Compliant Signs and Labels - Information Is Critical

Whether making code compliant signs and labels, or putting together your safety training plan for the coming year, information is critical.  The most important tool we have today is information.

DuraLabel has recently started to put their informational article library online.  This is a library of labeling and sign making related articles, as well as articles about safety and improving productivity.  All provide a concise summary of useful information about a specific topic.

All of the articles are available free online.  They are provided as a free resource by Graphic Products, the owner of the DuraLabel brand.  Some of the topics covered include:

Safety Signs
    Construction Dangers and Construction Safety Signs
    Lockout/Tagout (LOTO)
    Ideas For Safety Slogans
    Safety Pictures - Making Effective Safety Signs
    Stadium Safety Signs and Labels
    Safety Supplies
    Safety Security Signage

Safety Regulations
    ANSI Z535 Safety Regulations
    Industrial Safety
    Creating An OSHA Compliant Safety Plan
    How OSHA Sets Standards
    Safety Label Communication
    Regulations Still Drive Safety Signs
    Conducting An Industrial Safety Audit
    Developing and Conducting a Safety Training Course
    29 CFR 1910 – Laboratory Standards

Creating A Safe Workplace
    Hospital Facility Safety
    Laboratory Safety
    Chemical Safety (Hazardous Material Communication)
    Emergency Egress
    Safe Workplace for the Utility Industry
    Ten Common Hazards for Facilities
    Make Safety Your Business
    Creating Your Safety Manual
    Industrial Safety Training
    Safety Week May Save Your Life
    Importance of LOTO

Improving Workplace Efficiency
    Color Coding Can Bring New Efficiencies to Global 5S Management
    NFPA Standards and Codes
    Hazardous Materials Identification System (HMIS)
    Floor Marking
    Pull System-Kanban
    Leak Detection & Repair (LDAR)
    Properly Labeling Tangled Cables
    Labels, Signs and Printers - Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP)
    Tool Crib Management
    What is Six Sigma?

Labeling Requirements
    Electrical Labeling Requirements for Solar PV Systems
    What to Consider When Labeling Products for California Proposition 65
    Making The Custom Signs You Need
    Standard Hazard Symbols
    Workplace Signs
    Pipe Marking - ANSI Color Coding
    Mil-130 (Military Specification 130)
    OSHA 300 Report
    Short Circuit Current Rating (SCCR)

Using DuraLabel Specialty Supplies
    Introduction to DuraChem
    DuraChem for Industry
    DuraChem for Food Processing
    Ultra Low Temperature Labels
    LN2 Poly Labels - Medical and Laboratory
    LN2 Poly Labels - Outdoors

The table of contents for the DuraLabel online article library is available at: http://www.duralabel.com/articles/

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Conformable Polypropylene Labels

DuraLabel polypropylene labels provide a number of useful characteristics that result in polypropylene labels being a better labeling alternative to vinyl in some circumstances.

Polypropylene labels are very flexible. This allows the label to conform to variations in the underlying surface.  Should labels bubble or pull free at some spots, this introduces a point of initial failure. For longest label life the label needs to be adhered to the underlying surface at every point.  The flexibility of polypropylene labels allows this on uneven surfaces.

Polypropylene labels are also highly moisture resistant, providing greater live in both indoor and outdoor high moisture environments.   Polypropylene labels are also resistant to chemical solvents, bases and acids.

DuraLabel's innovation and advanced technology continues to provide more choices in labeling supplies.  DuraLabel is the only brand with more than 50 types of labeling supplies available. This means you can always get the right supply to get the job done right. 

DuraLabel polypropylene labels are the right supply when you have uneven surfaces - such as bumpy, cracked, or surfaces on which the heads of small bolts are located were labels are needed.  DuraLabel polypropylene labels will conform to the irregularities in the surface to provide a strong, durable bond between the label and underlying surface.

Call 1-888-326-9244 today and ask about DuraLabel polypropylene labels.  You'll be glad you did.

Innovations Improve The DuraLabel 9000 Sign Printer

The DuraLabel 9000 custom sign printer is a fantastic sign printer -- the best in its class.  But that doesn't mean the DuraLabel engineers are not looking for ways to make it even a more useful and productive sign printer.  And they've done it!

