When shopping for scratch-off security labels, make sure your label manufacturer tests their labels to ensure that you are receiving only the highest quality products. If you find that your label manufacturer does not test your labels before shipping them to you, here is a list of 11 quality control tests you can perform before running your labels on your machine.

1. Coin scratch test – Clean and easy to scratch with coins The labels have the right softness or hardness to scratch and scratch cleanly when using a coin.
2. Finger scratch test – Clean and easy to scratch with the fingernail Labels have the appropriate softness or hardness of scratching and scratching cleanly when using a fingernail.
3. Cleaning test – No unwanted scratches There are no unwanted scratches when standard cards are cleaned on the labels.
4. Cytology – No stained labels are applied properly by the end user UV coating to protect against any stained labels when rubbed with the finger.
5. Rub test – Production labels will not smudge Labels will not smudge when the standard card is rubbed 50 times over the surface at 2 lbs. pressure by machine. This protects against smudging when cards rub against each other during production.
6. Opacity test – Maximum security All ink layers are present and light does not penetrate the label in any area when tested with a class III laser.
7. Application test – No torn labels An employee can easily remove the labels from the liner without tearing at the security cuts.
8. Exemption proof – Efficient production Labels are run on machines to ensure they separate from the liner when the liner is removed.
9. Die staining test – The coating does not break. The dies (security grooves) do not penetrate the liner, creating weak points.
10. Oven test – Long useful life of the product. Labels scratch properly when aged in an oven for 3 days, 6 months and “indefinitely”.
11. Strobe light test – Visually appealing, each and every label is run on rewinding machines and viewed with a strobe light to ensure all labels are centered and have a sharp top copy, and no missing labels.

If the security scratch-off label manufacturer doesn’t perform these tests to ensure their labels meet the highest standards, then you could be wasting time and money when running labels on your machine. If you are looking to save production time when processing your labels, consider using the Fusion series label roll which allows you to fit up to 80,000 scratch-off labels on a single roll