Loftware Label Software & Cloud Label Management
Loftware helps businesses design, manage and print barcode, product, shipping and identification labels from a controlled labelling environment.
From straightforward label design through to cloud-based label management, automated printing and integration with business systems, Loftware can connect the information behind your labels with the printers producing them.
Design. Manage. Print. Integrate.
Design Create professional barcode and product label templates.
Manage Centralise label templates, users and labelling processes.
Print Make approved labels available to the people and locations that need them.
Integrate Connect labelling with ERP, WMS, MES and other business systems.
What Is Loftware?
Loftware provides software for creating and managing labels used throughout manufacturing, warehousing, logistics, retail, healthcare and other barcode-driven operations.
Rather than treating each label printer as an isolated workstation, businesses can use Loftware to control label designs and printing processes more centrally.
Think of the printer as the output device and Loftware as the software controlling what gets printed, where it gets printed and which data appears on the label.
Loftware Cloud
Loftware Cloud provides a cloud-based environment for designing, storing, managing and printing labels without businesses having to maintain the complete labelling infrastructure themselves.
Design Labels
Create professional label templates containing text, barcodes, images and variable information.
Store Labels Centrally
Keep label files and templates in a central environment rather than maintaining separate versions across individual PCs and sites.
Control Access
Manage users, roles and permissions so the appropriate people can create, edit, approve or print labels.
Print Labels
Make approved labels available to authorised users and printing locations.
Connect Business Data
Connect label workflows with data from ERP, WMS, MES and other business applications.
Automate Labelling
More advanced deployments can use integrations and automation to trigger printing from business processes rather than relying on repeated manual entry.
Loftware Cloud Designer
Loftware Cloud Designer is particularly relevant to small and growing businesses that want professional label design and cloud management without immediately moving to a complex enterprise labelling project.
It provides tools for designing and printing labels while using Loftware Control Center for cloud-based storage and management.
Create barcode labels
Build reusable label templates containing barcodes, text, graphics and variable data.
Build reusable label templates containing barcodes, text, graphics and variable data.
Centralise your labels
Store labelling files in a managed cloud environment rather than relying on local copies.
Store labelling files in a managed cloud environment rather than relying on local copies.
Manage users
Control access to labelling resources across your organisation.
Control access to labelling resources across your organisation.
Connect printers
Use your labelling software with suitable business label printers.
Use your labelling software with suitable business label printers.
What Can You Print With Loftware?
Barcode Labels
Product barcodes, stock identification, asset labels and inventory labels.
Shipping Labels
Carton, dispatch, logistics and shipping identification labels.
Product Labels
Product information, SKUs, batch information and variable product data.
Warehouse Labels
Location, pallet, carton, inventory and internal identification labels.
Manufacturing Labels
Work-in-progress, component, production and finished-goods identification.
Compliance Labels
Controlled label templates for applications where consistency, traceability and approval processes matter.
Connect Loftware to Your Business Data
One of the major advantages of a managed labelling platform is the ability to reduce repeated manual data entry.
Instead of an operator typing the same product information into a label each time, labelling can be connected to the systems already holding that information.
| Business System | Typical Labelling Use |
|---|---|
| ERP | Use product, customer, order or manufacturing information to populate labels. |
| WMS | Generate warehouse, inventory, pallet, picking and dispatch labels from warehouse processes. |
| MES | Connect production events and manufacturing data with label printing. |
| Databases | Populate templates using controlled product or operational data. |
| Custom Applications | Use supported APIs and automation tools to connect labelling with bespoke systems. |
The objective is simple: use trusted business data to produce the correct label rather than asking operators to repeatedly re-key information.
Loftware for Warehousing & Logistics
Warehouses often need multiple types of labels across receiving, storage, picking, packing and dispatch.
Goods-in labels
Identify products, cartons or pallets as stock arrives.
Identify products, cartons or pallets as stock arrives.
Location labels
Create barcode labels for racks, bins, shelves and storage locations.
Create barcode labels for racks, bins, shelves and storage locations.
Inventory labels
Generate product and stock identification from controlled templates.
