• PVC tubing
• Harness wires
• Extruded tubing
• Polythene pipe

Background

Tubing and cables are produced in a wide variety of sizes in varying wall thickness and material. Originally, coding and marking was introduced in this area to protect a manufacturer’s brand. Today, this has shifted from a ‘limited’ anti-counterfeiting measure to a broad identification measure allowing companies to trace back their products.

Typical applications

• Printing company details and specification on PVC tubing after extrusion: Thermal Inkjet
• Marking and identifying harness wires: Hot Foil; Thermal Inkjet
• Printing company name and specification on extruded tubing used in pharmaceutical and biotechnology markets: Thermal Inkjet
• printing various grades onto polyethylene pipe and other plastics: Hot Foil; Thermal Inkjet