Color Maintenance Labels

An Example Of A Continuous Printed Roll

Having color maintenance labels improves equipment maintenance in several ways.

First, just having the maintenance information on a label that is on the equipment ensures that this vital information is always in front of those who need it. The maintenance label ensures the needed information is always available.

Using color maintenance labels improves communication efficiency dramatically.  When we look at things we go through several steps of recognition. The first steps in recognition are color and shape. When we see something new we categorize it  based on its color and shape.  For example, if we see a sign with a red header we immediately receive and understand the message is DANGER, even before we read the text on the sign.

Color maintenance labels help us to quickly group the elements of the label. When we see color on a label we automatically group together label elements that have the same color. This helps us to quickly focus on the key action steps being communicated by the label.

Multiple color maintenance labels also draw our attention.  Some colors naturally draw our attention. When the proper colors are used in making a color maintenance label, that label will draw attention to itself.  However, do not use the colors that ANSI has specified to be used for safety signs and labels. That will cause confusion.  Colors can be selected for color maintenance labels that will draw attention, in particular when combined with placement of the label in a location where it will be noticed in relationship to the maintenance message.

So what is the right location for the label? In a place where the equipment user or operator is likely to look when doing or thinking about something related to the label’s message.  For example, a label with the message “Lubricate Rollers Before Starting Conveyor” might be placed near the convey start switch.

How do you make color maintenance labels? This is an important question, in particular because each label will be unique and have a custom message. You can’t go to your local hardware store and buy a package of labels.  What you need is a DuraLabel thermal transfer printer and the DuraLabel Continuous Printed Rolls service.  The Continuous Printed Rolls service provides blank labels with colors pre-printed on the labels. You then use your DuraLabel printer to add custom information.  Templates, included with each Continuous Printed Roll,  making printing custom labels fast and easy.

This may be hard to visualize because there is no other service like it. No one else makes custom color “blank” labels that allow you to print color labels to meet you specific requirements, using a monochrome printer.  Call 1-888-326-9244 today to learn more. Just ask about Continuous Printer Rolls.  You’ll be glad you did.

New OSHA HCS Brings GHS Label Changes

The new Globally Harmonized System (GHS) is now in effect and that means you’ll need to make changes in how you label hazardous materials.

Manufacturers and importers will be using the new GHS labels on containers they ship.  You can take the information from those labels and use it to label your secondary containers.  However, you still need to also comply with NFPA requirements. That means you need to continue to use the NFPA diamond.

The 2012 HCS (OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard) allows other types of labels to be used in addition to the GHS label.  The main requirement is that they do not contain conflicting information.  That means the hazard ratings used on the NFPA diamond will need to match those used on the GHS label.

What about printing the GHS labels you need?  The GHS standard requires that there be red diamonds around the pictograms.  The diamonds may not be printed in black.  Does this mean you need to purchase a new label printer?  Not if you already have a DuraLabel printer.  With DuraLabel you can get GHS labels that are pre-printed with the red diamonds and continue to use your monochrome printer. It makes printing GHS labels fast and easy.

Unique Three Year Warranty On DuraLabel Label Printers

DuraLabel TORO Now Has A Three Year Warranty

There is nothing like a DuraLabel printer.

DuraLabel printers are the most tested, most reliable, best all-around thermal transfer custom label printers you can buy.  But how do you know that until you try a DuraLabel printer?

Look at the DuraLabel warranty.

Does DuraLabel put their money where their claims are?  You bet they do!

DuraLabel is the ONLY label printer brand that provides a five year warranty on THE LABELS made with DuraLabel vinyl.  NO OTHER label printer brand has a warranty like that.  Only DuraLabel has the quality that allows them to warranty the labels themselves.

DuraLabel is the ONLY label printer brand that provides a three year warranty on the printer.  That’s right!  Three years with no extra service contract to buy.  All DuraLabel printers sold after April 1, 2012 come with a three year warranty on the printer.  There is no other label printer warranty like it.

That’s why you can buy DuraLabel with peace of mind.  Buy DuraLabel and relax… you’ve got the right custom label printer… the label printer that makes your job easier.

DuraLabel can do this because all DuraLabel printers have quality designed into them.

DuraLabel can do this because all DuraLabel printers go through a rigorous QA process in which every printer is thoroughly checked before it is shipped. No other label printer brand does this.

DuraLabel can do this because the DuraLabel Test Labs are constantly testing DuraLabel supplies to assure quality and support the development of new, even better more durable labeling supplies.

And DuraLabel’s quality also means you get unmatched customer service. Tech support is always free for existing customers. There is no service contract to buy… just call and ask your questions. You’ll get expert answers and fast friendly service.

There is nothing like a DuraLabel.  Call 1-888-326-9244 today and ask about special DuraLabel labeling kits. You’ll get a DuraLabel label printer and te supplies you need.  Call today, you’ll be glad you did.

Deadlines For Implementing GHS Labeling

The new GHS rules go into effect in 90 days and include deadlines for the implementation of GHS labels and the new Safety Data Sheet (SDS) format.

