Medium identification (industry)
When it comes to industrial labeling , a basic distinction is made between medium labeling and direct labeling. A carrier medium is used for medium labeling, which is first labeled and then attached to the object to be labeled. With direct marking, on the other hand, the marking is applied directly to machines, components and other objects to be marked without an intermediate medium.
Carrier materials (sign materials)
Foils, multi-layer materials, metals and plastics are mostly used as carrier materials for medium identification, often also referred to as sign materials.
production method
In the individual manufacturing processes for industrially used labels, the following restrictions can be observed with regard to the use and processing of different sign materials:
| production method | Printable materials | Possibility of color printing |
|---|---|---|
|
CO 2 laser (carbon dioxide laser ) |
Plastics - foils - rigid plastics - elastomers coated metals |
no no no yes (limited; mostly only one defined color) |
| Anodizing negative pressure ( anodizing process ) | Open-pore anodized aluminum | No |
| Fiber laser | Metals (only stainless steel, iron and titanium can be printed with ink by tempering) |
No |
| Crystal laser ( solid state laser ) | Metals Plastics - Foils - Rigid Plastics - Elastomers |
no no no no |
| Mechanical engraving | Metals Plastics - foils - rigid plastics |
no no no |
| Needle marker | Metals Plastics - foils - rigid plastics |
no no no |
| PrintoLUX process | Metals Plastics - foils - rigid plastics - certain elastomers |
yes yes yes no |
| Scratch markers | Metals Plastics - foils - rigid plastics |
no no no |
| screen printing | Metals Plastics - Foils - Rigid Plastics - Elastomers |
yes yes yes yes |
| Solvent printing | Metals Plastics - Foils - Rigid Plastics - Elastomers |
yes yes yes yes |
| Pen plotter | Plastics - foils - rigid plastics - elastomers |
yes yes yes |
| plotter | Foils | No |
| Thermal transfer printing | Foil labels special paper, cardboard |
yes (limited; only one color and black print) yes |
| Thermal printing | Special paper | yes (maximum two colors) |
| UV direct printing | Metals Plastics - Foils - Rigid Plastics - Elastomers |
yes yes yes yes |
See also
literature
- Hermann Oberhollenzer (ed.), Manufacturing process for industrial labeling . Springer Verlag, Heidelberg 2018, 320 pages, ISBN 978-3-662-55331-2 , e-book https://www.springer.com/de/book/9783662553305 .
Web links
Further information on carrier materials for industrial labels:
- Resistance of aluminum to chemicals
- Detailed explanations of the shield material copper
- Versions of the sign material polyamide
- Versions for the sign material polycarbonate
- Versions for the sign material polyethylene
- Resopal HPL and its resistance to chemicals
Individual evidence
- ↑ Thorsten Wohninsland, shield materials for industrial labeling in Hermann Oberhollenzer (ed.), Manufacturing processes for industrial labeling , Springer, Heidelberg 2018, 320 pages, ISBN 978-3-662-55331-2 , pages 203-218