Industry:
Electrical, Electronics
Application:
Digital print reduces costs for information labels by 20%
The user
is market leader in the manufacture of motor saws for every field of application – from hobby saws to hardwood models.
Initial situation
Besides type plates, the marking of motor saws also includes a CE marking, emission and information labels as well as warning symbols. In this context almost every type of saw requires different print images and dimensional data.
The diversity of the markings results in high production expense – since several labels have to be attached individually to each saw in manual operations – as well as immense procurement and storage costs.
To reduce costs, the information data and warning symbols should therefore be integrated in a single label. As an alternative a digital print process was given preference over the conventional silk-screen one.
Solution from ELTEX
The label printing system ELTEX 7500 had already proven itself over many years for the production of type plates in the worldwide manufacturing locations.
The label printing system – equipped with a 4-colour thermal transfer printer for this application – is even convincing for the production of the multicoloured information labels.
The information is printed in the process colours yellow, magenta, cyan and black on a very thin, flexible polyester foil, then covered with a transparent laminate foil and subsequently die-cut to the correct format.
Optimal UV resistance is ensured by the UV absorbers integrated in the laminate foil. This protects the imprint for the entire service life of the saw against any fading. Moreover, comparative tests have impressively evidenced the higher UV and ozone resistance of the laminated thermal transfer ribbon in comparison to the silk-screen method of production.
At the same time the labels are resistant to temperatures from - 40° to + 120° Celsius, water, oil, benzene, solvents and cleaning agents. The strength of the foil adhesive ensures firm bonding on epoxy-coated and polyamide substrates.
The main benfits:
- Immediate availability of the labels with ‘just-in-time’ production
- Absolute resistance to aggressive media and weathering
- No fading of the imprint due to UV-ray and ozone-resistant laminate foil
- Reduction of storage, procurement and production costs
- 20% cost reduction for the information labels
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Addition advantage
ELTEX PRINT STAR, the software especially developed for high-quality industrial labels, enables perfect border-defined printing of filigree fonts and drawings as well as of entire symbols and logos.
Comprehensive layouts can be created and processed with just a few clicks of the mouse. This means that no expensive print templates are needed and no high silk-screen costs ensue.
Cost reductions of 20% could be generated through the deployment of the label printing system ELTEX 7500. | 
