When it comes to marking wires, how do you decide whether to do it in-house or outsource it?

Conclusion: Depending on the number and type of printing, it is possible to decide whether to produce in-house or outsource.

If you don't need to print every day, we recommend using an external service.

For small amounts of marking

If marking is limited to a small number of items, e.g., 2-3 types of marking,
If there are less than 10 grains each.

① Write on the marker tube with a felt-tip pen

Benefits: No need to hold excess inventory and you can instantly create the necessary characters on-site

Disadvantages: It is difficult to guarantee quality (visibility) and it takes time and effort.

② Attach a label printed with a label maker, etc.

Benefits: No need to hold excess inventory and you can instantly create the necessary characters on-site

Disadvantages: time-consuming, risk of loss (peeling off)

3. Purchase a mark tube with letters already printed on it.

Benefits: Improved visibility, reduced work time

Disadvantages: Inventory risk from purchasing unnecessary characters, or waste from discarding them

④ Use a printing service to purchase specified characters

Benefits: Improved visibility, reduced work time,

Disadvantages: Costs incurred, time required to compile work instructions

For mass production marking

When the marking is expected to be carried out continuously and the printing content will be of multiple types.

① In-house printing using portable printing machines, etc.

Advantages: Machines can be purchased cheaply and can be produced in-house, making them cost-effective

Disadvantages: May lack complex functions and is not suitable for mass production

②Use printing services

Advantages: Reduces work time and allows you to specify the text, cutting condition, and packaging method.

No need to stock tubes

Disadvantages: Costly, not suitable for urgent orders or small lots

3) Introduction of desktop printers that can be connected to PCs and in-house production

Advantages: Shortened lead time, reduced production costs, and easier response to sudden orders.

Disadvantages: Cost of installing machines, training and hiring workers

summary

When the number of grains reaches tens of thousands, I think many companies produce them in-house.
If continuity is expected, I don't think there's any problem with in-house production.
When wiring processing for industries with fluctuating demand
In-house production with the introduction of printing machines involves many factors that increase costs, such as machine management and worker management training.

In the content introduced so far, the points that cause difficulty in deciding on the printing method are:
The question is, "In what cases should you utilize a printing service?"

Below are some examples of cases where we can provide printing services.

Benefits of printing services

① Use it as a demand buffer

If there are large fluctuations in customer demand, outsourcing can be utilized even if the equipment is available in-house.
When there are many orders for mass-produced products with the same characters, or when there are many different types but in small quantities
We outsource the parts that we cannot cover in-house.
Once you share the drawings and printing contents, you can specify only the serial number for each order.
Since it can be requested, it can be used as a buffer in case of a decrease in demand.
Even if you order once a year, there are no management fees as the drawings are managed digitally.

②Special tubes, used only for printing

Depending on the type of tube, it may become hard or have creases.
There are cases where it is difficult to print on the surface using thermal transfer printing, the diameter of the tube is not compatible with general printing machines,
Furthermore, if colored tubes are used, the color of the carbon tape must also be changed, which poses various challenges.
In such cases, outsourcing eliminates the need to hold inventory of materials and eliminates yield losses that occur when printing is done in-house.

3) Utilize it to reduce costs in mass production projects

There is also room for cost reduction when engraving large quantities of fixed content.
In addition to machine settings, there are other ways to organize the printing characters into data from drawings, print them immediately for each order, and engrave them while reducing setup losses.
In cases where depreciation has been completed, a quote is submitted to the outsourcer and a cost-effectiveness analysis is carried out.
It is also possible to reduce costs by downsizing in-house production to portable printers.

Regarding printing, we will cover the tubes used for printing, the printing machine, and the printing itself.
We will provide you with a comprehensive proposal.

Denka Electron Marking Service

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