Direct thermal labels, a type of self-adhesive material that develops color when heated without ink or ribbon, have become an indispensable tool across various industries due to their convenience, cost-effectiveness and fast printing speed. Their applications span daily retail to professional industrial scenarios, making work more efficient. Below are the main application fields of direct thermal label.

1. Retail and Supermarket Sector

In the retail and supermarket sector, direct thermal label are widely used as price tags for shelf products, fresh food weighing labels and cash register receipts (with adhesive backing for easy pasting). They are also common in clothing stores as temporary price tags and inventory codes, and in convenience stores and milk tea shops as cup stickers, takeout order labels and pickup tags, simplifying customer service and product management.

2. Logistics and E-Commerce Industry

The logistics and e-commerce industry is the largest user of direct thermal label. They serve as express waybills, printing recipient addresses and barcode for smooth parcel delivery. Additionally, they act as warehouse location labels, sorting tags and e-commerce shipping stickers, facilitating inventory management and parcel sorting in warehouses.

3. Catering, Food and Medical Fields

In the catering and food industry, these labels are applied to kitchen product stickers, food traceability labels and takeout meal box stickers, recording order information, production dates and shelf lives. For medical and pharmaceutical fields, specialized medical direct thermal label are used for infusion stickers, test tube labels and drug dispensing tags, with waterproof and alcohol-resistant features to meet medical hygiene standards.

4. Industrial Manufacturing and Office Work

Furthermore, direct thermal label play a role in industrial manufacturing and office work, such as product traceability tags on assembly lines, equipment inspection labels, and file classification stickers. With continuous technological upgrades, their waterproof, oil-resistant and tear-resistant variants are expanding their application scope, becoming a key auxiliary material for modern efficient management.

Hotmelt/Rubber glue 

This product uses general hot melt adhesive, can be used for non-direct contact labeling of food, medicine and cosmetics. This product is not suitable for PVC surface and not recommended for small-caliber bottles (diameter ≤25mm). It is necessary do a comprehensive labeling test in the final used environment before use.