Troubleshooting

Why Labels Go On Crooked (and how to fix it)

Crooked labels are usually a registration system problem: placement consistency, guides, feed alignment, and container variation.

What to check first

• Are bottles being placed the same way every time?
• Are guides actually guiding, or just “kind of there”?
• Is the label feed path straight and tensioned consistently?
• Are containers consistent (diameter/roundness)?

When it’s not worth fighting manually

If you’re doing enough volume that crooked labels are a recurring quality issue, stabilizing the process with semi-automatic application can be the smarter move.