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>> Hello again my name is Greg Folts I'm president of Marshall Institute and I'm just going to
continue a series on visual controls that we've been having on our blog.
>> Remember that visual controls are about telling normal from abnormal on a piece of
equipment.
>> We had the previous series where we talked about marking a gauge.
>> In this session I want to talk briefly about labeling different components on a piece
of equipment.
>> We find that we can label things to help with the operation, the maintenance, and the
troubleshooting of a piece of equipment.
>> So we'll apply labels that might help an operator to know what direction a switch or
a valve is supposed be positioned in.
>> We'll label things so that people know what kind of filters or fluids go into a piece
of equipment.
>> One thing we find though is that sometimes due to the harshness of conditions labels
will tend to peel and fall off.
>> There are different labeling systems that you can use. But many companies are using
these lower costs systems.
>> One thing that we've found was that just by simply using clear boxing tape we could
increase the life expectancy of that label.
>> In fact we've found they've lasted a very very long time.
>> We would take and we would peel a piece of the clear boxing tape we would take our
filter clean it apply it to the surface and then we would take tape and place it over
top of the label.
>> What that did is increased the adhesion area, it gave it a layer of defense against
moisture and oil and fluids that might get into the area - in this case we got this poor
little compressor that’s going to be exposed to some environments - and it would help to
stick for a much longer period of time thus making sure this information is available.
>> Cheap, Easy to apply, but helps increase the effectiveness of visual controls.