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Facestock Product Guide

Our new facestock product guide offers detailed information about our great products

Product	Caliper (mils.)	Tensile	Tear	Basis Weight	Key Features
Thermal Transfer Paper	.0028 inch	CD 20# per inch	MD 43# grams per sheet	43lbs per ream ±4% ( 24"x36"-500 )	Designed for pressure sensitive thermal transfer applications with demanding conventional pre-print requirements. Its smooth surface makes it ideal for bar code reproduction, and its smudge resistance makes for a durable bar code image. It has a high brightness and blue-white shade for good label appearance.
Coated One Side (C1S)	.0032 inch	CD 50# per inch	MD 50 grams per sheet	60lbs per ream	A top coated, bright, white, label facestock used for general purpose labeling.
Direct Thermal Non Top Coat	.0033 inch ± .00020	CD 50# per inch	MD 43 grams per sheet	20.7lbs. per ream	A non-topcoated label facestock with a bright appearance, and an imaging speed up to 4 IPS. Designed for applications where the label is not exposed to solvents, water, oils, fats, etc. Ideal for short duration labeling, deli/bakery, light industrial and self weighing logistic/distribution
Direct Thermal Top Coat	.0030 inch ± .00025	CD 54# per inch	MD 43# grams per sheet	21.4lbs per ream ( 17'x22"-500 )	A high speed, top-coated, thermal label facestock with excellent environmental and chemical resistance.Ideal for supermarket pricing labels, shelf marking labels, point-of-sale receipts, industrial labels and retail price marking.
3.8 Polyart	.0038 inch			80lbs per ream	An oriented polypropylene based, double coated, synthetic paper. Clay-coated versions will print similar to conventional papers by most techniques with the exception of laser printing. It is waterproof, durable and tear resistant, and can be embossed, drilled, folded, scored, etc. Ideal for applications such as harsh environment labeling, lumber and chemical identification.
Synthetic Plus/White Bopp	.0026 inch				A high yield, heat set, biaxially oriented, multi-layer, white, polypropylene film. Designed for excellent opacity and gloss with a modified 'high energy' print skin for strong ink adhesion. Designed for use in automatically dispensed/hand pressure sensitive applications where strength, moisture resistance and gloss are important. Compatible with most label print technologies.
EDP	.004 inch	CD 45-50# per inch	MD 40-45# grams per sheet	50lbs per ream	A non-topcoated label facestock with a good environmental resistance. The uncoated face allows ink to be effectively absorbed in the face.Ideal for picking labels and price marking. *For use in dot matrix and continuous laser printers.
Red Fluorescent	.0041 inch	MD 26 CD 16 per inch	MD 48 CD 50 grams per sheet	59lbs per ream ( 25"x38"-500 )	A matte fluorescent coated paper. Ideal for retail merchandising labels.
Matte Litho Tag
Orange Fluorescent