What is the Film - What does film mean??

As a general term film can simply be used to refer to any thin layer of material thin is a relative term but modern manufacturing techniques are capable of creating layers that are anything from fractions of a nanometre nm 0 000 000 001 metres to several micrometres m 0 000 001 metres In labelling the term is used to refer more specifically to a thin transparent or opaque material manufactured from synthetic polymers e g polyester polyethylene polyolefin vinyl etc and used to create face materials and backing sheets in pressure sensitive labels

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SMP - What does SMP mean?

Definition of SMP:

SMP stands for Silver Matt Metallic Polyester. This code is assigned to Label Planet's range of silver matt metallic polyester labels. These labels are made of a silver polyester film with a matt metallic finish. They have a permanent adhesive and are suitable for use with laser printers only. These labels belong to our range of waterproof labels. Silver polyester labels are commonly used as electrical or electronics labels, providing a durable, long life label solution suitable for electrical and electronic goods.

Our SMP range is made with matt metallic silver polyester with a permanent adhesive and is suitable for laser printers.

Here is the Harvard-style citation to use if you would like to reference this definition of the term SMP:
Label Planet (2025) What is SMP definition | Labelplanet. Available at: https://www.labelplanet.co.uk/glossary/smp/ (Accessed: January 1, 2025).

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