Metal Label

What Is a Metal Label (Nameplate)? Aluminum Type Plate Guide

📅 2025-07-245 min readBora Ajans

A metal label (nameplate, type plate, data plate) is a permanent identification plate manufactured from aluminum, stainless steel or brass. It carries serial numbers, model designations, regulatory marks and brand identity.

📌 Material Options

  • Anodised aluminum: lightweight, cost-effective, good for indoor/outdoor machinery to ~150°C
  • Stainless 304: general industrial, good corrosion resistance
  • Stainless 316: marine, chemical and pharmaceutical-grade applications
  • Brass: premium architectural and luxury branding

📌 Marking Processes

Anodising for aluminum produces an integral surface mark. Chemical etching produces a paint-filled deep mark on stainless. Fiber laser engraving produces sub-millimetre precision marks on any metal. Screen printing under clear coat is used for full colour or photographic content.

📌 Standard Thicknesses

0.5, 0.8, 1.0 and 1.5 mm cover most applications. 0.5 mm is typical for adhesive-mount; 1.5 mm for rivet-mount equipment plates. Thicker plates up to 3 mm are produced on request.

📌 Mounting Options

3M industrial adhesive (467MP / 468MP) for clean flat surfaces. Rivet mount for permanent fastening. Threaded studs for tamper-resistant fastening.

📌 Compliance

We produce CE type plates per the Machinery Directive, UL nameplates per UL 969 and MIL-spec data plates to customer drawings. Variable data driven from CSV ensures every unit is uniquely serialised.

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