The Durable Marking Blog

In 2006, Durable Engravers acquired the former Mecco / M.E. Cunningham Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, who for over 100 years was a leader in indent marking technology for heavy-duty industrial applications. 

ABS Tool & Machining located in Rockford, IL manufactures a variety of tools including inspection and test blocks.  When they needed a hand stamp that would imprint the words 'Made in the USA' into a variety of hard materials they asked around and were referred to Durable Technologies.

Kylee Tindle is the creative genius behind Spoons Full of Sugar. Using spoons of various sizes, Kylee produces beautiful handmade necklaces, bracelets, leather cuff bracelets, rings, and much more. One of the tools Kylee uses to produce these masterpieces are custom hand stamps made by Durable Technologies.

A specialty tube and pipe manufacturer recently called Durable Technologies when they need a quick and reliable way to mark specialty tubing and piping.  

Ever wonder how to make a permanent mark in a PVC pipe? 

Amy Bruecks of City Carbonic Sales & Service in Oklahoma City, OK had a problem - the hand stamps used to mark compressed gas cylinders were not only costing them money but were causing injuries to the employees using them.  "We were tired of having employees hurt and needed to find a supplier that made a product that could mark the cylinders as per the regulations without causing injuries to our employees.' states Ms. Bruecks.
 
City Carbonic re-qualifies and re-fills compressed gas cylinders for a variety of industries including fire departments, welding, SCUBA, paint ball, medical and aviation.   The cylinders are made of steel or aluminum and must be marked each time they are requalified as required by 49 CFR-180.  The cylinders are marked along the tapered crown section so that the user can easily identify when the cylinder was re-qualified.


City Carbonic uses a range of date code hand stamps with the ones for the year being the most often used.  "We will mark up to 26,000 cylinders per year with the year hand stamp so it must be able to withstand that many impacts.  Our previous stamps would mushroom at the hammer impact point and in some cases pieces would break off and fly around like shrapnel causing a very unsafe and unacceptable working condition." says Ms. Bruecks.

The solution - Durable Mecco Safety First Stamp Grip along with Durable Mecco Hand Stamps.  There are a few options for the grips:

One is the Safety First grip which protects the users hand while striking the steel hand stamp.

Durable Mecco is proud to announce the availability of tThe BBP™31 Sign and Label Printer.  It is designed exactly how a printer is supposed to be designed.  It's easy to use.  It's packed with functionality.  And best of all, it's got so many material options that this one printer can handle off of the labeling needs in your facility.

DePaul University in Chicago, IL requires padlocks, lock cylinders, and keys to be uniquely identified in order to track and organize them.  Imagine not knowing which key fit which lock or cylinder set and multiply that by the number of students, faculty, and rooms on campus and you get a sense of the size of the problem.  For over 20 years the DePaul University key shop used a holder and type set from Durable Mecco to mark each piece with a unique serial number.

*This article appears in the July 2010 issue of Marking Industry Magazine

When you need to mark a large quantity of pharmaceutical sample packages and need to replace old steel stamp dies Durable Mecco can deliver.