Label printing templates
Label Printing Templates: Save Hours with Labacus Innovator® and Silver Fox®
Making label design as simple as type, print, apply.
The need for clear, durable labeling in control cabinets, switch panels, on cables and on conduits is growing in every industry. From safety and compliance to faster maintenance, good labeling is no longer optional.
Printing labels in-house with the right device and material solves common issues like long lead times, higher costs for small changes and extra admin whenever text or standards change. A thermal transfer printer such as Fox-in-a-Box®, combined with purpose-built labeling equipment and software, gives you fast, flexible control over your cable labeling and panel marking.
The one big frustration that often remains is template setup. That is exactly what Silver Fox® has removed with Labacus Innovator® and product-matched label printing templates.
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Step 1
Open Labacus Innovator® and choose the Silver Fox® label product you are using.
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Select the matching, preconfigured template and add or import your data from the best available source.
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Step 3
Print on Fox-in-a-Box®, apply the labels and move on – no manual alignment or repeated test prints.
Templates that match the product
Instead of building layouts from scratch, you choose a product-specific template, drop in your data and print professional labels in minutes.
1. In-house vs outsourced
Why in-house label printing is becoming essential
Relying on external print services often means slow turnaround and inflexibility. When you need to update a symbol, add a new warning or adjust a standard, you may find yourself waiting days for changes that only take seconds on screen.
Typical pain points with external printing
- Long lead times that delay commissioning or remedial work.
- Higher costs for small, incremental changes to text or layouts.
- Extra admin whenever standards, drawings or naming conventions change.
Printing labels in-house with Fox-in-a-Box® and the correct Silver Fox® materials gives you fast, flexible control over label production. That leaves just one bottleneck: designing and aligning the template. Silver Fox® removes that bottleneck by providing product-matched templates through Labacus Innovator® and online product pages.
2. Templates that do the hard work
Why templates matter so much
Anyone who has tried to adapt a Word document or Excel spreadsheet to line up perfectly with a sheet of labels knows how painful it can be. Margins, gaps, cell sizes and printer quirks quickly turn into trial and error.
What manufacturer templates give you
- Avoid hours of manual alignment and resizing work.
- Use every millimetre of printable area without cut-off text.
- Get consistent, repeatable results on every job.
Silver Fox® has been providing ready-made templates for over 20 years through Labacus Innovator® label software. Today you can conveniently find the right template for any Silver Fox® sheet or roll label inside the software, and you can download and try the software for free from our website.
Even though the core software has been around for two decades, every user receives lifetime free-of-charge feature updates. That means a customer who bought Labacus Innovator® 20 years ago has access to the same up-to-date feature set as someone who buys it today, at no extra cost.
3. Workflow
How the template workflow works
The template-driven workflow in Labacus Innovator® is deliberately simple. You focus on the design of the information, and the template handles the positioning.
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Open Labacus Innovator®
Start by opening Labacus Innovator® and selecting the Silver Fox® label product you want to print on – sheet, roll or specific marker type.
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Choose the matching template
Pick the preconfigured, product-matched template from the library. The printable area and layout are already defined for you.
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Add or import your data
Type, paste or import your IDs, test results or asset data into the template, using tools that match your existing workflow.
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Print and apply
Print on Fox-in-a-Box® or compatible printer, apply the labels and move straight to the next task without repeated test runs.
It is ideal for:
- Control cabinet markers and switch panel IDs.
- Terminal and panel identification.
- Cable labels and cable label tags.
- Cable identification tags on looms and bundles.
You focus on the information. The template handles the positioning and spacing automatically.
4. Data handling
Flexible ways to get your data into the labels
Labacus Innovator® is more than a static template library. It is a complete cable label software and industrial label printing software platform that gives you multiple ways to bring data in.
Type directly into the template
Enter text straight into the label fields for quick, one-off labels or small updates without moving between applications.
Paste from other documents
Copy and paste IDs from existing Word, Excel or PDF documents to avoid retyping and reduce the risk of transcription errors.
Import from Excel
At Professional level you can import directly from an Excel spreadsheet, ideal for long runs of cable, panel or asset IDs.
Import from test systems
Import test results and IDs from Fluke Networks LinkWare Live, AEM testers and Trend Networks Cloud to tie labeling directly to test data.
Whether your data starts in a commissioning report, a test system or a maintenance spreadsheet, you can get it into the label template in a way that fits your workflow.
You can also print QR codes®, barcodes and Data Matrix codes for asset labeling, and add logos, icons and symbols so your labels are both clear and brand consistent.
5. Time savings
How the right template can save you hours
Without a proper template, users can easily waste hours building and tweaking their own layout. That time is usually spent wrestling with software rather than solving engineering problems.
Without a product-matched template
Adjusting margins, cell sizes and fonts, printing test sheets, realigning layouts, and correcting misprints or cut-off text whenever the printer behaves differently.
With a Silver Fox® template
Select the product and template, drop in your data, print and apply. No guesswork, no repeated test prints, no wrestling with generic office software.
Silver Fox® also offers free-of-charge label software training so users become confident with Labacus Innovator® quickly. The goal is simple: spend as little time as possible worrying about labels so you can get back to higher-value work.
6. System integration
Built to work with Fox-in-a-Box® and your labeling equipment
All of these templates are designed to work seamlessly with Fox-in-a-Box® and compatible thermal transfer printers and label printer equipment. When you combine:
One complete labeling system
- Labacus Innovator® templates and data handling.
- Fox-in-a-Box® as your main cable label maker, cable labeler and label printer for cables.
- The correct Silver Fox® material for each application.
you get a complete system for:
- Cable labeling and labeling cables in control panels and racks.
- Clear identification tags for cables and conduits.
- General plant and asset labeling with barcodes and QR codes®.
- Related needs such as cable tie labels, panel tags and more, all driven from consistent, product-matched templates.
7. Next steps
Need help choosing the right label or template?
Not sure which label type, cable marker or template is best for your next job, or how to set up Labacus Innovator® for your site? The Silver Fox® team is ready to help.
Ready to simplify label design and printing?
With the right Silver Fox® labels, matched templates and Fox-in-a-Box®, you can standardise labeling and save hours on every project.
Contact our expert sales team at sales@silverfoxlabeling.com and we will be happy to help you select the right labels for your application, point you to the correct templates in Labacus Innovator® or on our product pages, and show you how Fox-in-a-Box® plus Labacus Innovator® can simplify label design and printing across your entire project.