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Cost Savings: Label Sets
Let’s count the ways that product label sets can save your company time, money, and headaches: Reduce the part cost by 15-50% (reduces setups). Reduce supply chain cost. Order one part, receive in one part, and inventory one part. Reduce supply chain shortages (ever used two different labels on a unit and run out of…
Read MorePrecision Printing/Cutting
What this really means is: Print to print (color to color) is ± .010”. This means that your LED and LCD windows line up perfectly on every overlay. Print to cut (colors registered to cutting die) is ± .010”. Cutting dimensions ± .010”. So how does Marking Systems hold these tight tolerances on your product…
Read MoreExtra Aggressive Adhesive For Thermal Labels
The product label we are highlighting this month was a special project for our customer that manufacturers industrial-sized water heaters. They had ordered their large thermal label set for many years from another label printing company. Our customer printed the labels in-house and applied them to the metal surfaces of their water heaters. When the…
Read More5 Reasons Product Information Labels Don’t Stick
At Marking Systems, we’ve been specializing in custom label printing for more than 50 years. We know just how important information and safety labels are to your finished product — whether they’re explaining ideal use or warning end-users of possible dangers. Even more important than the label itself is making sure it sticks to your…
Read MoreBubble Free Labels
Ever had problems applying a product label and getting bubbles? Have you ever applied a product label nice and smoothly only to come back a day later and see bubbles from outgassing? 3M has developed a line of performance product label materials with unique micro-channels throughout the structured adhesive. Air flows freely between the adhesive…
Read MoreRapid Prototyping
Is your industry moving faster and faster every day? New product roll-outs, product updates, and competition make rapid product label prototyping critical these days. Let Marking Systems help you quickly turn complex label designs into high-quality polycarbonate product label overlays and nameplates. We build the prototypes fast and exact! We will use the correct material,…
Read MoreNew 3M Label Materials Revolutionizing Labeling Across North America
Are you tired of designing your own product labels and nameplates? Are they not having the impact you’d like? If so, it’s worth a conversation with Marking Systems Inc.! What if there was a product label company that has new and exciting materials and printing techniques? Wouldn’t it be great if this label company had…
Read MoreLabel Adhesives for your Production Line
Ever had trouble with product labels or overlays falling off because the production line workers didn’t have enough time to properly clean the surface? “Use a mixture of 50% isopropyl alcohol and 50% water, wipe entire application surface clean of any … ” yada yada yada! Sounds great, but sometimes in this day and age…
Read MoreElectronic Interface Assembly with Stunning Graphics
Wish you could get more help with both the look and function of your membrane switches? Marking Systems Inc. can help with both! This month, we are featuring an Electronic Interface Assembly designed for a handheld device used in a high-humidity environment. The membrane switch above has: 2 tactile keys 16 discreet LEDs (11…
Read MoreDigital Dead Front Overlays
Did you know Marking Systems can use digital printing and screen printing to create a stunning dead front overlay product label? Our customer, Erchonia, came to Marking Systems with the idea of doing their full-color digital logo on a dead front overlay. MSI’s R&D Director, Razvan Datcu, worked closely with Erchonia’s engineers to create a…
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