The connected shop / in practice
The details.
On the piece.
A face label, a narrow edge label and an install label do different jobs. Build each around the information the next person needs, then prepare the labels from the job’s physical pieces.
Design the label the crew needs
Build face, edge and install labels around the job and piece fields your crew needs, with dimensions, material, drawings and QR codes.
Read the film: text & visual description
SlabOS-Piece-Label-Designer-v1 — transcript of on-screen text and meaningful visuals
Length 36 s · 1920x1080 · 60 fps · muted-loop safe (opens from black, ends in black)
Style: pure black, dithered orange/peach light, god rays, Inter 900 italic hero type, dithered 3D label cards.
00:00.0–00:04.0 HOOK
Visual: from black, three glowing label silhouettes stand in a row: a 4x6 face label, a 4x6 install label and a slim 4x1 edge label, each showing field bars and a QR pattern.
Text (hero): THE DETAILS / BELONG ON THE PIECE.
00:04.0–00:07.0 WHERE IT LIVES
Text: Settings › Templates
Text: Piece Labels [NEW]
Buttons (each with a plus icon): New face label · New edge label · New install label
Visual: a cursor clicks "New install label"; the install card on the right lights up top to bottom.
00:07.0–00:09.5 SIZE IS A CHOICE
Text: Install label — 4 × 6
Text (hero): 4 × 6
Rows: Width (in) 4 · Height (in) 6 · Margin (in) 0.118
Visual: the install card shows the starter layout as glowing field bars, with a grey "Piece drawing" placeholder and a QR in the lower right.
00:09.5–00:12.0 ORIENTATION AND RESOLUTION
Text: ORIENTATION — Portrait (vertical) switches to Landscape (horizontal)
Visual: the card's paper turns landscape and the bars reflow into two columns; nothing rotates sideways.
Text: RESOLUTION — 203 DPI · 300 DPI · 600 DPI (300 DPI selected)
Visual: the card returns to portrait and moves left.
00:12.0–00:14.7 FIELD GROUP 1
Text (hero): JOB + SITE.
Text: CONTENT — Job Number · Job Name · Builder · Address
Visual: the orange band and the builder and address bars glow on the card.
00:14.7–00:17.3 FIELD GROUP 2
Text (hero): FABRICATION.
Text: CONTENT — Material name (color + material) · Thickness · Edge · Backsplash · Sink type · Glue color
Visual: the material, thickness, edge, backsplash, sink and glue bars glow.
00:17.3–00:20.0 FIELD GROUP 3
Text (hero): IDENTITY.
Text: ELEMENTS — + Drawing · + Qr · + Qc
Text: CONTENT — Piece N/M for loading (per phase)
Visual: the drawing area, QR and loading-count bar glow; the cursor clicks "+ Qc" and a QC line appears at the bottom of the card.
00:20.0–00:22.0 PREPARE ON THE JOB
Text: J-20417 · Piece labels
Button: Prepare labels (6) (clicked)
Text: Prepare 6 piece labels
Selects: Install label — 4 × 6 · v1 · Roll — one label per page
Button: Prepare and preview (clicked)
00:22.0–00:26.0 LABEL PRINT PREVIEW
Text: Label print preview · Design v1 · 6 page(s)
Text (hero): THE JOB'S / REAL VALUES.
Visual: a light scan passes over the card; field bars become the job's values and the placeholder becomes the captured island drawing, which settles into its own clear area away from the text and the QR.
Label reads: J-20417 · Piece 2/6 · Kitchen remodel · drawing 96″ × 42″ marked EASED · Kitchen · CT2 · Nero · Quartz · 3 cm · Glue: Arctic White · Edge: Eased · QR · QC checked by: ____
Visual: "Piece 2/6", then "Edge: Eased", get a glowing outline.
00:26.0–00:27.8 OUTPUTS
Text (hero): PDF OR ZEBRA.
Buttons: PDF · Open PDF to print · Print on Zebra · Zebra ZPL
Visual: the cursor clicks "Print on Zebra".
