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No more twisted and tangled cables

Shrink tubes and colour-coded self-laminating wire wraps from industrial printer manufacturer DuraLabel provide two proven solutions to marking and identifying wires and cables. Shrink tubes are made from polyolefin a very flexible, specially formulated cross-linked material with a low recovery temperature, 3:1 shrink ratio, thin wall, and high flame retardancy. Shrink tubes provide a permanent label that tightly adheres to the wire.

Handheld or desktop DuraLabel printers make it easy to create clear identifying information using text, numbers and graphics. Users slip the shrink tube over the end of a cable or wire using a heat gun to shrink the tube. The result is a tight fitting, permanent label. There are no adhesives that might fail or tags that can get pulled off. With its thin wall, the shrink tube is pliable and can flex along with whatever it encases.

While shrink tubes can only be applied before a wire is terminated, self-laminating wire wraps are ideal for labelling wires that are terminated. Labels as small as 25 mm wrap around wires as narrow 12 gauge. A clear tail that wraps over the printed portion of the label provides long-lasting protection. A major benefit that proves that colour-coding makes identification easy. DuraLabel is represented locally by Aspercon.

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