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How to Use a  Spring-Loaded Center Punch

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How to Use a Spring-Loaded Center Punch

A common handheld marking tool is an automatic spring-loaded center punch. This tool produces a dimple, characters, or small symbols in a workpiece made of metal, wood, or even some plastics.

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Portable Inkjet Printer Gun for Large Character Printing and Coding

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Portable Inkjet Printer Gun for Large Character Printing and Coding

Portable and lightweight, hand-held inkjet printer guns allow users to directly mark substrates in the field with a portable, easy-to-use, hand-held...

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Knurled Hand Stamps

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Knurled Hand Stamps

We recently received a request to manufacture a custom-made steel stamp with a knurled finish. While we have produced similar stamps in the past (for...

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Serrated Character Hand Stamps For Cow Hides

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Serrated Character Hand Stamps For Cow Hides

In the world of animal husbandry and hide processing, precision and permanence are critical. Serrated character hand stamps stand out among the tools...

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Using a Branding Iron: The 5 Things You Need to Know

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Using a Branding Iron: The 5 Things You Need to Know

Branding irons, those iconic emblems of craftsmanship, hold a unique role in the world of marking materials. Picture a craftsman meticulously etching...

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Permanent Marking on Metal

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Permanent Marking on Metal

Permanent marking on metal, whether stainless steel, aluminum, titanium, brass, or copper, presents a couple of unique challenges but can be...

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Hand Stamping Press

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Hand Stamping Press

Hand stamping presses are easy-to-use, low-maintenance marking solutions that can be found in a wide range of industries and settings.

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Solving Part Identification Challenges

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Solving Part Identification Challenges

Durable Technologies' customers continually push us to discover new and creative ways to address challenges in the process of identifying parts....

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Quick Guide to the Most Popular Marking Methods

From low volume artisan shops to high volume industrial settings, direct part marking is used to add aesthetic touches, makers marks, required...

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