The Durable Industrial Marking Blog

Product Personalization Guide

Posted by Matt Martin

For small businesses, craftsmen, and artisans, direct part marking customization is an excellent way to differentiate their products.

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Topics: Direct Part Marking

Custom Embossing Dies

Posted by Matt Martin

Most often used in the sheet metal industry, custom embossing dies allow users to create permanent, raised marks.

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Topics: Steel Stamps and Dies, Embossing Type

Puppy Food Packaging Gone to the Dogs

Posted by Matt Martin

Would your dog like to eat cake? Wouldn't every dog like a cake treat made just for them??

Kelly Costello thinks they would, so she started a company called Puppy Cake that produces cake and ice cream mixes for dogs. Kelly even went on Shark Tank in 2012!! Very cool.

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Topics: Thermal Ribbons and Labels, Foils and Ribbons for Date Coding, Testimonial

Steel Stamping Dies For Stamping Metal Parts

Posted by Matt Martin

Stan-Den Tool in Van Buren, AR buys A2 Steel Stamping Dies from Durable Technologies that they use to stamp metal parts for large HVAC manufacturers like Trane and Rheem. 

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Topics: Steel Stamps and Dies, Marking Tools and Supplies, Testimonial

Different Kinds of Marking Tools Explained

Posted by Matt Martin

In addition to the number of direct part marking machinery options that Durable offers, some direct part marking methods also require additional tools. Some methods that do not require a marking machine also require tooling to achieve their marking results. Because of the prevalence of marking tools, it is worth taking a look at some of the most common tooling.

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Topics: Marking Tools and Supplies

Metal Letter Stamps

Posted by Matt Martin

Metal letter hand stamps are easy to use and allow users to mark static letter sequences onto a variety of materials with little setup.

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Topics: Letter and Number Series Steel Hand Stamps

Direct Part Marking Custom Ship Drive Shafts with C&C Metals

Posted by Matt Martin

C&C Metals, located in West Boylston, MA, had a problem. How would they direct part mark the end of a very expensive custom ship drive shaft and get it just right every time? The first thing they did was call the team at Durable Technologies.

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Topics: Custom Steel Hand Stamps, Hand Stamps, Testimonial

What is Hot Stamping?

Posted by Matt Martin

If you're looking to personalize your product by adding your name, monogram, or company logo, hot stamping is a tried and true direct part marking method.

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Topics: Hot Stamping, Hot Stamping Type and Dies, Craftsman and Artisan, Hot Stamping Foils and Ribbons

Portable Marking Machine Options

Posted by Matt Martin

There are a couple of portable marking machine options for applications where marking needs to be done in the field, or applications where a traditional marking machine isn’t feasible.

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Topics: Portable Marking, Portable Dot Peen, Portable Inkjet Printers

Replacement Metal Type for Packaging Machinery

Posted by Matt Martin

From cartoners to tube fillers to hot stamp date coders, high-quality replacement metal type for packaging and date code machinery creates crisp, clear, durable marks.

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Topics: Package Date Coding, Packaging Marking, Packaging, Package Printing

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