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FAQ’s
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Electrical
Data-transmission
Telecommunications
What
materials make up a SnapMarker®?
PVC, injection molded. Custom materials are available.
What
are the properties of the adhesive labels?
- 3.5
mm vinyl
- Permanent
adhesive
- 2
year outdoor rating on ink
- Screen
printed
- Water-proof
- Resistant
to many chemicals
How
can do we obtain custom stick-a-labels™ when standard
ones don’t suffice?
1.
We can provide them to you. Click
here to email us your specifications, and we will custom
generate and deliver them to you. We can meet your specifications
for custom materials and ink types.
2. System operators Click
here to use our website label generator to do an immediate
label layout and printout.
3. Engineers and system designers click
here to link to our software CADD download add-on for
use in specifying SnapMarker® sizes, symbols and wording
for labels, colors, material types. The date data file may
be transmitted to us for production of a set of custom labels
to meet your exact needs.
What
are typical benefits of using the product?
INCREASED SAFETY = LOWER INSURANCE COSTS
- neat,
clean, professional appearance
- labels
never fall off or go missing
- operational
clarity yields increased safety
- fluid
leaks run down the pipe behind the protruding labels, not
affecting legibility
- avoid
accidents that cause damage to people and property
- prevent
major upsets precipitated by spurious system operation
- improves
plant safety because matters are less intuitive and more
directly observable to operators (important during upsets)
- reduces
error by concisely displaying information so operators have
a better view of the system
INCREASED
PRODUCTIVITY
-
increase operating speed
- more
"community knowledge" about system operation
- create
a system anybody can follow
- easier
coordination
- less
system confusion
- reduced
analysis and response time (especially important during
upsets when seconds count) by providing immediate on the
spot information display
LESS
AGGRAVATION
- easier
operation
- easier
tracing
- easier
repair
- reduces
"key man" dependence for system knowledge
INCREASE
PROFITS
- decrease
down time
- decreased
training and familiarization costs
- reduce
time spent tracing systems and interconnects
- decrease
down time and lost profit.
- decrease
service and maintenance costs
- avoid
system dependence on one or two key people who "know
where everything is"
- increased
operator effectiveness
What
are typical applications of the product?
- room
interconnects
- cross-reference
conduit to plans
- conduit
travel path
- conduit
point of origin
- conduit
point of termination
- conduit
contents
- display
any information the user or system designer deems appropriate.
- who
to call for service or repair
- what
a switch does
- emergency
operation instructions
- emergency
shut off instructions
- emergency
notification instructions
- location
of emergency disconnect
- trace
the course of a pipe, chase, tube or conduit through a complex
maze of pipes or structures
- untangle
and clearly marks the usual maze of conduit
- display
critical system information right on the system, rather
than buried in books and records
Successful
Pipe and Conduit Layout Patterns and Configurations.
At the most generalized level:
1.
Leave a small amount of space around each pipe or conduit
to facilitate usage, repairs, and modification.
2. Where multiple rows of conduit chases are employed,
install each row so that it is at a different height than
the next.
Click
here for a more detailed treatment of this subject.
Why
should SnapMarker® be used over
other labeling methods?
It is the only system that works the right way:
»
speed where once was delay
» control over chaos
» convenience replaces aggravation
» clarity displaces confusion
» safety where once there was danger
Labeling
of cables, tubes, conduits and pipes in the past has consisted
of direct handwriting on the rounded surface, which is problematic
in many ways. Writing on a round or curved surface is difficult,
especially if the outside diameter is small, frequently producing
a sloppy or illegible result. The total surface is limited
and often not conveniently placed for easy reading. It is
often confined to a small rounded writing surface area inadequate
to legibly depict or contain all necessary information. Repairs
or replacement of the underlying pipe or conduit destroys
any written information thereon. Painted markings, tied-on
hanging paper or plastic tags, or colored tape bands are subject
to peeling and corrosion, easy removal, and require referring
to a legend or master coding sheet.
These
methods are subject to peeling and corrosion (requiring the
marks and information to be repeatedly replaced or rewritten),
easy removal, compel the user to find each end of a pipe to
match them up, compels the user to incur delay in referring
out to other plans and notes to ascertain the contents, purpose,
source or destination of the pipe, tube or conduit.
Other
pipe identification systems include wrapping straps attached
to an information plate around piping. This method is subject
to many limitations. It does not allow for the labeling of
surface mounted piping or conduit, as there is no space to
wrap the straps. It does not allow for an adjustable multi-position
labeling surface. It is not usable in installations where
pliers necessary to adequately tighten the straps cannot reach
where required. It is subject to loosening and rotation from
mechanical, vehicular or natural vibration, and thereby the
loss of immediately visible or locatable information. It is
also subject to lateral slippage along a vertical pipe or
a horizontal pipe from such vibration, which then cause the
erroneous interpretation of the information and human action
thereby creating or amplifying an accident or disaster rather
than avoiding or correcting it because the signage cannot
be found or (unknown to the user) has become located in an
improper location thus mislabeling the system or pipe. Also,
this method makes it more difficult to change a label if so
desired.
SnapMarker®
surmounts all of the above problems in a superior method which
can be easily utilized by anybody and requires no tools to
employ.
Quick
as a snap!™
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