Computers are wonderful, aren’t they – except when the software is difficult to use, or seems incompatible with other equipment or software you need for your business. We’ve all experienced that feeling of utter frustration, (sometimes with a very real danger of the computer being thrown out of the window!), when a piece of work that may have taken a considerable amount of time just doesn’t work out as expected. This is especially true when it comes to design work, such as label printing, which is why QuickLabel Systems have developed their own software, the Custom QuickLabel Omni, to make life easier for their customers. The website, found at http://www.quicklabel.co.uk/, has full details of the range of label printers available as well as this user friendly software.

It would be quicker to list what this software can’t do, than all its capabilities, but these are a few of its applications, to give you a feel for what QuickLabel Systems has achieved for the world of label printing: Designing your own labels, incorporating logos, images, instructions or warnings;

• Modifying the shape of the labels, for a more interesting effect. It’s also easy to experiment with different shapes to determine which has the most attractive presentation for a particular type of product or packaging before it is launched.

• Including barcodes, with whatever essential information is required;

• Creating, storing and managing a series of label printing templates, which may, for instance, have the company logo or corporate image or other details such as brand names, to which variable information can be added as necessary;

• Setting up print queues to ensure that you have the exact numbers of labels needed for different products, without time-consuming work re-setting the label printing software;

• A real bonus for businesses working in the food industry is the ability to automatically calculate variable fields, such as “use by” or “best before” dates, based on the date of the label production. This can be invaluable when there are several items in production, all with a different shelf life.

If these benefits seem relevant to your business, it is worthwhile checking out other pages on the QuickLabel Systems website, where there are helpful videos of different label printers and other accessories, as well as customer testimonials and a series of technical data sheets together with other useful information.