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Biotech Labels
June 15, 2010

TLP offers a vial label designed to survive extreme temperatures. TLP-937 is a label material that TLP engineered for small vials containing DNA that are dropped in liquid nitrogen five seconds after label application. The labels contain vital information that must be transferred to larger containers. Because some labels can lift or flag off when applied to small, curved surfaces, TLP designed this label material to be thinner so that it adheres better to the vial. The label’s shape is designed so that the center portion adheres to the vial and the ends of the label stick together to form a tab on the end. This tab is imprinted with the critical information that needs to remain with the DNA when being transferred to the new container. Frosting and condensation can also negatively impact a label’s performance, so this label material was tested in multiple extreme temperatures, from room temperature to –70º, –20º, and 4º F, in liquid nitrogen and dry ice.


LABEL DESIGN WITHSTANDS ABUSE
June 15, 2010

Oily steel surface, powder coating, chemical solutions, and paint…no, we’re not kidding when we say trust us to solve your most complicated, demanding label challenges. A high-tech, industrial storage systems company did and TLP came through with an identification label that could take the abuse!

The application required a variable data identification label that the customer could print, apply to oil coated raw steel, and run through a high-pressure powder coating process that includes three chemical solutions and electrically charged powder coat paint before going into an oven for 25 minutes.

The solution was to create an innovative, 2 layered clear polyester label with a removable, protective mask that is peeled off revealing all the information and graphics that were printed on the back-side of the clear label. Because the printing is on the backside of the label, the information is protected from harsh industrial environments. A logo and sensor mark is preprinted in mirror image on the back of the labels, which are treated for thermal printing. This enables the manufacturer to add thermally printed variable data to the labels during the manufacturing process. The top-side of the label is silicone layered so that a second, protective layer can be removed after the painting process with no residue left behind. The adhesive on the bottom layer of the label sticks to the raw steel and actually bonds with the steel locking it to the product.

TLP is all about providing our customers with innovative new label applications that improve their processes and ultimately save time and money! Contact us today!


HIT THE TARGET…WITH THE RIGHT ADHESIVE
June 15, 2010

A quality bow can mean the difference between a great hunt and a hunt you'd just rather forget. For a bow manufacturer out west, determining whether a bow is right or wrong for their customer can depend on something as simple as a properly placed wrist pad.

The application required that TLP track down a die cut adhesive strong enough to hold a wrist pad to the plastic bow carrier for several years in indoor or outdoor environments, yet gentle enough to not eat the plastic. Applications like this are fair game for TLP.

The solution was 3M 300 LSE adhesive specially die cut in the shape of the wrist pad. This low surface energy adhesive was designed to not attack plastic surfaces while still maintaining adherence strength. This die cut adhesive proved easy to apply and replaced the need for rivets or welds into the plastic bow. TLP innovation hit the target, again.

TLP is all about providing our customers with innovative new label, tag and adhesive applications that improve their processes and ultimately save time and money! Contact us today!


PERMANENT AND TEMPORARY ALL IN ONE
June 15, 2010

This identification label is applied to polyethylene drums used at a medical research supply company.

Information listing company data must adhere permanently to the drums while allowing a separate, temporary label with content information to be applied to the same drum and removed later. This allows the drums to be used over and over again.

The application required a label that would permanently adhere to a high density polyethylene in a typical industrial environment and provide a surface for temporary adherence by content labels.

The solution was TLP-722 clear polyester facestock which has a silicone top coating for temporary adherence by other labels.
The adhesive solution was TLP-836 permanent acrylic adhesive for heavy textured surface applications and high or low surface energy plastics.

TLP’s passion for innovation is what drove this project’s unique solution. The customer is ecstatic about the results; permanent and temporary all in one!


No Room For Error...DNA Identification
June 11, 2010

Guilty or innocent? Dead or alive? Father or not?… all sensitive questions faced by the legal, medical, and science/forensic industries that rely on correct DNA identification and testing for answers. For one TLP customer, pressure to provide correctly identified samples keeps their lab procedures under the microscope on a daily basis.

The application required a complete analysis of the DNA transfer and labeling process. Each DNA sample is put into a small vial and stored at extremely low temperatures to be mixed later. Once mixed, the DNA is poured into a new, larger container. The identification information is then transferred from the original vial to the new container and the original vial is discarded. The new DNA containers are then shipped to our customer’s end users for research and development purposes. The process called for a label that would adhere strongly to a small, curved surface (original vial) and provide a means to transfer vital information to a new container while withstanding extremely low temperatures without smudging or smearing. TLP was being tested with this application. Good thing we have bio medical label applications down to a science of our own!

The solution was to create a uniquely shaped label from TLP-949. The center portion of the label adheres to the original small vial. The ends of the label adhere together to form a “flag” on the end and resolve the “lifting” issue caused by labels whose ends do not wrap entirely around the vial. The “flag” is imprinted with the critical information that must remain with the DNA sample when transferred to other containers. The original label is removed from the original vial and placed onto the new container. This design provides the solution of three labels as one.

TLP is all about providing our customers with innovative new label applications that improve their processes and ultimately save time and money! Contact us today!


Submerged Identification Labels Keep Their Grip
June 11, 2010

TLP was asked to manufacture labels to be used on pumps that could be submerged or buried underground for long periods of time. In addition, the labels must be approved for UL 969 Marking and Labeling Systems on non-standard surfaces, including nitrocellulose lacquer, epoxy powder coat and urethane powder coat and imprinted with variable information.

TLP performed extensive prototyping to ensure all key performance criteria were met. The final design included customizing raw material for this application and printing on white or silver polyester with acrylic adhesive, with a clear polyester overlaminate to protect the graphics.

The labels are then variable imprinted by the OEM using a thermal transfer printer and an approved UL ribbon. Variable imprinted information includes model number, serial number, lot code and other information specific to the product being labeled.


Catalytic Converter Manufacturing Aid
September 13, 2006

A ceramic blanket is wrapped around catalytic converters and must be held in place with adhesive until the converters are encased and welded. The die cut adhesive strip must be:
easy to use
consistent and reliable on the assembly line
aggressive - the adhesive must hold the ceramic blanket in place.
The solution was a TLP adhesive with a tab, supplied in strips. The workers can quickly lift the strip off the roll and apply it to the ceramic blanket wrapped around the can core. The blanket core travels.


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