Christmas Shutdown

So here we are again, another year older and another year wiser… 2020 started extremely busy here at Inform Products, however like the rest of us, things soon slowed down with the outbreak of COVID-19. It has been a difficult year with lots of up’s and down’s, however the last 3 months have been fantastic

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Time To Say Goodbye

As some of you may already know I am due to retire on Tuesday 30th June after 55 years in work, where 48 of these years have been spent at Inform Products. I don’t wish to talk about my time at the company because that has already been spoken about and I very much appreciate

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End of an Era…. Ivan’s Retirement

Ivan Kistruck has been a very big part of Inform Products for 48 years. He started as a guillotine operator on the shop floor and moved on through the Company into Sales. He was then given the opportunity to become Sales Manager in 1976. In 1986 he was then offered the position of General Manager,

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Equipment nameplates

Equipment nameplates – aluminium or stainless steel

Aluminium and stainless steel are two readily identifiable metals commonly used for equipment, machinery, and tool nameplates. Used extensively in a wide variety of industrial and commercial environments, metal nameplates are reliable, durable, resistant to chemicals and abrasion, and provide high levels of longevity. Aluminium – key features suitable for general purpose nameplates malleable and easily machined lightweight

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Waymarkers

Waymarkers used for Vale Of Snaith Heritage Walk

A big thanks to Keith from the Vale of Snaith Action Group for sending us an image of our roundel labels, now viewable on the beautiful East Cowick circular walk. The Vale of Snaith well known for it’s 15 walking trails, and is an area of outstanding beauty situated between The River Ouse and The

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graphic overlays

Materials for graphic overlays

Fascia panels and graphic overlays are widely used in many varied applications across many industries. Typical applications might include user interface panels on commercial, industrial and medical equipment. In a domestic environment, control panels on household appliances such washing machines, microwave ovens and hand held equipment such as remote control units.  Materials used PVC, polyester

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Equipment nameplates

Equipment nameplates – durability vs aesthetics vs cost

In many industries and workplaces, it is necessary to identify, tag and brand items such as machinery, portable equipment, switchboxes, control panels and many other physical assets.  Unique identification information such as serial numbers, QR and bar codes, ID tags and registration data often need to be attached to enable product tracking, item identification, and

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unconventional uses for industrial labels

5 unconventional uses for industrial labels

Although we are predominantly involved with the design, manufacture and supply of nameplates, labels and stickers for industrial and engineering based applications there are many other situations where a bespoke label or nameplate is needed. Here are five non-engineering uses for labels, stickers and nameplates: 1. Waymarkers Waymarkers provide clear instructions and directions for footpaths,

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anodised aluminium

Why is anodised aluminium so widely used in manufacturing?

Aluminium is the most abundant metal element on planet earth – this is somewhat fortunate as it is currently being consumed in prodigious quantities across the globe: in excess of 40 million tons of aluminium are smelted each year. Key characteristics Aluminium is a lightweight, highly conductive, reflective and non-toxic metal that can be easily

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