19 Feb
2002
19 Feb
'02
4:25 p.m.
I work for a manufacturer of truck drive shafts. The steel tubes are
sprayed with oil at the supplier, so they won't rust. We went to a new
system where each tube is labeled much earlier in the drive shaft
assembly line. This mean that each tube has more oil on the tube when
the label is applied, since fewer gloved hands have touched it. 3M told
us that they would come up with a label that would stick to grease for
us.... I laughed when I heard that, but the labels do seem to stick ok.
Although, we do wipe the tubes with a dry rag first. I'm not sure if
the label materials are any different than before, as they don't really
look different.
Chad Fernandez
Michigan, USA
John Chris Wren wrote:
I just call 3M and ask for samples. Or buy it, even, if it's not
ridiculous pricing. The 3M reps in my area are very accomodating. And if
you're not exactly what kind of product you need, they'll be happy to
discuss it with you.