[Nhcoll-l] [HERBARIA] polypropylene annotation labels?

[Dirk Neumann]

Hi Dorothy, (Patrick),

always bickering with Andy here (Hi Andy ;-)

- again, know your settings: this method works well for fluid 
collections which e.g. use undenatured alcohol or were the denaturing 
agent is not reactive against plastics. I would definitely refrain to 
use this labelling method in our fish collection as we have to use MEK 
denatured alcohol. MEK is a highly aggressive and reactive ketone, which 
is very well known to cracks down polymer-chains.

European collections should be very careful here, especially in the 
light of the new EU-directive  EU No. 162/2013 which prescribes even 
higher amounts of MEK for denaturing and prescribes usage of MEK in 
those countries which used different denaturing agents prior to 2013 
(e.g. IMS / camphor).

All the best
Dirk


Am 11.07.2014 17:51, schrieb Bentley, Andrew Charles:
> Dorothy
>
> Wet collections have been using this system for some time now for alcohol labels with very good results.  We are printing on to a spun bound polyester using a thermal transfer printer and wax/resin ribbon.  This is obviously not a sticky backed label kind of media but I am sure a similar kind of thing could be sourced.  Attached is some information on the system and printer that we use as well as a price list from Alpha Systems, the company through we which we buy our supplies.
>
> Happy to provide further information or label samples if needed
>
> Andy
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> From: nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu [mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu] On Behalf Of Sweeney, Patrick
> Sent: Friday, July 11, 2014 10:36 AM
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> Subject: [Nhcoll-l] FW: [HERBARIA] polypropylene annotation labels?
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> On 7/10/14 9:45 AM, "Dorothy J. Allard" <djallard at uvm.edu> wrote:
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>> Hi folks,
>>
>> We are looking for a print-on-demand (printing one label at a time)
>> method of annotating herbarium sheets. Can anyone share their
>> experience with thermal transfer label printers (_not_ direct thermal)
>> using wax resin ribbons and polypropylene labels? I am particularly
>> interested in the community's opinion on the likelihood that such
>> labels will be readable for the long term and will not break down.
>>
>> We are considering the purchase of a Zebra GC420t printer, wax/resin
>> ribbons and polypropylene labels.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> --
>> Dorothy J. Allard, Ph.D.
>> Assistant Curator and Virtual Herbarium Coordinator Pringle Herbarium
>> Torrey Hall, 27 Colchester Ave.
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