Did you know that not all in-house barcode label printing solutions are cost-effective? Sacrificing cost over quality can lead to poor printing quality, damaged equipment, costly fines, and decreased productivity, resulting in higher operational costs. What impact would those problems have on your business?
Barcodes are more than simply applying ink to paper, using consumer grade printers and cheap software packages. Barcode labeling is a complete ecosystem that can help decrease costs and achieve higher levels of customer satisfaction. Choosing the right barcode label for your business can impact everything from the lifespan of your printhead to operational efficiency.

With Zebra’s Z-Essential barcode labels, you get a label product that is designed, produced, and rigorously pre-tested to ensure consistent, optimized performance which is a cost-effective solution. The specialists at Imprint can help you understand the best label to suit your business needs.
Imprint is different from other licensed vendors. Their specialists understand high-volume, industrial, B2B needs. Spending money on quality products and services means you save more in resources and equipment in the long run. At Imprint, it is about the relationship, not the sale.
Defining Z-Essentials Barcode Labels

Z-Essentials barcode labels range from direct thermal labels with a permanent acrylic adhesive to direct thermal top-coated paper. You can get a label with an uncoated facestock for applications that have a high volume, short shelf life, or are used within a controlled environment. For labels that can be used on a variety of surfaces and environments, you can get a label with a protective topcoat.
Zebra’s barcode labels are subjected to a rigorous 23-point ISO 9001:2008 certified quality process by a team of dedicated material sciences experts. The raw materials are inspected prior to production and during manufacturing. Once the products are finished, they are then subjected to a rigorous 26-point ISO 9001:2008 certified quality approval process that evaluates print quality, printer wear and tear, and application testing.
Market and Application Use for the Z-Essentials Barcode Label
Get a barcode label that is purposefully designed for a wide range of high-volume short-term applications, or a variety of environments, and is easy to use and will remain scannable for a longer period. The Z-Essentials labels deliver high-resolution prints with sharp text, graphics, and barcodes for good print image quality with sharper image definition. The Z-Essentials label is ideal for use in the following markets and applications:
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- Transportation and Logistics
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- Shipping
- Cross docking
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- Retail
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- Shipping
- Price label
- Shelf label
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- Warehousing
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- Shipping
- Picking
- Receiving
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- Manufacturing
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- Shipping
- Work-in-process
- Product identification
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- Other
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- eCommerce shipping labels
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- Transportation and Logistics

Great Quality at an Affordable Price

Printing barcode labels from your facility provides 24/7 reliability to help reduce downtime, lower costs, and increases control over the label production process within your facility. When you print your own barcode labels, you can print what you need, when you need them, with the exact information needed on the label. And with great quality.
The Z-Essentials barcode labels are part of Zebra Certified Supplies, which can help your business achieve goals set, no matter your industry. With the great quality and affordability of Z-Essentials barcode labels, you can print barcode labels in-house that will help you with compliance measures. Want to try the labels before committing to a large purchase? Ask the specialists at Imprint about ordering a sample on Zebra’s new and improved Supplies Hub.
The Experts You Need to Maintain Your Barcode Labeling Ecosystem
Zebra Technologies is an expert in the barcoding technology field with their rigorous testing of their own products, and is one of the largest converters of barcode labels in the USA. Customers who have switched from overengineered and underperforming labels to Zebra Certified Supplies have seen up to $800,000 in savings per year with 68% greater printing output.
Imprint Enterprises, a Premiere Solution Partner with Zebra, understands the entire ecosystem of printing barcode labels at your own facility, from the printer, the ribbon, the labels, and the printhead, to servicing your equipment and keeping your label supplies in stock. Imprints specialists can help you determine the best Z-Essentials barcode label to move your business forward with a cost-effective solution.

Imprint is different from other licensed vendors. Their specialists understand high-volume, industrial, B2B needs. Spending money on quality products and services means you save more in resources and equipment in the long run. At Imprint, it is about the relationship, not the sale.
Contact Imprint Enterprises today to discuss Zebra’s Z-Essential barcode labeling solutions that are best for you.