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News for February 9, 2010
Marking Industry Survey 2010It's that time again—time for our 2010 marking industry survey! We've whittled our list of questions down to the bare essentials, so this year our survey is shorter and less demanding than ever. While you can find it as an insert in the pages of Marking Industry Magazine's January issue, for your convenience we've also put it up on the Internet! Click here to take our survey online and sign up for the chance to win two free hotel nights at the 100th Anniversary IMIA show in Indianapolis, June 3-5, 2010. Survey responses must be received by February 28, 2010 for inclusion in the convention hotel-night giveaway.
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United Marking Introduces Pre-inked Pocket Stamp
United Marking Inc. announces the addition of a pocket stamp to its istamp® line of pre-inked mounts. Features and benefits of the istamp Pocket Stamp include:
- 1-inch x 2 1/2-inch text plate area perfect for notary public, signature and return address stamps
- Attractive gray body and dust cover with recycle symbol
- Compact design for purse or pocket (3/4-inch x 1 1/2-inch x 3 3/16-inch)
- Full top index with clear lens cover
- Spring feet assure crisp impressions and prevent inadvertent printing when dust cover is off
- Easy to assemble when manufacturing and easy to disassemble when replacing text plate
- Simple to re-ink
- Optional keychain
For more information about the istamp Pocket Stamp and the entire United Marking line of istamp, umark®, Trodat®, Ideal®, ClassiX® and Xstamper® products, contact United Marking at 866/447-8267; E-mail: sales@unitedmarking.com; Web: www.unitedmarking.com
New Material Protection Film
At the suggestion of Gravograph customers, the company is integrating printed protective film into its manufacturing process. Gravograph announces the launch of a new personalized protection film (which will begin shipping as existing inventories are consumed) for Gravoply™2, Metallex® and Gravoply Laser Sheets. The film will allow products to be identified easily.
This protection film has the same ease of use characteristics as the previous film, only now including the name of the product group and storage recommendations in multiple languages.
For more information, contact Gravograph, 800/843-7637; E-mail: sales@gravograph-newhermes.com; Web: www.gravograph.com, www.gravostore.com
Brady Introduces New Portable Labeler
Brady Worldwide Inc. has announced the launch of its most versatile portable printer, the new BMP™71 Label Printer. With more than 400 different label options and one of the fastest print speeds on the portable printer market, the BMP™71 labeler is a time-saving, multi-functional labeling tool for multiple applications and industries.
The BMP™71 Label Printer packs the print precision and versatility of a large desktop printer into a compact portable printer that can be carried on the jobsite. It can print on more than 30 different types of label materials, including self-laminating sleeves and flag labels, indoor/outdoor vinyl up to 2 inches wide, polyester die-cut labels, raised panel labels and more. The labeler can create more than 400 different label parts, giving users a wide variety of label types, sizes and colors to choose from. With such a wide selection of labels, the BMP™71 labeler offers the flexibility to create workplace safety labels, wire and cable markers, patch panel labels, pipe markers, visual workplace labels, barcode labels and facility identification labels—all with one printer.
Designed to create labels faster and easier, the BMP™71 Label Printer offers several new features that save time throughout the label creation process, including label design wizards for electrical, voice/data comm and safety/general ID applications. With step-by-step instructions and easy-to-use templates, these design wizards give users a convenient shortcut for creating labels. The labeler features material-recognition technology, which automatically formats a print job according to the inserted cartridge. There are hundreds of advanced symbols and graphics available and storage space to save more than 100,000 label files. Print speed is 1.5 inches per second, Brady's fastest portable print speed yet.
The BMP™71 labeler is also available with Brady's LabelMark™ Label Design Software and MarkWare™ Software for expanded label design capabilities. LabelMark™ Label Design Software is completely integrated with Microsoft Office and AutoCAD applications, and is recommended for use with the BMP™71 printer for asset identification, component marking, voice/data comm labeling and wire marking, among other applications.
For more information, contact Brady at www.bradyid.com/BMP71; in Canada, visit www.bradycanada.com/BMP71.