New labels for electrical installation marking

Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team Oct 15, 2001

The ISST division (Identification Solutions and Speciality Tapes) at Brady is extending its existing ranges and offering six new high-performance label series designed for the electrical market.

The ISST division (Identification Solutions and Speciality Tapes) at Brady is extending its existing ranges and offering 6 new high-performance label series designed for the electrical market.

These labels were developed for use with Brady's TLS2200 and TLS PC Link printers and designed to simplify electrical installation and network identification.

The TLS PC Link labelling system is a member of the TLS printer family.

Highly versatile, it can be used as a hand held system while connected to measuring devices or as a desktop system while connected to a PC.

It is ideal for electrical network and installation marking (wires and cables, terminal blocks, etc) as well as general labelling applications.

It is offered with LabelMark labelling software that operates with Windows.

Its thermal transfer printing technology offers clear printing and does not bleed.

Electrical applications require different labelling solutions for wire and cable, terminal block and component marking, etc.

A solution that replaces engraved plates: Brady's new EPREP labels replace plotted and engraved plates used to identify electrical components (switches, push buttons, signal lights) and to mark instructions (Start, Stop - ).

The labels are composed of three layer material (polyethylene top-layer, acrylic foam tape and modified acrylic adhesive) and have a thickness of 660 �m.

The high-performance adhesive can be used on many surfaces.

The labels are available in 3 colours (white, red, green), 5 standard sizes and offer many advantages: resistant print quality, reduction of costs due to no expensive plotter/engraver nor stock of pre-printed legend labels, and customer flexibility thanks to the possibility of printing out any legend.

Designed for panel builder, manufacturing/production lines, the labels are also ideal for automation, low voltage control panel, process controls and instrumentation.

The new 15x9 label, introduced as a standard label, has initially been designed for Siemens products.

The model that is developed for use with the TLS2200 and TLS PC Link printers is a polyamide label with a coated nylon cloth, while the label for use with THT-1024 and BP-4000 series printers is composed of a glossy white polyester film.

With a good quality-price ratio, the material gives good printing quality for bar codes, alphanumeric codes, graphic symbols and logos.

Each version comes with a permanent acrylic adhesive and a topcoat specifically formulated for thermal transfer printing.

Extremely flexible, they can be used on site in the field (with the TLS2200 and TLS PC Link portable printers), and printed in large quantities (with the THT-1024X/BP-4000 printers).

This series is composed of 5 new labels that are on continuous rolls which can be cut to size to fit into the components.

The polypropylene label is 200 �m thick and comes on rolls that are 15 m long.

The widths proposed vary from 5.85 to 20 mm.

Its top coat is designed for thermal transfer printing.

Developed for outdoor use under harsh environmental circumstances, these labels are of particular use to panel builders (low voltage distribution, circuit breakers, automation), electrical installers (offices, residences, buildings) and the electrical market in general (maintenance and repairs).

The Durasleeve system is composed of two elements: a transparent carrier and an insert.

The Durasleeve range now includes 12 series: 2 sizes (15 and 30 mm), 2 colours (white and yellow), printable with 3 types of BRADY printers (THT series, BP-4000 series and the portable TLS2200 and TLS PC Link).

Its special shape (parallelogram) fits to all carriers and generates very little waste.

This way of identification is more economic than a plotter and faster than manual applications.

These Brady labels are now patent pending.

Slitted Permasleeves for cable and wire marking: These slitted sleeves are an addition to Brady's Permasleeve (heat-shrinkable sleeves) product range.

The Permasleeve are 50.8 mm long and are slitted into two or four sections.

These flexible, heat-shrinkable sleeves in polyolefin are available in several colours (white, yellow, black, etc.) and are supplied in roll form with a coat suited for matrix and thermal transfer printers.

Slitted sleeves allow faster mounting onto the wire, compared to perforated sleeves.

Some of their many applications include: general electrical market (maintenance and installation), mass transit (train, ship and plane), petrochemical, automotive industry, shipbuilding, factories, aerospace industry, military, etc.

The new "universal" terminal blocks identification labels: The current terminal block marking consists of 8 mm transparent labels applied on top of the white un-printed clips supplied with the terminal blocks.

In response to customer demands, BRADY decided to develop a line of labels that are 5 mm high, made of matte transparent polyester, printable by means of thermal transfer and with a permanent acrylic adhesive.

This solution adapts to a large number of terminal block brands, the customer does not need to stock pre-printed clips because the printing is done on demand, and it is time saving when compared to plotter use.