The implementation schedule for GHS labels requires that manufacturers and importers be placing GHS compliant labels on all containers with hazardous chemicals by June 1st 2015.  The 2012 HCS does allow time for the existing inventory of chemicals to be used, but all containers must be labeled with GHS compliant labels by December 1st 2015.

The 2012 HCS requires specific information and wording be used on GHS labels.  This means that, in some cases, GHS labels will be physically larger than RTK labels were.  This raises some questions about labeling secondary containers, which in some cases may be too small for the GHS  label to fit on the container.

The 2012 HCS requires that secondary containers be labeled.  It does allow for NFPA diamond and HMIS labels to be used, as long as they don’t conflict with GHS labels in any way. That means they must use the same pictograms, signal words, hazard statement(s) and precautionary statements as used on the GHS label.

Since the NFPA diamond is still needed to inform emergency responders about chemical hazards, an good option might be to make GHS labels that include the NFPA diamond. Or to use NFPA diamond labels that have just the NFPA diamond.  However, you’ll still need to be sure the hazard ratings used on the NFPA diamond do not conflict with those used by the GHS label.

Fortunately there is sometime to get clarification from OSHA and NFPA concerning labeling.  But, you still need to begin training your employees on the new GHS labeling standard. If you plan to make GHS labels soon, then be sure you have a DuraLabel printer. DuraLabel printers make GHS compliant labels, as well as having the ability to print whatever other labels you need.  Call 1-888-326-9244 for information.

GHS Comes To The U.S. – GHS Labels Must Be Used Before End Of 2015

DuraLabel TORO Custom Label Printer

The new OSHA Hazard Communication Standard is to be published in the Federal Register today. That means it goes into effect in 90 days.  As an employer you must train your employees on GHS before the end of 2013.   GHS labels must be used on all new containers by June 1, 2015 and any inventory of hazardous materials that do not have GHS labels, must have them by December 15, 2015.  In addition, secondary containers must have GHS labels and that means employers will need to have the ability to make GHS labels.  The best way to do that is with a DuraLabel custom label printer.

The DuraLabel PRO or the DuraLabel TORO are ideal printers for making GHS labels. They give you the power and flexibility to make GHS labels for any material, including custom GHS labels.  But the ROI gets better because DuraLabel printers can do more… much more.  They easily make NFPA diamond labels, which will still be needed to inform emergency responders about hazardous materials. DuraLabel printers also can be used to make nearly any type of label or sign you need, from pipe markers, to arc flash labels to general safety signs.  That’s the incredible versatility of a DuraLabel custom label printer.

When you start thinking about the need to print GHS labels, think about DuraLabel.  Not only do you get the best industrial label printer, you get the famous DuraLabel outstanding customer support.  You’ll never need to pay extra for support, just call and get the answers you need.  Do you need a replacement installation CD? Just call and it will be in the mail. You even get the DuraSuite software included with your printer and software updates are free.

When you buy DuraLabel you are buying piece of mind, because DuraLabel delivers quality.  That’s why DuraLabel is the only industrial label printer manufacturer that provides a five year warranty on the vinyl labels you make.  No one else has a warranty of the labels!

Call 1-888-326-9244 today and ask about our special DuraLabel kits for making hazardous materials labels. You’ll be glad you did.

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Guía de la norma ANSI A13.1 – 2007 Para la Identificación de Tuberías

El etiquetado correcto de los tubos es importante.

Obtener una guía gratuita que muestra el correcto etiquetado de los tubos (clic aquí).

Marcadores de lugar:
- Deben de estar juntos con las válvulas, rebordes, y onde cambia dirección las tuberías
- Deben de marcar las tuberías en los dos lados donde penetra la tubería un pared, el techo o el piso
- Deben de marcar cada 50 pies donde la tubería continúa en la misma dirección
- Para indicar la dirrección de lo contenido con flechas en los extremos de las tuberías
- Tiene que estar visible y claro en los espacios en que usa la gente normalmente

Identificación de tuberías las aplicaciones industriales más comunes de etiquetado. Más etiquetas de marcadores de tuberías están hechas de cualquier otro tipo de etiqueta personalizada.

Recibe nuestra guía de tubería libre de marcaje. Usted tiene los requisitos completos para el etiquetado de las tuberías en los Estados Unidos. Se aplica a las tuberías industriales y tuberías en edificios comerciales.

Free Pipe Marking Guides

ANSI Pipe Marking Guide

Pipe marking is the most common industrial labeling applications. More pipe marker labels are made than any other type of custom label.  Various standards apply to pipe marking depending on how the pipes is used and where it is located.  Graphic Products, and its DuraLabel brand of label printers, have worked to summarize, compile and publish quick references to these standards to make it easy for anyone who needs to label pipes to understand what is required.  Some of the pipe marking quick reference guides they have made available include:

ANSI Pipe Marking Standards
IIAR Ammonia Pipe Marking
Medical Gas Pipe Marking
Marine Pipe Marking

You can order a copy of any of the above pipe marking guides by going to the order page here: Free Pipe Marking Guides.

Most of the pipe marking guides are available either laminated or unlaminated.  Other pipe marking guides are available in addition to those listed above, including a guide to pipe marking in commercial buildings.

