why cummins label

Experts That Know Labels. People Who Know Your Project.

Good labels depend on more than what happens on press. Artwork, materials, application, quantity, and how the label will be used all matter. Cummins Label has people who can help you work through those details.

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locally owned and operated since 1972

Manufactured in Kalamazoo.

Cummins Label manufactures roll labels in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Customer service, artwork support, and production are connected to the same operation, giving customers access to people who understand how their labels are produced.

That matters when questions come up. Instead of expecting you to know every material, artwork, or production detail beforehand, the Cummins team can help you work through what your label requires.

practical support

You Don't Have to Know Everything Up Front.

If you know what you're labeling and how it will be used, that's enough to start the conversation. Cummins can help work through the details that affect production.

Technical prepress artwork inspection and dieline proofing

Artwork Review

Have artwork already? Cummins' in-house art department can review what you have and help prepare it for production.

Materials

The product, surface, environment, and expected use can all affect which label material makes sense.

Worker applying a generic printed label to an unbranded industrial container in a clean production environment

How the Label Will Be Used

Where the label goes and what it needs to handle are important parts of determining what the project requires.

Industrial label inventory rolls batched for scheduled run quantities

Quantity + Repeat Needs

How many labels you need, how many products you have, and whether you'll need them again can all shape the production approach.

quality system

Quality Is a Documented System.

Cummins Label's quality system is backed by ISO 9001:2015 certification with a certified scope covering the printing of labels. Quality is part of how the company operates, not something considered only after production is finished.

Close-up of printed roll labels being reviewed by a worker in a professional label manufacturing environment

In-house art department

Getting Artwork Ready for Production.

A finished design isn't always ready to go to press. Cummins Label's in-house art department can review the artwork you have and help prepare the graphics for label production.

ARTWORK support

Start With the Files You Have.

Have finished artwork, a rough design, or need help creating it? Cummins Label's in-house art department can work with what you have and help get the artwork where it needs to be for your label.

Professional woman reviewing generic label artwork on a computer monitor with printed proofs and color references in an in-house prepress workspace

Label artwork and prepress workspace with monitor, printed label proofs, and color reference swatches

PRODUCTION PREPARATION

Preparing Approved Artwork for Production.

Once the artwork is ready, the files can be prepared for the production process being used. The exact setup depends on the label, artwork, materials, and how it will be produced.

Multiple finished rolls of professionally printed product labels stacked neatly on a pallet or production table in a clean label manufacturing environment, showing repeat production (generic unbranded designs).

REPEAT PRODUCTION

Your Labels Shouldn't Start Over Every Time You Reorder.

For products that stay in production, the first order is only the beginning. Cummins works with customers who need the same labels again, as well as businesses managing multiple products and ongoing inventory needs. Blanket and inventory orders with future releases can also be used when they make sense for the way you buy and produce.

have a label project?

Start Your Project.

Share what you're labeling, how it will be used, how many you may need, and whatever else you already know. Cummins Label will review the details and follow up from there.