The Durable Industrial Marking Blog

Quick Guide to Ink Jet Coding Machines

Posted by Matt Martin

Ink jet coders are the most versatile date coding machines available. Depending on your budget, specific marking requirements, and the volume of parts being marked, several options are available to you.

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Topics: Package Date Coding, Industrial Ink Jet Printers, Portable Inkjet Printers

Custom Shank Stamps for Pneumatic Impact Press

Posted by Matt Martin

Ideal for high volume, repetitive indent marking applications, pneumatic impact presses utilize hand controls to operate the press which powerfully impacts the marking surface. When using the press for marking applications, the internal hammer forces a pneumatic press die into the marking surface.

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Topics: Impact Presses, Pneumatic Press

Quick Guide to Thermal Transfer Printing onto Flexible Packaging

Posted by Matt Martin

Typically used for printing dates, prices, lots, and bar codes on flexible packaging substrates, thermal transfer printers and ribbons are a versatile marking solution.

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Topics: Package Date Coding, Thermal Ribbons and Labels

Choosing the Best Package Marking Solution

Posted by Matt Martin

Everything needs a package. Every package needs marking for identification and traceability. Durable Technologies provides package marking solutions for just about every product package type, from high-speed on-the-fly marking of consumer goods to very specific and detailed custom labels for high-cost industrial capital equipment.

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Topics: Package Date Coding, Packaging, Coding Type and Dies, Food and Beverage, Brass and Steel Type and Dies, Steel Stamps and Dies

The Versatility of Steel Hand Stamps

Posted by Matt Martin

Steel hand stamps allow for years of customization and long-lasting tracking marks to be made in nearly any material.

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Topics: Custom Steel Hand Stamps, Hand Stamps, Inspection Stamps

Custom Steel Hand Stamps For Rifles

Posted by Matt Martin

Allan Broughman owns Broughman Gun Shop in Covington, VA, and is a gun expert specializing in restoring guns and building custom rifles. For the last few years, Durable Technologies has been making custom steel hand stamps for him to mark his rifles.

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Topics: Custom Steel Hand Stamps, Hand Stamps, Testimonial

Steel Stamps for Metal - What to Look For in a Supplier

Posted by Matt Martin

Steel stamps provide a means to permanently mark metal parts and products with identifying information such as serial numbers, part numbers, model numbers, date codes, or company logos.

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Topics: Direct Part Marking, Steel Stamps and Dies, Marking Tools and Supplies

What's the Difference Between Embossing and Debossing?

Posted by Matt Martin

On more than a few occasions, we have been asked about custom metal embossing stamps, what they are, and how they are used.

In the world of direct part marking, there are a few misconceptions and misunderstandings that can creep up, often because industrial marking is a sphere that uses industry jargon that is not always well-known outside of the marking device industry.

The question “what is a metal embossing stamp?” is one of these areas of misconception and confusion.

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Topics: Hand Stamps, Embossing Type

Custom Branding Irons and the 5 Keys to Making a Successful Mark

Posted by Matt Martin

Used to mark materials like wood, cork, leather, plastics, paper, rubber and more, branding irons are a marking solution that can be found across many industries and applications.

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Topics: Hot Stamping, Marking Tools and Supplies, Branding Irons and Branding Dies

Foster Manufacturing Loves Durable Mecco Steel Stamps

Posted by Matt Martin

If a referral is the highest compliment a customer can give a manufacturing partner, then we appreciate the compliment from Foster Manufacturing Co. 

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Topics: Steel Stamps and Dies, Testimonial

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