Label printers have been promised an end to labels that leave residue on varnished surfaces and glass.

German manufacturer Herma will use next month's LabelExpo Europe to launch two products that are designed for high-end applications on critical surfaces.

"With varnished surfaces, such as book covers, labels must be removable without leaving any residue, so that new books also look fresh and unused," said Herma.

"If shipping and information labels leave any adhesive behind when they are removed, the books will inevitably be classified as seconds.

"A new Herma formulation, free from plasticisers and based on a multi-layer dispersion adhesive, provides a reliable remedy for such situations."

Herma said it had also developed a variant for glass surfaces that "completely avoids" the problem of 'ghosting' – the film that is often left behind on glass.

LabelExpo Europe will be held in Brussels from 24-27 September.

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