DuraLabel has announce the release of the new MPS-150T.  This is a Mobile Print Station designed specifically for the DuraLabel 9000 sign printer.  It mounts on the side of the printer and becomes an integral part of the printer.

What is a Mobile Print Station?  DuraLabel invented the first Mobile Print Station (MPS) over five years ago.  An MPS replaces the computer used to run a label or sign printer.  It provides the processor, memory, software, drivers, symbols library and templates used to design and print labels.  Unlike a laptop computer, an MPS is specifically designed to run DuraLabel printers. There is no set up required. No configuration is required. You don't need assistance from your IT department.  You don't need to connect it to your network.  Just connect it to your DuraLabel printer and start making labels.

The MPS-150T is designed specifically for the DuraLabel 9000 sign printer.  It makes the DL9000 independent of your IT department.  Plus you can put the DL9000 on a cart and take it any place signs or large labels are needed.  You can print glow-in-the-dark wayfinding signs, or over-sized arc flash warning labels.  The MPS-150T can handle all of your sign making and large format labeling needs.

Call DuraLabel today at 1-888-326-9244 and speak with your representative today. Ask them about sign making kits that include a printer and the MPS-150T.  You'll get great savings and have a sign printer that saves you time and money, and eliminates problems. Call today, you'll be glad you did.

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Does Advanced Label Printer Technology Mean The Best Label Printer?

DuraLabel 5S Marking Kit

The obvious answer is, no.  We've all seen it happen with computers and software.  We get the latest software upgrade that's filled h new, advanced features. But they are not features we need and what we've gotten is something that is more complex and difficult to use. It didn't get better, the "advances" made the end result worse.

At DuraLabel we not about adding new "advanced" features just so we can claim that we've added a lot of new features. We're listening to you and finding out what you want.

DuraLabel printers are only sold direct from us. We don't have dealers or retail outlets. If there is a problem, we get the call.  If there is a question, we get the call.  If there are suggestions for improvements, we get the call.  Please do call us, we love getting you calls.  And it is this feedback from you that makes DuraLabel printers so good.

There literally is no other custom label printer like a DuraLabel. There is no other custom label printer with the quality of design, ease-of-use, and quality of the labels and signs it produces.  There is no other custom label printer that delivers the value of a DuraLabel.  There is no other custom label printer backed by the personal, friendly, expert support and service like what you get at DuraLabel -- and you don't have to buy a service contract to get it.

Call 1-888-326-9244 today and ask about the money saving special DuraLabel kits.  You'll be glad you did.

DuraLabel advanced technology means you get as better, more efficient, easier-to-use, more powerful and versatile custom label printer.  DuraLabel advanced technology means you can be assured of always getting the best label printer, backed by service and support from the best brand you can buy.  Get DuraLabel today. It's the right decision.

Getting The Right Label Printer

Just buying from the same vendor year after year, because that's what you've always done, is not always the best thing for your business.  Yes, evaluating a new vendor takes time and a commitment of resources.  But it can be worth it in lower costs and improved quality and service.

Lower costs? When it comes to making custom labels and signs your greatest costs are going to be in the labor to make the labels, and it lost time when something goes wrong. That's where DuraLabel saves you hours and money.

DuraLabel printers are so simple in their design that they are not only incredibly reliable, they are incredibly easy-to-use.  Plus their high speed means you don't waste time waiting around for labels to print.

DuraLabel expert customer service is also incredibly fast, you get the answers you need ASAP, and there are no service contracts. Existing customers always receive free support.  Why is this important. Because most people only use a label printer a few times a year, maybe during a turnaround or an annual inspection.  When labels are needed, they are needed NOW!  Between those times the label printer sits on a shelf waiting for the next burst of activity. It's easy to forget how to use the label printer or lose the instal disk needed to connect it with another computer. With DuraLabel that's not a problem. DuraLabel printers are easy-to-use, the first time and every time. And if you need help, such as needing a replace CD, just pick up your phone and call the DuraLabel toll-free number. You'll get immediate expert help.

