Label Printing Set Up – advice please

[Shane Drew]

Hi Dave,

There are a dfair few print & cut printers on the market now.

Probably a thermal machine would be a good entry level unit.

I don’t have one, but I have seen some pretty impressive stuff here done with a PC60. That may be a good start.

Really depends on your level of committment, size of your bank balance, and level of experience.

I have a Roland 1370 print & cut, but that is ion the area of $au70,000. A bit excessive as a start up unit

Hope this helps
Shane

[gizzy75]

Thanks Shane.
Who makes the PC 60?

[Robert Lambie]

shanes adice is good mate…

Roland make PC60 & PC600

best start up package for labels (as far as i know) is roland pc60 or 600. i had one several years. having started with it gave me good experience in dabbling in print, as it made life much easier when we upgrade to a machine similar to shanes.

a pc-60 being the older version of the pc-600 will cost from £1000 ONWARDS.. depending on condition and extras. there are many many posts on this site covering this machine, do a search, its worth the reading.

next step up is gerber edge, 1 or 2….
good machine, more expsive but like the pc60/600 has its own issues. back posts will explian.

for faster labels & better quality go for a cadet or versacamm… new on the market. fast printing, fast cutting and much lower cost ink… machine costs £8995

[Roy Roffey]

hi
i got me a pc-600 for labels and small logo / pics, just a quickie bt how much would you guys charge for 1″ x 2″ labels, 2 colour on white vinyl??

just need to know if im ripping anyone off??

roffs

[Phill Fenton]

As a rough guide, I aim to charge between 4 and five times materials cost for these

[Shane Drew]

Roffs,

I tend to agree with rightsigns. 😕

I would be looking at your material costs per sq mtr (or is that feet in your part of the world?) and multiply them by 4 or five times for the ‘trade’ and 5 or 6 times for retail.

I find it a good idea to have a built in trade price because it leaves the options open for contract work. If your only price is your ‘best’ price, you have no room to move for a ‘qty’ buy.

From experience this should cover your labour and material costs, and give a reasonable marging if they are being on-sold.

Don’t forget to about the PV (preceived value) of a job. If the job looks really smart, and the client is ‘blown away’ by the quality/design/service, this will allow you to charge a better price. The PV of the client will always be higher in this instance.

Just my thoughts, but you would obviously know your market better than me.

Cheers

[Roy Roffey]

hi guys thanks for response,

this is what i also do when costing labels etc. as i do alot of vehicles and fascias the label market is a whole new ball game cost wise. i couldn’t sleep at night if i had ripped someone off!!!!! ( dream on )

roffs