Innovative point of purchase solutions

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Bottle Neck Tags - Specialties Graphic Finishers

Does your customer want their beverage product to stand out from the crowd and give it the attention it deserves? Bottle neckers, also called bottle neck tags or bottle neck hangers, are becoming an increasingly popular point of purchase technique for beverage producers.

The product I’m showing this week is not just functional and innovative, but also simple to produce. A bottle neck hanger is often just a 4 page sheet that is die cut. This bottle neck hang tag combines a regular miniature saddle stitched booklet with a die cut backer that bends on the perforated line and then hooks onto the neck of a beverage bottle.

Bottle Neck Tags - Specialties Graphic Finishers

Bottle Neck Tags - Specialties Graphic Finishers

Production for saddle stitched bottle neckers requires processes like die cutting, plow and buckle folding and regular saddle stitching.  This is one of the most functional pieces we have ever produced.  If you need ideas for innovative, functional products, please give us a call.

Bottle Neck Tags - Specialties Graphic Finishers

Decorative Etched Plates

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Decorative Etched Plates

Decorative Etched Plates

Decorative Etched Plates

Etched metal plates aren’t just for name tags and signs. We add them to rigid boxes and case wrapped books for that final touch. Etched plates are just one of the many embellishments we source to help customers create distinguished rigid boxes and case wrapped books.

Decorative Etched Plates

As I mention in the video, over the years we’ve dealt with three different suppliers of metal plates. All three suppliers are dependable, produce consistently high quality and deliver on time! The application of a printed metal plate to a box or book cover really does elevate the perceived value and appearance of the product.

The next time a rigid box or hardcover book job comes across your desk, please give us a call!

12” Loop Machine Strung Hang Tags!

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Tag Stringing has been around for a long time, but that doesn’t mean we don’t keep innovating and adding new processes to our customers. We recently added new machines that can string hang tags with 12” loops AUTOMATICALLY! You read that correctly. Do you have a tag stringing job that your supplier says they can’t do automatically (and you don’t want to pay for the tags to be hand strung)? Give us a call!

Not only are we one of the few suppliers that can string hang tags with 12” loops, we also produce plastic hang tags, large hole hang tags and eyelet hang tags.

Our machinery also enables us to offer tag stringing for these types of tags:

  • Paste bound booklet tags
  • Saddle stitched booklet tags
  • Miniature or oversized tags
  • Diecut tags

Hang Tags

The hole in the tag above is extra-large. This isn’t a problem for us! Give us a call if your customer is asking for an unusual tag.

Hang Tags

We can also do tag stringing with eyelets. This increases durability and ensures the string doesn’t tear through the tag.

The above image shows a plastic tag that we can now string. Plastic tags are a great option for outdoor environments or where they need to be water resistant or waterproof.

Contact our sales team when you have a tag stringing job that your unusual supplier can’t do automatically.

Gord McGinn
gord@sgfteam.ca
Ext. 330

Shelley Davidson
shelley@sgfteam.ca
Ext. 321

Wire Hang Tags

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Wire Hang Tags – Specialties Graphic Finishers

Wire Hang Tags

We have ANOTHER new machine! We’ve been busy responding to market demand for a wider range of hang tag sizes and materials. This new tag wiring machine is fully automatic and applies wire, instead of string or thread, to hang tags.

Applying wire is a great, durable option for industrial applications. The machine uses 40lb spools of wire, thread the wire through the tag hole and then cuts the wire to the specified length. The two ends are left loose to be later tied around an end product.

Wire Hang Tags

We work with American and Canadian printers to produce unusual sizes of hang tags and use unusual hang tag materials. Our extensive line of tag stringing and tag wiring machines gives us the capacity to do large runs.

Simply put: We have a massive tag stringing capacity.

We offer three options for hang tag hole reinforcement: Add paper patches to the eyelet hole; add metal eyelets; or apply clear plastic mylar to reinforce the hole.

Specialties Graphic Finishers

NEW METALLIC TAG STRINGING COLOURS

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Tag Stringing

Tag Stringing

What’s new in the world of Tag Stringing and Hang Tags? What we’re noticing in the Tag Stringing market is a growing demand for a wider range of colours and styles of string. I’m showing two shiny metallic options here. While gold and silver are standard options now, more metallic string colours are being added to the market regularly.

Tag Stringing

Tag Stringing

Part of the increased demand for more string colours is because of the uptick in the Tag Stringing market. Retail purchases continue to increase and companies are continually having to find ways to make their products stand out on store shelves.

“A picture is worth a thousand words; and a sample is worth a thousand pictures!” Need a sample? Please ask us for one! E-mail us at norm@sgfteam.ca

Loose Hang Tags

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Loose Hang Tags

Tag Stringing is a product we do regularly, producing millions each year. We do it automatically using machinery that punches a hole, feeds the string through the hole, and then ties a knot. Tag Stringing produces a tag that has a closed ended loop that can be hooked over or stretched around a product (e.g. bottles, toys, etc.).

Loose Hang Tags

The image above shows traditional Hang Tags with a tied knot.

Loose Hang Tags

Loose Hang Tags

The two images above show the same Hang Tag with traditional and loose ends.

The image above shows how we loop the string through the Hang Tag, so the string stays attached while leaving the ends loose.

Loose Hang Tags

The application for Hang Tags is growing, but for some items, like a carton handle or clothing label, how do you attach a closed loop? That’s when a client needs what we call Loose Hang Tags or Tag Looping. This process leaves the two ends untied, ready for the end user to tie the tag around an item. This is a new service we offer, and we can do it automatically!

If your client needs a traditional Hang Tag or a Loose Hang Tag, make us your first call!

Tag Stringing

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Tag Stringing has been around for a long time, but that doesn’t mean we don’t keep innovating and adding new processes to our customers. We’ve recently added some NEW Tag Stringing innovations like the ability to string plastic tags, tags with extra-large holes and tags with eyelets! Our machinery also enables us to offer tag stringing for these types of tags:

  • Paste bound booklet tags
  • Saddle-stitched booklet tags
  • Miniature or oversized tags
  • Diecut tags

Tag Stringing

The hole in the tag above is extra-large. This isn’t a problem for us! Give us a call if your customer is asking for an unusual tag.

Tag Stringing

We can also do tag stringing with eyelets. This increases durability and ensures the string doesn’t tear through the tag.

Tag Stringing

Tag Stringing

The above two images show a plastic tag that we can now string. Plastic tags are a great option for outdoor environments or where they need to be water-resistant or waterproof.

Tag Stringing

We can string tags that are die-cut into virtually any shape.

String comes in numerous colours and can be matched to the tag graphics.

For more information please contact us.

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