It's not easy to talk about a product without mentioning its manufacturer. If you don't talk about Brady, it's a missed opportunity to learn more about one of the oldest manufacturers of professional labeling solutions in the industry.
The Brady range is wide:
- Portable Label Printers
- Industrial printers and applicator printers
- Budget consumables and more expensive ones that withstand harsh operating conditions.
Brady printers and consumables are used in the energy sector, in mechanical engineering, telecom, in short, wherever long-lasting marking of wires and cables, patch panels or equipment is required.
Labeling
And what about the marking of the wire and cable itself, its types, and how it works on Brady printers?
Marking is needed to easily identify a particular wire or cable, which is required in complex systems. Using Brady printers, different types of labeling are available to you, for example, self-adhesive and self-laminating labels, heat shrink tubing. The latter are one of the most reliable ways: the shrink tube shrinks under the influence of heat, fits snugly around the wire, and the printed text remains readable and resistant to external influences. TTU is also used to seal the joints of wires with electrical tips, as well as to mechanically strengthen these connections.
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Heat shrink tubing
Let's take a closer look at shrink tubes and their use in Brady printer models.
For example, Permasleeve C-342 shrink tube cartridges are available for the Brady M210 portable printer. The tube is inserted into the cartridge with a solid ribbon (cut off by the built—in cutter according to the size of the specified print) and is ready to work - inserted the cartridge, printed, cut, put on the wire, warmed up. The tubes are available in different colors (white, yellow), in different diameters (from 6 mm to more than 16 mm when flattened). They are made of polyolefin with a shrinkage coefficient of 3:1, and are also certified according to a variety of industry standards (for example, UL and RoHS), withstand temperatures from -55 to +135 Celsius (and even up to 260, but for a short time).
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The replaceable cartridge is another plus, since it has minimal problems: you do not need to refill the ribbon separately, nothing stretches, does not get tangled. The tube material is resistant to moisture, pollution, does not crack or fade. And finally, the Brady M210 printer itself is a compact and lightweight device that runs on batteries or accumulators, has a clear interface, and print speed.
The Brady M210 printer and Permasleeve heat shrink tubing are available for order on the Enex marketplace. Original products, selection assistance, professional advice — all this is Enex!
Brady heat shrink tubing on Enex