Designing and Printing Labels Presentation

Largest North American Screen Ink manufacturer◦ UV, water-base and solvent-based screen

printing inks, flexographic inks, and wide-format digital inks  

87 Years of Inks and Coatings innovation 4 Manufacturing facilities 13 branch locations worldwide ISO9001:2000 Certified

A support service concerned with safety, health, environmental, government regulations and transportation related affairs

Consist of 3 individuals (over 43 years combined experience)

Read, interpret and apply laws & regulations◦ EH&S regulations far outweigh US Tax Code

Incorporate legal and scientific knowledge to a business environment

Communicate and provide guidance on legal and scientific matters

Coordinate all EH&S programs Liaison between Nazdar and regulating agencies Develop MSDSs, labels and any other documents

relating to current regulations Track all federal, state, local and provincial laws Control all hazardous waste operations Obtain all necessary regulatory permits Complete all regulatory reporting requirements Develop guidelines for shipment of all products from

Nazdar Regulatory resource for new building development and

company acquisitions Resource for all of our customers – in addition to MSDS

requests, answer any regulatory questions

Legacy system outdated Needed flexibility Control over MSDS formats - no IT

involvement Graphics Consistency Global compliance One system to handle everything

Regulatory related – MSDSs, Labels, supplemental documents

Live in March 2008 1st time attending Not purchased label

designer yet Vendor booths

• Introduced to Brandywine Labels– http://www.drumlabels.com/– Contacts: Steve Donze /

Chris Campbell

Brandywine Label Booth◦ See label technology

first hand ◦ Live demonstrations

with actual printer◦ Unique Label technology◦ Printed samples of drum

labels to take back

Nazdar + WERCS + Brandywine = Success

Too many label stocks Preprinted labels

◦ Minimal control and flexibility

Too many systems for doing labels

Difficult to maintain Lengthy process to

develop new label

Immediate needs◦ Color◦ Graphics◦ FLEXIBILITY◦ Quick turn around time◦ Control of label design◦ Quality label stock

Endless label possibilities Minimal effort Endless formatting abilities Minimal limitations

Basically, if you can think it, you can do it in the WERCS.

WYSIWYG WERCS data codes

from Subformats Color Rotatable text Draw a Box / Elipses List components Different fonts 1 or multiple

languages Graphics

Copy / paste User entered data Barcodes Text fields Layering

◦ (send to front, send to back)

Background shading Label history And more…

An example of just some of the things WERCS can do.

Be open minded◦ Change way of thinking◦ Look at new ways to do old things

List types of labels with text needed◦ HMIS, EU, WHMIS, NAM, hazardous waste, etc

List containers and sizes with possible label sizes

Determine label stock available◦ Existing label stock available from Brandywine◦ Develop new label stock

Start designing…

Select label stock size to be used Determine what content needed for label

Graphics, text, data code fields, language, etc. Make sure subformat in WERCS includes all fields to

be included on label (more on this later) Determine placement of text as it looks best on

container 3 Panel format, 1 panel format

Design label based on panel format Draft reviewed for changes by necessary departments Make any changes Label is considered complete Print completed file to PDF for archival Label available to production for printing and labeling

product

Same procedures as in previous slide but customer specific information is necessary◦ Graphics, name, address, technical information, etc)

Benefits both Nazdar and Customer◦ Quick turn around time◦ Impressive label designs◦ Quality labels◦ Compliant labels◦ Immediate feedback and change requests◦ Provide matching MSDSs with their name and logo

Leaves positive impression with existing and potential new customers◦ Confidence in our abilities◦ Assurance of quality service

Need easy way to identify labels and their content

Created Label code system◦ Length of code based on available space in legacy

system◦ Label Stock - Company.Format - Color.Layout

Example: 2POR-X31-BL5519◦ Brandywine label stock (2POR, 3OUT, etc)◦ Mfg, Toll, In house, Company, Branch, etc (X, R, G etc)◦ Label format combination (21, 25, 31 etc)

(US Only, EU only, US/EU, WHMIS only, etc)◦ Color (GN = Green, BL = Blue, LY = Light Yellow, etc)◦ Label code (####)

Separate system houses all production related information

Enter label code in system Batch ticket prints Label code shown on batch ticket Production prints matching label code Label applied to product

Ability to automate with connection to ERP system…

Number of labels will increase Need easy retrieval system

2POR directory◦ X / R / G directory

21 / 25 / 31 directory GN / BL / LY directory

Label files

For example: To find label 4DWN-Y26-GR1083◦ Label code directory would be:

X:\4DWN\Y26\GR\4DWN-Y26-GR1083.wl

Screen shot of label designer after NEW label button is clicked

Only 1 label can be open at a time.

