Have you ever tried to get a barcode label to stick to a non-stick surface? Labeling silicone can be tricky because of silicone’s low surface energy. The lower the surface energy, the tougher it is for adhesives to stick...
A cruise ship line approached us for custom equipment labels for their new vessels. The initial request seemed straightforward. They needed 10,000 custom labels pre-printed with their logo and a QR code. But, as we delved into our cruise ship operator’s equipment labeling needs, we discovered a myriad of potential issues. Equipment Labeling Challenges […]
The owner of a car wash reached out to us in search of custom car wash stickers for their business. With a unique situation at hand, Label Expert Ed August was up for the challenge of providing a clever solution for their anti-theft label needs. Find out how he tackled this task! Mandy, the savvy […]
An international logistics company contacted us because they wanted to purchase magnetic warehouse rack labels for their brand new facility. Normally, The Label Experts go with what the customer wants, but in this case we suspected that the standard ‘perfect’ solution of magnetic rack labels might be overkill. Is There a Good Alternative to Magnetic […]
We frequently have the opportunity to provide long-term labeling solutions for manufacturers who create lesser-known components of things people use every day. Sputtering Components is certainly one of those organizations; they create cathodes, specifically magnetrons, that are used to apply a thin protective film to various glass products, electronics, solar panels, and more. Whether it’s […]
The Sailing Museum of Rhode Island was an exciting client for The Label Experts to work with on multiple levels! Not just for their awesome mission (more on that later) but they’re also one of our rare non-industrial clients with a very specific need for our niche product, SilicodeTM! Its unique adhesive is engineered to […]
Here at EIM we are always happy to help one of America’s hottest industries solve their problems to keep their momentum going! And today, it hardly gets any hotter than the lumber industry. That is why we were so excited to hear from Mans Lumber & Millwork, a 120-year-old Michigan family lumber business. They came to […]
Ohio winters are no joke! That’s what we were thinking when our client, a wind turbine installer, came to us needing outdoor vinyl asset labels. They needed to label their outdoor tools and construction assets, including… collapsible bulk containers? That was a new one for us, but fortunately, our Label Experts consider frigid temperatures a […]
Did you know that every day FOUR plant species risk extinction? Alright, imagine if various kinds of vegetation vanished altogether… How would mankind sustain its existence, you ask? Plant species are absolutely essential to our survival as they recreate vital plant organisms that produce oxygen and maintain nourishing food sources. And we get to help […]
Color-Coded Label Sets for Body Parts? You would think a medical device company with the word “cryo” in its name would use our ultra-cold temperature CryoLabel®. They do in fact, specialize in low-temperature preservation of human implantable tissues but they also develop implantable biological devices and biomaterials such as surgical adhesives used in cardiac, vascular, […]
Fish Tags Help Keep Track When customers give us challenges, we jump―just like fish in a big pond… We love tackling interesting applications such as one that came our way from a software developer working in the fish and meat packaging industry. To provide a full labeling solution for their customer, they needed both labels […]
Unfortunately, a springtime increase in import prices on consumer goods like automobiles overshadowed a temporary drop in fuel costs. Some of this increase understandably developed as a result of the unfortunate circumstances in Japan that created supply disruptions and led to a dramatic drop in auto imports during April & May 2011. On the positive […]