Plus with DuraLabel you get the most productive, most versatile label printers on the market. There is so much DuraLabel label printers can do that there is no need to leave them on a shelve.  Put your DuraLabel printer on a cart and move it to wherever labels and signs are needed. Or get the battery powered, fully standalone DuraLabel TORO -- the four inch label printer that's ready to print labels any place any time.

Call 1-888-326-9244 today and ask about special DuraLabel kits. You'll be glad you did.

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Advanced Labeling Technology - Old Fashioned Service

DuraLabel has become recognized as the leader in industrial label printer, and labeling printer supplies technology. In the past five years DuraLabel has developed new printer technologies and continues to push label printers to become more and more convenient and useful. Over the past five years DuraLabel has developed more labeling supply innovations than the competition has accomplished in decades. Label printer technology had been stagnant until DuraLabel came on the scene.

DuraLabel TORO Label Printer

But there is more to a good label printer than the machine and its supplies. Yes, those have got to be good... very good. But they need to also be backed by good, old fashioned, personal customer service.

When you buy a DuraLabel you get a label printer that is easy-to-use, trouble free, and that runs, and runs, and runs. You get supplies that makes labels that last. You'll most likely not need to call for help. But if you do, you want help fast, without hassles, and without paying extra for it. That's what you get with DuraLabel.

At DuraLabel we believe that you deserve the best and shouldn't have to pay extra to get it. When we say our customers are important to us, we mean it.  And that means that with DuraLabel you get treated well... very well.  All of our customers have access to free support, just by picking up the phone and calling, for as long as they are a customer.  And DuraLabel support is fast, friendly and expert.  We don't waste your time or our time.  We get you the answers you need ASAP.

There is no other label printer like a DuraLabel label printer.  You get industry leading advanced label printer technology that isn't just adding features, but makes your label printer easier, faster and more convenient to use.  You get industry leading advanced labeling supply technology that makes your labels easier to apply, tougher and more durable.  And you get industry leading, old-fashioned personal service from experts who care about you.  That's DuraLabel.

Call 1-888-326-9244 for more information about DuraLabel label printers.  If you are already a DuraLabel customer, feel free to call anytime with questions, comments or suggestions. We love hearing from you.

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It's A New Year. Have You Inspected Your Pipe Markers?

Labels made with DuraLabel printers are so long-lasting and durable that we can forget they are there.  But even DuraLabel labels need to be inspected on a regular basis.  Here's what to look for:

1. Be sure pipe markers are in place in every location required by ANSI A13.1. There should be a pipe marker every 50 feet on straight runs of pipe.  You should see a pipe marker on both sides of any penetrations, including penetrations through walls and floors. You should be able to identify the contents and flow direction from any location. For example, if some equipment is obscuring a pipe marker, another pipe marker should be installed even if the distance between pipe markers is less than 50 feet.

Pipe markers should also be located next to valves, flanges and Tee's.

2. Look for pipe markers that may be missing due to maintenance work.  For example, if lagging was replaced the pipe markers may not have been replaced.

3. All pipe markers should be readable.  Any that are dirty should be cleaned. This may be as simple as brushing dust off, or it may require using a cleaning solution.  DuraLabel pipe markers are resistant to most cleaning solutions, but it's always a good idea to test the cleaning solution in the shop before using it on an installed pipe marker.

4. Look for pipe markers with corners that are starting to come loose.  The corner is typically the first place label adhesive will fail.  Depending on the environment even DuraLabel pipe markers may eventually need replacement.  Cutting off corners that have come loose, in a rounded shape, works as a temporary repair by reducing the area exposed to air (which can dry out the adhesive).

Make a note of locations in which pipe marker corners are coming loose. This allows for replacement of pipe markers at a convenient time before they fail further.  You may also want to evaluate the area and environment in which the pipe markers are located to determine if a different material might be better suited for making the pipe markers used in this area.

The general rule of thumb is that the pipe contents and flow should be easy to identify from any location and situation.  If that's not the case, then changes to your pipe marking program should be made.

If you have questions about pipe marking, or need to find the right material for a special pipe marking application (low temperatures, rusty pipes, harsh environments, oily locations, etc.) give DuraLabel a call at 1-888-326-9244. With more than 50 types of advanced technology supplies available, DuraLabel always has the right pipe marking materials.

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