What is the difference between a label and a decal?

Labels are designed for interior applications and decals are designed to go outside. Labels can still be manufactured to withstand moisture, chemicals and temperature extremes — the inside of a machine enclosure is frequently harsher than a parking lot — but decals are specified against sun, weather and corrosion. Describe the application and we will tell you which you need.

Which label material should I use on textured plastic?

Textured and low-energy plastics need an adhesive formulated for the surface rather than a standard pressure-sensitive one, which will lift at the edges within a season. Tell us the substrate — textured plastic, stainless steel, powder-coated metal or bare aluminum — and we specify the material, thickness and adhesive class against it.

Stacked rolls of white service labels, each carrying a barcode, a unique alphanumeric asset code and bilingual service instructions

Products · Labels

Custom Industrial Labels, Specified to the Application

Q: Can you supply labels on a roll for automated application?

Yes. Runs can be supplied on the roll, and consecutive numbering and barcoding are handled in-house so the sequence data comes with the labels.

Labels are designed for interior applications, away from direct sun and weather. But interior does not mean easy. We manufacture labels that survive corrosive environments, moisture, solvents, and high and low temperature extremes — because the inside of a machine enclosure is frequently harsher than a parking lot.

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CSC ServiceWorks · Serialised asset labels

Specifying a label starts with two questions: what environment does it live in, and what surface does it go onto? Textured plastic, stainless steel, powder-coated metal and bare aluminum all behave differently. Those answers determine the material, the thickness, and whether the adhesive should be permanent or removable.

Specification

Materials

Vinyl, polyester (Mylar), polypropylene, polycarbonate (Lexan), paper, aluminum and high-temperature urethane for domed labels. Adhesives include all-temperature, opaque, permanent and removable formulations.

Vinyl: General interior and exterior use
Polyester (Mylar): Excellent wear resistance; brushed, matte and bright silver
Polypropylene: Interior labeling where chemical resistance matters
Polycarbonate (Lexan): Durable labels; 5 to 20 mil; subsurface printable
Aluminum: Long-service identification
High-temperature urethane: Domed labels
Adhesives: All-temperature · opaque · permanent · removable

Range

Label types we manufacture

Consecutive barcode and human-readable labels for asset and inventory tracking
UL and CSA approved labels
Security and tamper-evident labels
OEM machinery labels
Instruction and warning labels
High-temperature urethane domed labels
Die-cut and laminated labels
Serialized identification labels

Traceability

Serialization and barcoding

Consecutive numbering and barcoding are handled in-house. If you are tracking assets, managing warranty registration or meeting a traceability requirement, we can serialize the run and supply the sequence data alongside the labels.

Artwork

File formats we accept

AI, BMP, EPS, GIF, JPG, JPEG, PDF and TIFF. Vector artwork produces the cleanest result on die-cut and small-format work.

CSC ServiceWorks
Serialised asset labels
Consecutively serialised equipment labels for CSC ServiceWorks — bilingual service copy, a scannable barcode and a unique asset number on every label, supplied on the roll.
CONSECUTIVE SERIALISATION · BARCODED · SUPPLIED ON ROLL

Questions

Answered directly

Two questions decide the label.

What environment does it live in, and what surface does it go onto? Answer those and we will spec the material, the thickness and the adhesive class.

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