Which Label Adhesive Type Should You Use?

Adhesive Description Applications Min. App. Temp. Service Temp. Surface App.
Permanent General Purpose acrylic adhesive General purpose indoor labeling applications under almost any lighting conditions. Packaging Labels, retail applications and high quality barcoding. 25°F -65° to 200°F Corrugate, paper, packaging filmns, most plastics, stainless steel and glass.
Aggressive Aggressive general purpose acrylic adhesive General purpose indoor labeling applications under almost any lighting conditions. Packaging labels, retail applications and high quality barcoding. 25°F -65° to 200°F Corrugate, paper, packaging films, most plastics, stainless steel and glass.
Removable General purpose removable adhesive Product identification, shelf and bin labels, storage labeling, retail or any application requiring long term removability. 32°F -40° to 200°F Corrugate, stainless steel and glass
Ulta-Removable Acrylic based ulta-removable adhesive For applications requiring long-term removability and repositionability over a broad range of surfaces. May not be suitable for curved surfaces. 20°F -40° to 160°F Corrugate, paper, packaging films, most plastics, stainless steel and glass.
Dispersion "Dispersion" removable adhesive with excellent adhesion to almost any surface and clean long-term removability. General purpose indoor applications that may have a challenging surface to adhere to, but also requires the label to be removed at a later date. 25°F -20° to 250°F Corrugate, hard plastics, metal, glass, paper, textured plastics and Teflon.
Cold Temp Aggressive-freezer grade acrylic adhesive. Refrigeration and industrial applications requiring extremely cold application and service temperatures -25°F -75° to 200°F Corrugate, paper, packaging films, most plastics, stainless steel and glass
Opaque Aggressive general purpose all-temperature adhesive featuring a gray "block out" quality. Applications requiring a "cover-up" label. -20°F -65° to 200°F Corrugate, paper, packaging films, most plastics, stainless steel and glass.
Heavy Coat Weight Ultra high tack adhesive designed for the more demanding applications. Applications requiring very high initial tack and ultimate bond on rough, porous or hard to label surfaces. 32°F -75° to 200°F Corrugate, paper, packaging films, most plastics, stainless steel, glass, rough or porous surfaces and tires.