00:27.8–00:30.0 ZEBRA DIALOG
Text: Print on Zebra
Select: Choose a connected printer… changes to Zebra 1
Checkbox (ticked): I checked that this printer uses 300 DPI and has matching label stock loaded.
Button: Print 6 labels (clicked), which becomes "Submitted to Browser Print"
Visual: five more copies of the label fan out behind the first, six labels in all.
00:30.0–00:32.9 LINEUP (poster frame 00:32.0)
Visual: the face label (4 × 6), the install label (4 × 6) and the edge label (4 × 1) sit side by side at true relative size.
Face label reads: J-20417 · CT2 · Kitchen remodel · Piece 2 of 6 · drawing 96″ × 42″ EASED · Kitchen · Edge: Eased · Quartz · QR · QC checked by: ____
Install label reads: J-20417 · Piece 2/6 · Kitchen remodel · drawing · Kitchen · CT2 · Nero · Quartz · 3 cm · Glue: Arctic White · Edge: Eased · QR · QC checked by: ____
Edge label reads: J-20417 · CT2 · Kitchen · QR
Text: 4 × 6 · 4 × 6 · 4 × 1
Text (hero): FACE. / EDGE. / INSTALL.
00:32.9–00:36.0 END CARD
Visual: the cards recede; the extruded SlabOS mark assembles piece by piece.
Text (hero): SLABOS
Text: DESIGN ONCE. PRINT THE RIGHT DETAILS.
Text: slabos.com · BOOK A DEMO →
Visual: fade to black for a clean loop.
Audio (full version): an original synthesized score in D minor at 120 BPM, kept restrained with a soft pulse. Functional cues: a soft impact on each headline, ticks as rows appear, mouse clicks on each button, whooshes on the orientation flips, a scan shimmer when the values land, a chime and a thermal print-head chatter when the six labels print, and metallic clanks as the logo assembles. The silent version has no audio.
Choose the format
Give every label a job.
Start in Settings → Templates → Piece Labels. Choose a face, edge or install label and set its width, height, margin, orientation and print resolution. The design belongs to the label format; the piece information comes from the job when you prepare a batch.
- Face labels keep the piece drawing and identity together.
- Edge labels fit information into a narrower strip.
- Install labels can carry the job and site details the crew needs.
Build the layout
Make the important fields easy to find.
Arrange job number, job name, material, thickness, edge details and dimensions around the drawing. Add a QR element or a QC line where the crew can use it. A label needs to stay legible at its printed size, so review the layout with the actual paper format in mind.
- Choose fields for the work the label supports.
- Keep drawings and QR codes clear of nearby text.
- Save the design so the shop can use it again.
Prepare on the job
A design becomes a real label batch.
Open Piece Labels on the job, review the captured pieces and prepare the required labels with a saved design. The designer preview uses example values; preparing a job’s labels checks real drawing and field content. Review the prepared output before printing and keep the current piece identity attached through the handoff.
- Select the pieces and label design.
- Check long field values, drawings and barcode density.
- Connect printing to the current job and piece revision.
Questions about Piece Label Designer
Where do I create a label design?
Open Settings → Templates → Piece Labels. Face, edge and install labels have their own starting formats. Capture pieces and prepare their labels from the job’s Piece Labels page.
Can the label include a piece drawing and fabrication details?
Yes. The designer includes drawing, job and piece fields, material, dimensions, edge information, QR and QC elements. Choose the information appropriate to that label’s role.
Is the designer preview the final job label?
The designer uses example data. Preparing labels on the job applies real values and drawings, so review that output before printing.
Are piece labels the same as slab inventory labels?
They serve different records. Piece labels identify the physical countertop pieces for a job; slab inventory labels identify stock in the warehouse.
See it in your shop
One workflow.
Part of the whole shop.
Walk through the details with our team.
Book a demo ↗Published by SlabOS · Workflow documentation reviewed October 7, 2026.