Different ways of labeling bottles Basically, there is the option of sticking a label on each bottle by hand. This is still a manageable amount of work when you are only labeling a few bottles, but it turns out to be too time-consuming and therefore too expensive when you have a large number of bottles. This is why automatic labeling machines are used. A distinction is made between manual bottle labelers, semi-automatic bottle labelers and fully automatic bottle labelers. Bottles labeled Bottle labelers are fully automatic systems integrated into the production line at high speed.