Outdoor labels with highest resistance for outdoors
The outdoor labels are labels which can resist the extreme conditions in the open for a long period of time. They must adhere securely for the whole product service life and above all remain legible. The labels will be adjusted to the customer’s requirements and applications and often serve for the labeling with batch numbers, barcodes, safety cautions, and warranty details. The branch standards regulate the minimum requirements for the labels.
The main features of outdoor labels
- High resistance against UV radiation, ozone, heat and cold, frost, humidity and sea water
- High resistance when in contact with detergents, chemicals and solvents
- High abrasion resistance with suitable thermal transfer ribbons for the thermal transfer printing
- Suitable for standard-compliant labeling like e.g. BS 5609 etc.
- Very high adhesive power and secure adherence of the labels also on difficult substrates
- Optimization of the processes by automation of material- and product flow
- Additional safety functions like e.g. security cut-outs possible
- Numerous special materials by Avery, 3M, Flexcon, and Tesa available from stock
- Outdoor labels in individual formats and special forms
Functions and advantages – precisely tailored to your requirements for the labeling
The outdoor labels offer the best possible flexibility and will be adjusted individually to the customer’s requirements. This happens by using suitable special materials of leading manufacturers, individual die-cutting forms and premium adhesives.
- Label components are tailored to the substrate to be labeled
- Adhesive power of the labels will be adjusted to the substrate and requirement
- Suitable for any weather in predefined climatic zones
- No yellowing of the material and no fading of the color
- Materials adjusted to the individual resistances, like e.g. when in contact with chemicals, gasoline and harmful substances
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.
Some materials and products to be labeled are still hot when the labels must be adhered. In addition, other products can have a very rough or dusty or oily surface, which can be safely labeled with matching adhesives.
Our upscale and accurate processing with most modern die-cutting technologies guarantees the highest precision and reliability for the label application. Thus even outdoor 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 outdoor labels
The typical labeling products in the area of outdoor labels are barcode labels, type plates, rating plates, caution- and warning labels. These labels can be applied for example in the following branches and areas:
- Car manufacturing (OEMs and supplier)
- Vehicle construction (public transport, freight transport, ships and train construction)
- Mechanical engineering (engines, machines and machine tools)
- Electric tools engineering (tools)
- Chemical industry (tubes, lines and open sea identification)
- Outdoor applications (gardening tools and appliances, play equipment, grills, ladders, municipal containers like waste bins, fitness equipment etc.)
Individual features of outdoor labels
Also variable data, photorealistic images, material compounds as well as partially preprinted logotypes are possible.
Technical key data of our outdoor labels
- Temperature resistance from +150° C (302° F) C to -80° C (-112° F)
- UV and weather resistant foils up to max. 15 years
- Very thin (min. 6µ) as well as very thick (175µ) combinations of foils possible
- High-performance materials made of acrylate-foil, polyimide foil, aluminum foil, 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 and ink jet method
- Foil features from soft and smooth and flexible to stable and tear-proof
Certifications of our outdoor labels
As a manufacturer robos-labels has a wide range of already approved and certified labeling- and material solutions. When additional customized licenses are required, we can take on the approval- and certification process if desired.
We already meet the following standards and regulations with our raw materials:
- UL969 Marking and labeling systems (labels on smooth and not convex surfaces)
- 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)
- BS 5609 Label resistance to saline sea water
- REACH, RoHS and IMDS conformity
- 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)
- DIN EN ISO 11683:1997-11 Packaging – Tactile warnings of danger – Requirements
- FDA 175.105 INDIRECT FOOD ADDITIVES: ADHESIVES AND COMPONENTS OF COATINGS
