Surface preparation
Dust, oil, moisture, silicone and cleaning residue can prevent the adhesive from forming a reliable bond.
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Answer a few questions to help us understand your warehouse environment. The guide will identify a likely label approach to discuss with our team—not a final material specification.
01 / Describe the application
Your discussion starting point
Review or change the application details to identify the label approach we would investigate first.
Send us your selections and contact details. We’ll review the result with you, confirm the application requirements and discuss whether samples or testing are needed.
Start a conversation about this resultThis guide provides a starting point for discussion—not a final label specification. Do not order or apply labels based on this result alone. Material suitability must be confirmed with our team against the actual surface, application temperature, operating conditions and required lifespan and, where appropriate, through sample testing in the intended environment.
A technically suitable material can still fail if the surface, application method or environmental conditions are not considered.
Dust, oil, moisture, silicone and cleaning residue can prevent the adhesive from forming a reliable bond.
A label applied in a freezer may require a different adhesive from one applied warm and later moved into cold storage.
Powder coat, bare metal, textured plastic and concrete each present different bonding and removal challenges.
Repositionable or replaceable systems can reduce labour and residue when locations or warehouse layouts change.
Forklifts, pallets, foot traffic and cleaning equipment may require protection beyond a standard self-adhesive label.
Contrast, finish, barcode size and print durability must suit the scanner, distance and warehouse lighting.
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