notes permit a movable & reusable application? The answers lie within the type of adhesive. In its simplest definition, the adhesive is responsible for bonding two surfaces together. But given the number of options and […]

Types of Label Printers

Thermal Transfer Label Printers Direct Thermal Label Printers Laser / Inkjet Printers View our full selection of printers. While our guide may be useful, nothing can replace speaking one on one with The Label Experts. We are happy to answer any questions you have about purchasing the best label printer for your needs.

Topcoats Are Not Just for People

Label converters and printers like Electronic Imaging Materials have a lot to consider as we strive for consistent label print quality. This is particularly challenging with film label products that are chemically inert and have non-porous surfaces with various levels of surface energy ranging from high surface energy (HSE) polyesters to low-surface-energy polypropylene and polyolefins.* […]

Infrared Thermal Paper vs. Visible Light Thermal Paper

Save Money with Visible Light Now everyone wants to save money, right? Hope I’ve got your attention… How long have you been using barcodes? More years than you can remember? If so, then you’ve definitely seen barcodes go from simple vertical bars to all sorts of shapes and sizes. Like barcodes, the label industry has […]

Multi-Part Labels and Face Cuts – Label Lingo

Some time down the road you may find that you have need for what we call multi-part labels sets. Requirements like this typically involve labeling similar items that must be grouped together – such as a series of laboratory tests or small parts of a finished product. You may want a large label to put […]

Ladder Style Barcodes – Techy Tip

What about ladder style barcodes? Here’s a trick we’ve learned about ladder style barcodes to resolve printing problems involving linear barcodes like Code 39, Code 128, or UPC printed on thermal or thermal transfer equipment. Have you ever been handed a label with someone complaining about print quality and not being able to scan a […]

Code 128 – Techy Tip

Code 128 is one of the most popular, highest-density linear barcodes, widely used in applications where a relatively large amount of data must be encoded in a relatively small amount of space. For the most part, it tends to replace Code 39 and Interleaved 2 of 5 as a more compact and flexible code for […]