Mr. Decal answer to this quearry is as follows;
Mr. Decal answer to this query is as follows; a decal is usually a product that can be adhered to a surface of a product that is in harsh environmental conditions. Such as direct sun exposure without much fading of the inks for many years, decals are usually printing using screen printing method.
In the last 10-15 years digital printing can also claim a non-fading resistance to sun exposure. Decals can be manufactured using this method and achieve the same high quality results as with screen printing. It must be said that digital printing is used for smaller quantities whereas screen printing is less expense in higher quantities.
A Label is usually on a roll and normally the substrate printed on is a pressure sensitive paper and using the flexographic printing method. This type of printing does not last long in direct sun light, and is used mostly the branding of consumer products such as wine bottles, BBQ sauce jars, etc, etc.
The label printing on plastic substrates can be augmented with a plastic lamination to protect the printing against chemicals, water, abrasion, but this added over lamination will not protected the printing or graphics from the fading rays of the sun.
What is the difference between a decal and a label? The decal resist fading the label does not. There are exceptions and other reasons to use a decal verse a label, or to use a label verses a decal, but that is another for another question.
In the last 10-15 years digital printing can also claim a non-fading resistance to sun exposure. Decals can be manufactured using this method and achieve the same high quality results as with screen printing. It must be said that digital printing is used for smaller quantities whereas screen printing is less expense in higher quantities.
A Label is usually on a roll and normally the substrate printed on is a pressure sensitive paper and using the flexographic printing method. This type of printing does not last long in direct sun light, and is used mostly the branding of consumer products such as wine bottles, BBQ sauce jars, etc, etc.
The label printing on plastic substrates can be augmented with a plastic lamination to protect the printing against chemicals, water, abrasion, but this added over lamination will not protected the printing or graphics from the fading rays of the sun.
What is the difference between a decal and a label? The decal resist fading the label does not. There are exceptions and other reasons to use a decal verse a label, or to use a label verses a decal, but that is another for another question.