Format Tab – Set up page size and number of labels per page (based on an 8.5 x 11 sheet of paper)

General Tab – Internal comments (not seen on label), components DataSource – Connect to your WERCS database

◦ NOTE: Subformat – This determines what data code fields are available for you to select when adding a Text box

Format PropertiesExample 12 labels per page – Printed Landscape

Example 24 labels per page – Printed Portrait

Set up is based on using an 8.5 x 11 piece of paper

Format Properties

Format PropertiesExample 32 labels per page – Printed Portrait

Example 41 label per page – Printed Landscape

Set up is based on using an 8.5 x 11 piece of paper

Format Properties

Click NEW button on the Template Field

Enter Name of field (whatever you want)

Enter Description (max 32 characters) (this is what user will see in print station)

Click OK Add as many as you want Only add if input needed at

time of printing label (ie Lot number, date of mfg, etc).

Template fields can appear on label. Otherwise appear when using the print station.

Nazdar’s Label properties example: Designed LAB Subformat for label content.

Screen shot of label designer after NEW label button is clicked

Example of text properties

Click on Properties tab to access more options Turn text outline on or off Turn on fill (background color) Auto-shrink limit - text shrinks to no smaller

than point size entered

STEP 2 Either begin typing or Click on P

to access data codes (see next slide)

Use formatting buttons to change appearance of text (ie color, bold, center)

STEP 1 Add text box Drag to desired size (always able to resize

box) Double Click Text Box to open up Text

Properties

Data Codes box appears after clicking P on the Text Box (see previous slide)

Select the Data Codes you want on the label Select the Language (if other than English)

Data Code Examples – {IFR} stands for French{IES} stands for Spanish

All data codes after this will appear in that language.

Text fields adjust the font sizes so the text fits within the size of the text box.

Remember the Auto-Shrink Limit feature? This is how you use it.

Different font sizes can be used within the same text box.

The different letters in front indicate what type of variable it is. {t} is Text, {p} is User Entered, {none} is reserved, {v} is Value.

There are many different bar codes available including Datamatrix (shown), EAN, UPC, Interleaved and others.

The current accepted graphic files are: wmf, bmp, gif and jpg

Only a few graphic files are required to create this label. The remaining is built from Fields from the WERCS and/or Text typed within a text box on the label. The typed text does not change and is the same for every product you select.

After you’re familiar with the WERCS Label Designer, it takes less and less time to design a label.

The text is rotatable at 90, 180, 270 or 360 degrees.

The text box itself does not rotate like in Word (not yet).

Use data codes from your WERCS databaseOR

Type in any text

Drag features to resize at any time (box, text box, rotatable text, graphic, barcode)

Create specific text or variable fields to appear on label

Copy and paste ability (within the label itself – not between labels)

List components - (works better for US labels than EU)

Many other features to be discovered

IDEA: Create fields for specific use on your labels

For example, Nazdar has a Photochemically Reactive statement that appears as Yes or No on the MSDS (field code PCR). Wecreated a field [code PCRLBL] that spells this out for the label. When run a rule that says, when PCR is No, PCRLBL says “Nonphotochemically Reactive” and when PCR is Yes, PCRLBL says “Photochemically Reactive”.

Along those same lines, create specific phrases to show on your label using the specific fields you created.

An Alias (Product Code) has not been selected yet. The fields not associated with a Product Code will be blank.

• The Alias can be typed in or selected using the elipses button. (Filter screen appears)

• Products available to select depend on user’s security.

• Different locations can have access to different products.

The data entered will not show up on the label

until you hit Refresh or select a different printer.

Remember the User Input Fields you can create, this is where they show up for entry. The BLUE indicates the data entered by the user

The name of Person Printing Label is not a field that appears on the label. It is for internal use and appears in the Print History table.

For a different language, click, enter the language code you wish to see and hit REFRESH. Label is now in Spanish (for those phrases which have a translation).

If you want a bi-lingual label, you also have the option to force the language when adding the Text box. {lFR}{tRISK}{tRISKC} would force these fields to appear in French.

The red dashed lines indicate the print margin for the currently selected

printer.

To Zoom in on an area, left click and drag the Blue dotted box to the size you wish. Upon release, it will zoom in.

To Unzoom, left click on the screen to return to the original size.

Remember the Label Properties General Tab? You could add a Label Comment and a Paper Stock Comment. They appear here.

The Batch Comment is for internal use only. It does not appear on the label.

The labels are relative to how many you have per page for 1 Sheet in your label setup.

• The 2 Out Portrait says 2• The 4 Down Portrait says 4

Change to how many you need• Sheet number changes

accordingly Click Print Label sheet(s) is sent to Printer

After clicking the Print Batch button from the print station, the Print Batch box appears.

Search by fields Sort by fields Search date range See data entered into user entry fields Print list

Flexibility to design anything ◦ WYSIWYG◦ Easily respond to production

needs Accurate labels Consistency between

MSDSs and labels 1 system for everything Significant reduction of

label stock Control of information Correct errors – view of

Print History

Track data Label on demand

◦ By product, by country, by region, by language

Immediate label designs for potential new customers

Decrease in costs Decrease in labor Quick product-to-market

ability Eventually interact with

ERP to become 100% automated

Contact information:

Alanna Morreale

Regulatory Compliance Departmentamorreale@nazdar.com

Thank you for listening.