Custom equipment labels for machines and panels

Labels that tell operators what to do

Equipment labels sit on the machine itself and speak to the person at the controls: which button stops the line, which guard must be closed, where lifting points are, what pressure a vessel runs at. They are usually small, crowded with information, and fitted to a specific spot on a panel or frame, so size and layout matter as much as wording.

Common equipment label types

• Emergency stop legend plates around mushroom buttons.
• Guard, interlock and light curtain labels.
• Automatic start-up warnings for equipment that runs unattended.
• Weight, pressure and indication labels.
• IEC and ISO indication symbols for controls.

Made to fit the machine

Send the space available (width and height), the surface (painted steel, powder coat, plastic housing) and a photo of where the label goes. Odd shapes, cut-outs for buttons and rounded corners are part of the design, and the proof shows the label at its real size. The sizes and shapes page explains what can be cut.

Matching every machine you build

When the same label goes on every unit of a model, keep it under one part number and reorder the set per build. Labels that change per unit, such as serial and rating data, print as variable data from your spreadsheet. See serial numbers and variable data.