When you need to do pipe marking, turn to the leading brand of label printers for making pipe markers, DuraLabel printers. You have the printer that makes creating pipe markers fast and easy — and you’ll be using DuraLabel tough-tested supplies that produce long-lasting, durable pipe markers.  Call 1-888-326-9244 for more information about DuraLabel printers and supplies for making pipe markers.  Ask about the Five Year Warranty on DuraLabel vinyl used for making pipe markers.  There is no other warranty like it… anywhere.

Call today. You’ll be glad you did.

5S Color Coding Standards

5S Color Code Standard

5S is a simple yet powerful tool for reducing waste, improving safety and increasing productivity. 5S, at its basic level, involves cleaning up and getting organized.  This leads us to 5S color coding standards.

To get organized things need to be marked based on how they are used.  One of the most effective means of communicating this type of information is through color coding.  People recognize colors faster and more reliably than they do text.  By making materials, tools and equipment, based on its purpose, using a color code, it becomes very easy to keep everything organized.  The problem is that there is no standards setting agency to establish 5S color code standards.

Graphic Products, the maker of DuraLabel custom label printers, has stepped in and compiled a consensus standard for 5S color coding. They surveyed industry and found that was a common way of color coding for 5S used by most facilities.  This 5S Color Code Standard has been published and is available free from Graphic Products.  Use this link to request your free copy: 5S Color Code Standard.

This 5s Color Code Standard is provided as a courtesy by Graphic Products.  They are not a standards setting organization, but they are problem solvers.  No one had previously compiled this information, so Graphic Products stepped in and did it.  Now this information is freely available for you to use.

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The Best Gets Better – The New MPS-150T and DuraLabel 9000 Sign Printer

The Industrial Label Printers blog got the scoop on the newest innovation from DuraLabel — the DuraLabel MPS-150T mobile print station.  The MPS-150T works with the DuraLabel 9000 Sign Printer to make it even more convenient and easy to print custom signs and large format labels.

What is the MPS-150T?  “MPS”  stands for “Mobile Print Station” — technology that was first invented by Graphic Products several years ago.  (Graphic Products is the parent company of DuraLabel.)  A Mobile Print Station is a portable device that is used to run a label or sign printer instead of using a computer.  It includes all of the drivers, software, templates and symbols needed.  Just plug it into a DuraLabel printer and you are ready to start making signs or labels.  Unlike a laptop computer, no configuration is needed. No setup is needed.  It’s fast and easy.

With the new MPS-150T even closer integration has been achieved.  The MPS-150T mounts on the side of the DuraLabel 9000 Sign Printer, making it a part of the printer.   Just put your DuraLabel 9000 on a cart, with the MPS-150T attached, and take it any place signs are needed.  Make OSHA compliant safety signs, exit pathway signs, luminescent warning signs, pipe markers, highly visible arc flash labels and more.  With a wide variety of supplies available — more types of supplies than are available for any other brand of sign printer — you can always get the job done right.

Incredible Sign Quality – With the DuraLabel 9000 Sign Printer you get the only custom sign printer that gives you a five year warranty of the signs you make (using DuraLabel premium vinyl).  That’s right!   Not just the vinyl you buy, but the signs you make have a five year warranty!  No one else has the quality that allows them to offer a warranty like that.  That’s because DuraLabel vinyl is tough tested in the DuraLabel Labs to ensure quality and long life.

DuraLabel innovation continues with this week’s introduction of the MPS-150T.  Shouldn’t you check out DuraLabel printers today? Call 1-888-326-9244 and ask about the special DuraLabel 9000 Sign Printer / MPS-150T kits.  Call today.  You’ll be glad you did.

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Why Should You Get The Best Label Printer?

DuraLabel TORO Label Printer Goes Any Place It Is Needed

There is no question that DuraLabel label printers and supplies are the best.  DuraLabel advanced technology and innovation has been the driving force behind improvements in industrial and safety labeling for years.  DuraLabel customer service and support has remained unmatched for decades.  DuraLabel is the only label printer supplier that tough tests their supplies and that provides a five year warranty on the labels you make using premium vinyl.  DuraLabel quality delivers rugged, tough custom label printers, such as the DuraLabel TORO, that provide reliable service for years and years.  There is no question that DuraLabel is the quality, service and value leader.

So the question isn’t, why should you get the best label printer?  The real question is, why aren’t you buying DuraLabel printers?  Going with DuraLabel is the smart decision.  It’s the easy decision.  DuraLabel printers are faster (saving you time) and easier to use than the competition.  DuraLabel printers are more versatile and flexible, giving you a much quicker ROI than you’ll get with any other custom label printer.  DuraLabel printers produce super quality labels and signs that last… and last… and last.  And because DuraLabel has over 50 types of supplies available, you can always get the right labeling supply for the job.

If you care about getting your custom labeling and sign making jobs done right, you’ll get DuraLabel.  If you care about reducing costs for your company, you’ll get DuraLabel.  You if care about saving time and not having to relearn software every time you want to make a new label, you’ll get DuraLabel.

Call 1-888-326-9244 today and ask about special DuraLabel custom labeling packages.  You’ll be glad you did.