48+ Simple Unwind Direction For Labels. Four unwind directions have the labels facing outside and the other four have the labels facing inside. Roll direction, also called unwind direction, refers to the way your labels are oriented as you unwind your roll of labels.
When applying your labels by machine, the position of your label is extremely important.
The unwind directions below show how the label design will be positioned when it comes off a roll label. The unwind direction is simply the way in which a label unwinds from a roll. Not familiar with unwind direction? Most labeling machines will only be able to work with one unwind direction for each type of container.