PROBLEMS: What conduit chase runs to which area? Where does this conduit chase come from? Where is the shut-off? What does this valve control? What is the path of the conduit? Where is that conduit located? How does this valve affect that valve? Is there an intermediate junction box or terminal along the course of the conduit? Lack of familiarity and loss of knowledge from intermittent use or employee turnover What happened to the hand writing on the pipe? I could read it last time.	SOLUTION: The SnapMarker® product line clearly labels industrial, factory and medical systems for easy convenient safe operation. Anyone can tell immediately what conduit tube or pipe, goes where and for what by simply looking at the information displayed on the System-Labels. Any can instantly tell the purpose of any valve. The vinyl labels will not rub off or bleach off.
SnapMarker® enables users to clearly specify in plain view necessary or desirable system information directly on the system itself. You can prominently show or indicate:
label mechanical room interconnects specify valve purpose valve interaction with other valves (cautions, instructions, relationships) when or how to use a valve what a valve or switch does normal process shutdown instructions emergency operation instructions emergency shut off instructions emergency notification instructions location of emergency shut off flow direction rate of flow fluid type gas type cross-reference pipe, conduit, valve, or location, to plans pipe or conduit paths pipe or conduit origins pipe or conduit destinations contents, fluid or gaseous maximum rated line pressure typical line pressure	volatile contents explosive contents or non-explosive contents match point of discharge to its source display any information the user or system designer deems appropriate. who to call for service or repair indicate origination and termination points indicate travel path or location or pipe or conduit trace the course of a pipe or conduit through a complex maze of pipes or structures untangle and clearly marks mazes of lines and pipes display critical system information right on the system, rather than buried in books and records warnings and information about a valve interaction with other systems information about what is contained in a pipe, conduit or tube something to which the pipe is connected

CUSTOM LABELS: We can custom produce stick-labels for users out of any material required for specialty applications, and with any symbols, indicators, and wording necessary. You can create and print some labels out yourself through this website. Click here for detailed information on creating or obtaining custom labels.

Typical places in which SnapMarker® is used:

Places of use are limitless and include virtually every place in the world that pipe, valves, metal conduit, plastic conduit, tubing, Smurf¨Tube, etcetera is used:

• industrial
• commercial:
• office
• retail
• factories
• hotel/motel/resort
• schools
• nursing homes, assisted living facilities, hospitals
• fire suppression systems
• marine: on-board cranes, engines rooms, hydraulic systems, other systems
• marinas and boatyards
• swimming pool control systems — public, private, residential and scholastic; landscape irrigation and sprinkler systems
• communications conduit, including phone, data, cable, fiber optic
• plumbing lines
• refineries
• offshore oil platforms
• aircraft
• hydraulic systems
• mechanical switch levers (such as on electrical, railroads or heavy equipment;
• oil platforms
• laboratory tubing and lines
• HVAC lines
• hospitals and health facilities with their many complex and dangerous wiring, oxygen, communication, suction, computer, and other systems
• chemical manufacturing plants
• power plants
• gas lines both natural and petroleum
• petrol and natural gas vehicles
• vacuum tube canister data transfer systems
• etcetera, ad infinitum

SnapMarker® is the superior labeling method.

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 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 handing 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.

Those 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 manner which can be easily utilized by consumers, industry and the military, and requires no tools to employ.

Labeling is now a snap!™

Typical benefits of using the product include:

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

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