Labels for rough surfaces
The labels for rough, porous and structured surfaces must be equipped with special adhesives which stick safely to substrates difficult for adhering. Here the basis of the chosen adhesive is essential, which basically consists of acrylate or rubber. Special adhesives combine acrylate and rubber to a hybrid adhesive to use the advantages of both components.
These constant high-performance labels offer the best possible reliability, whereas also oily and dirty substrates can be safely labeled.
The key features of labels for rough surfaces
- Suitable for parts of grey/white cast iron and powder coated substrates
- High mechanical resistance also for outdoor applications and in the area of chemicals and solvents
- High abrasion resistance with suitable thermal transfer ribbons for the thermal transfer printing
- Very high adhesive power also on dirty and oily substrates
- Optimization of processes due to the automation of material and product flow by mechanical dispensing
- Labeling of still hot work pieces possible
- Additional functions like e.g. perforations, sets or special cut-outs possible
- Plain labels in individual formats and special forms
Functions and advantages – precisely tailored to your requirements for the labeling
The labels offer the best possible flexibility and will be adjusted individually to the customer’s requirements. This happens by using suitable special materials, individual die-cutting forms and premium adhesives by leading manufacturers like e.g. Avery, 3M, Flexcon, and Tesa.
The labels can be inscribed directly as required in variable amounts with current data at the site, by that the storage and the management of numerous labels may be dropped or reduced.
Some products to be labeled must be labeled when still hot. Additionally, other products can have a very rough, structured or dirty or oily surface, for that there are existing solutions for the safe and long-term labeling.
Our upscale and accurate processing with most modern die-cutting technologies guarantees the highest precision and reliability for the label application. Thus even plain labels with adhesives which are difficult to process can be processed mechanically very well, which increases the user efficiency in the long term.
Frequently Asked Questions
Industrial applications of labels for rough surfaces
These labels can be applied for example in the following branches and areas:
- Vehicle construction (public transport, freight transport, ships and train construction)
- Medical products (cast iron cases and forging)
- Car manufacturing (electric motors, transmissions, cardan shafts, and rolled metal)
- Mechanical engineering (engines, machines, and machine tools)
- Electric tools engineering (tools, home appliances, office machines etc.)
Here barcode labels, type plates, rating plates as well as caution- and warning labels for the substrates difficult for labeling in demanding environments will be increasingly used. These high-performance labels will be adhered not only on cast iron and forging, but also onto plastic parts with structured surface, metal surfaces outdoors, and valves as well as in vehicle body construction. Also there are solutions for rough surfaces with a low surface tension.
Individual features of labels for rough surfaces
The extreme environments, like for example in the engine compartment or on the cast iron parts of a transmission, impose highest demands on upper materials, imprints and especially on the applied adhesives. For the secure labeling of rough and structured surfaces mostly rubber based adhesives are required, whereas hybrid adhesives for especially difficult applications are also possible. The rubber is marked by its especially viscous structure and thus is well suited for the connection with rough surfaces. Here natural as well as synthetic rubber come into action, because both can permeate very well in rough indentations. Additionally, the adhesive formula and especially the application weight can be adjusted to reach long-termed balance between adhesion (the ability of two parts to stick to each other with boundary layers) and cohesion (internal cohesion of the adhesive). Always focusing on the goal to ensure the labeling of a product for the long term.
Moreover, our materials and raw materials are listed in IMDS (International Material Data System), an international and browser-based data base of the automotive industry, where the information about the composition of our materials and the banned substances list can be retrieved.
Technical key data of our labels for rough substrates
- Temperature resistance from +180° C (356° F) C up to -40° C (-40° F)
- UV and weather resistant foils up to max. 10 years
- Very thin (min. 6µ) as well as very thick (175µ) combinations of foils possible
- High-performance materials made of polyvinylchloride (PVC) and polyester (PET)
- Permanent adhesives with a very good adhesive power for high- and low-energy substrates
- Diverse carrier materials like compressed kraft paper in different thicknesses, transparent plastic liner, kraft paper siliconized on both sides, and environmentally stable kraft paper available
- Subsequently inscribable with thermal transfer printing, laser engraving, and ink jet method
- Foil features from soft and smooth and flexible to stable and tear-proof
Certifications of our labels for rough surfaces
As a manufacturer robos-labels has a wide range of already approved and certified labeling solutions. When additional customized licenses are required, we can take on the approval- and certification process if desired.
We also cover the first article inspections (PPF, production process and product release) in accordance with the specifications of German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) as well as the American counterpart, a PPAP inspection (Production Part Approval Process) of the AIAG (Automotive Industry Action Group).
We already meet the following standards and regulations with our raw materials:
- FORD WSS-M99P41-A72
- MS-13445 (FCA – Fiat Chrysler Automobiles)
- TL 52038 (Volkswagen standard)
- GMW14573 (General Motors)
- TM-0030T-Y (Tesla)
- GS 97058 (BMW)
- MS 373-12 (Hyundai)
- DBL 8230 (Mercedes-Benz)
- TSM7508G (Toyota)
- REACH, RoHS and IMDS conformity
- UL969A:2020 Standard for Marking and Labeling Systems – Flag Labels, Flag Tags, Wrap-Around-Labels and Related Products
- UL817 Safety cord sets and power supply cords
- UL2238 Cable assemblies and fittings for industrial control and signal distribution
- UL94 Flammability of plastic materials for parts in devices and appliances (UL VTM-0 strictest classification)
- FMVSS 302 Evaluation of the flammability of interior materials (flammability/burn rate)
- ADR 2021 Ordinance on the transport of dangerous goods by road, rail and inland waterways (GGVSEB)
- CLP Regulation (Classification, Labelling and Packaging, in accordance with EC No. 1272/2008)
- BS 5609 Label resistance to saline sea water
- DIN EN ISO 11683:1997-11 Packaging – Tactile warnings of danger – Requirements
- FDA 175.105 INDIRECT FOOD ADDITIVES: ADHESIVES AND COMPONENTS OF COATINGS