Generate product and stock identification from controlled templates.
Shipping labels
Produce dispatch and logistics labels as orders move through fulfilment.
Produce dispatch and logistics labels as orders move through fulfilment.
Loftware can form part of a wider barcode workflow alongside barcode scanners, mobile computers and label printers.
Loftware for Manufacturing
Manufacturers may need to manage labels across raw materials, components, production processes, finished goods and shipping.
Centralised templates can help businesses keep labelling more consistent while integration can allow production information to drive label output.
Production
Generate labels using manufacturing and product data.
Traceability
Include batch, lot, serial and other variable identification data.
Multiple Sites
Centralised label management can help standardise templates across different users and locations.
Loftware + the Right Label Printer
Label software is only one half of the solution. You also need a printer matched to your label dimensions, material, print volume, environment and required print quality.
Desktop Label Printers
Suitable for lower to moderate print volumes at desks, packing benches, retail counters and individual workstations.
Industrial Label Printers
Designed for higher-volume and more demanding warehouse, logistics and manufacturing environments.
Colour Label Printers
For businesses that need full-colour product, packaging or identification labels alongside variable data.
Labels, Media & Thermal Ribbons
Your software and printer also need the right media. Label size, material, adhesive and ribbon combination can all affect print quality and durability.
Barcode Labels
Browse media for barcode, inventory, product, warehouse and shipping applications.
Thermal Ribbons
Choose ribbon technology appropriate to your printer, label material and durability requirements.
Need Help Choosing?
Start with the label application, expected volume, label size and required lifespan.
When Does Loftware Make Sense?
You have multiple label templates
Managing separate files across PCs is becoming difficult.
Managing separate files across PCs is becoming difficult.
Several people print labels
You want greater control over which templates users can access.
You want greater control over which templates users can access.
Label data already exists elsewhere
You want to reduce repeated manual data entry.
You want to reduce repeated manual data entry.
You operate multiple printers or locations
Centralised management would simplify the labelling environment.
Centralised management would simplify the labelling environment.
Errors are expensive
Using controlled templates and business data can reduce avoidable manual mistakes.
Using controlled templates and business data can reduce avoidable manual mistakes.
Your labelling requirements are growing
You need something that can develop beyond individual standalone label-design software.
You need something that can develop beyond individual standalone label-design software.
Loftware Cloud or Basic Label Software?
| Requirement | Basic Standalone Label Software | Loftware Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Design labels | Yes | Yes |
| Central label storage | Usually limited | Designed for central management |
| User management | Limited | Role and permission-based management available |
| Multi-location workflows | Can become difficult to manage | Designed for connected deployments |
| Business-system integration | Usually limited | Integration and API options available depending on edition |
| Automation | Limited | Automation capabilities available depending on edition |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Loftware used for?
Loftware is used to design, manage and print labels. More advanced deployments can also integrate labelling with business systems and automate label-printing workflows.
Is Loftware Cloud based?
Loftware offers Loftware Cloud, a cloud-hosted label management platform covering label design, management, printing and integration capabilities.
Can Loftware create barcode labels?
Yes. Loftware label-design tools can be used to create barcode labels containing text, graphics, barcode objects and variable information.
Can Loftware connect to an ERP or WMS?
Yes. Loftware provides integration capabilities for connecting labelling with business systems such as ERP, WMS and MES platforms. Available capabilities depend on the Loftware product and edition selected.
Can Loftware print to Zebra label printers?
Loftware is designed to work with business label-printing environments across a wide range of printer manufacturers. Printer compatibility should always be checked against the exact printer model and Loftware configuration being deployed.
Do I need Loftware if I only have one label printer?
Not necessarily. A simple standalone label-design application may be sufficient for a basic single-printer workflow. Loftware becomes increasingly useful when you need centralised templates, multiple users, business-system integration, automation or more controlled labelling processes.
Building a Label Printing Solution?
Tek Direkt supplies the hardware that sits alongside professional labelling software — from desktop and industrial label printers to barcode scanners, mobile computers, labels and thermal ribbons.
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