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It's time to Go Tagless
The Gold Standard for Neck Labels and More
Lower cost and increase production efficiency – go Tagless with an Inkcups tag printing machine! We are the world leader in converting large and small manufacturers, brands and contractors to Tagless Printing. Pad printing a neck label is quick, easy, and cost-effective. We stand by the quality of our tagless labels.
Trusted by Industry Leading Brands
The Benefits of Tagless Printing
Lower Your Costs
- Average cost of supplies per print: $0.003
- Utility consumption: 0.0096 KW per printing machine
- 40% fewer printing machines and operators needed than with older neck label technology such as clothing label maker machines
Save Time
- Print 800 parts per hour on a single machine (60% faster than with heat transfer)
- Brand-new graphics (or adjusted graphics/colors) are ready for print in less than 30 minutes
- No drying process or additional equipment necessary
Improve Quality
- Withstand 50 industrial washes
- Soft to the touch tags, even after washing
- A neck label will stretch with the substrate, won’t crack, distort, or break
- Neck tag printing of fine-line text as small as 6pt type
Inkcups Tagless System Advantages
Everything You Need
Unlike our competitors, Inkcups offers the complete tagless printing solution: all machines, inks, and supplies you'll need from a single supplier.
Global Footprint
Technicians, warehouses, sales offices, and distributors are located in North, Central and South America, Asia and Europe. Inkcups is continuously adding new locations to support our customers.
Innovator & Market Leader
Over 3,000 machine installations worldwide. Inkcups pioneered Tagless printing technology and converted the 3 largest global t-shirt manufacturers to Tagless shirt label printing.
Expert Training & Support
We help you all the way through the Tagless process – from getting compliance approvals and suggesting production layouts, to setting up machines and training workers.
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From the Blog
Applications, Pad Printers
October 21, 2021
Shirt Label Printing Method Considerations
Has the time has come to make a decision regarding how to tackle shirt labels on your apparel? The age-old question is tagless or tearaway tag? Three main methods of shirt label printing methods of the tagless variety are: heat transfers, pad printing, or screen printing. For those not familiar with the term ‘tagless’, let’s
Employee Spotlight
September 2, 2021
Employee Spotlight: Thomas
This Employee Spotlight at Inkcups Tagless highlights Thomas, our Vietnam and Cambodia Sales representative. Thomas works out of the Inkcups’ Vietnam office. Meet all of the people who make Inkcups wonderful on Our Team page. Employee profiles feature information including how many years they’ve spent with Inkcups, experience, and education. We have a talented group
Applications, Plates
August 12, 2021
Which Photopolymer Plate is Best for my Tagless Application
There are two main competitors when it comes to plates for pad printing: laser etched and photopolymer. When comparing the two, laser plate making saves valuable time, typically 30 minutes. It is a more straight forward process leaving less room for human error. However, in the long run photopolymer plates will save you money as
Applications, Pad Printers
October 21, 2021
Shirt Label Printing Method Considerations
Has the time has come to make a decision regarding how to tackle shirt labels on your apparel? The age-old question is tagless or tearaway tag? Three main methods of shirt label printing methods of the tagless variety are: heat transfers, pad printing, or screen printing. For those not familiar with the term ‘tagless’, let’s
Employee Spotlight
September 2, 2021
Employee Spotlight: Thomas
This Employee Spotlight at Inkcups Tagless highlights Thomas, our Vietnam and Cambodia Sales representative. Thomas works out of the Inkcups’ Vietnam office. Meet all of the people who make Inkcups wonderful on Our Team page. Employee profiles feature information including how many years they’ve spent with Inkcups, experience, and education. We have a talented group
Applications, Plates
August 12, 2021
Which Photopolymer Plate is Best for my Tagless Application
There are two main competitors when it comes to plates for pad printing: laser etched and photopolymer. When comparing the two, laser plate making saves valuable time, typically 30 minutes. It is a more straight forward process leaving less room for human error. However, in the long run photopolymer plates will save you money as