New Development
Research & Development
Downtown Button & Supply and Direct Label and Tag have developed a reputation for offering the latest products available on the market today. Through R&D we continually develop new products as well as supporting and improving our existing product line. In addition, we apply new ideas and innovative technologies and materials to meet customer requirements.
Environmental Impact
Concerned with how our company interacts with the environment on a global scale, we and our partners have adhered to strict Environmental Manufacturing guidelines in an effort to protect the environment, reduce energy consumption and innovatively preserve our natural resources.
Database Solutions
EDI Compliant
We are EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) enabled and ready to start receiving your orders and documents immediately. As an industry standard, being EDI compliant means seamless intergration with new customers as well as current partners that are considering converting their internal systems to the EDI standard.
IBM Lotus Domino
Built on IBM's Domino technology platform, we are able to design highly customizable databases and accept a wide variety of file formats for import. The Domino development environment supports the rapid creation, modification and deployment of security-rich customer applications. These applications can be accessed using numerous methods, including Web browsers.
Barcoding
Laser Printing
Our LS-1660 and 1865 laser printers ensure high quality and maximum speed needed for our 24-48 hour quick-turn barcoding department. The LIS-1865's Digital Microshutter Imaging System is designed for high volume tag, label and form production. It utilizes fiber optic technology, a high-speed digital shuttering system, and a 400-dpi rectangular dot for sharp edge definition and outstanding print quality.
Thermal Printing
Employing Datamax thermal printing devices enables us to maintain the high quality and imagery demanded by the industry. Thermal printing gives us the best of both worlds and also offers customers a cost effective labeling solution. This way we can suit the label to suit the customer, ensuring that we are offering them better looking products every time.
Customized Database Solutions Producing measurable results for our customers
Our data management software is both dyanamic and flexible which permits a database design to evolve as an application develops. This allows our program and design engineers to quickly reconfigure our database systems to accommadate new data streams, processes and other customer specific requirements. The resulting benefits deliver new collaborative capibilites in a user friendly web-based portal environment. So if you need real-time tracking status of an international order that's been shipped or you need to ensure that we have the latest color, size or description codes and table look-ups for your barcoded items, the information is just a click away!