When deciding upon and specifying the surface finish for a label or nameplate, it is important to consider how and where the product will be used in its final application environment. What perhaps isn’t quite so well-known is just how important it can be to get this decision right depending on the circumstances. You may
What is Sub-surface printing? For labels and graphic overlays that need to be highly durable, provide harsh environment protection, and offer an outstanding visual appearance, sub-surface printing delivers a versatile solution. Sub-surface or under-surface printing employs a technique where the label or graphic is printed (in reverse) on the back of a transparent plastic film
The origin of stainless steel lies in a fortuitous accident. It was in Sheffield, Yorkshire, during 1913 that Harry Brearley, an English metallurgist, was investigating the development of new steel alloys for use in gun barrels. Brearley noticed that some of his samples didn’t rust and were difficult to etch. These new steel alloys contained
Inform Products will be exhibiting at the 2019 Southern Manufacturing & Electronics show next month. From the 5th to the 7th February at Farnborough International Exhibition and Conference Centre; Inform Products will be showcasing their range of high quality labels, nameplates and much more at stand F95 in the state of the art exhibition hall.
There are many applications where a surface printed label may not be the best choice. In harsh and demanding industrial environments where protection against fluids, solvents, oil and chemicals is needed a more robust nameplate solution might be required. An ideal solution for rating plates, serial numbers, identification markings and data tags is the etched
Over a period of time, some materials such as ink, paint, plastics, fabrics will fade and degrade when exposed to natural light. Why is this? On this occasion the source of the problem is Ultraviolet (UV) radiation emitted by the Sun situated 93 million miles away. Physics and Chemistry So, with the help of some
Pricing labels and bar code labels that are applied to consumer goods are often the leading culprits. How can a simple, harmless label have any impact on the customer experience? This can possibly be best described by recounting a recent personal experience: The other evening my daughter handed me a pair of new shoes she
Inform Products is delighted to announce that we’ve signed up to the Made in Britain campaign. Promoting the British manufacturing sector Used by the likes of household names such as Young’s Seafood and Vauxhall Motors, the Made in Britain scheme aims to unite and promote the British manufacturing sector within the UK and around the
It has long been recognised that the “human machine interface” is vitally important in the world of consumer electronic goods, but the rather more functional world of industrial machinery and equipment is catching up. Traditionally, design engineers could spend weeks, months and years perfecting the new equipment, only to leave the design of the operators
