Systainer labels

[jvsteenb]

Just wait until I ask if having a festool tattoo would infringe copyright... [tongue]

Guess it won't be a big problem as long as you don't sell yourself....  [cool]

OK, it's friday night and even an hour later here in the Netherlands,  it's not that cold, though my beer is. I got a headstart, and just popped the second one. Cheers!

Regards,

Job

 

[PaulMarcel]

I made the piglet draw so last night, I took inventory of my peeling stickers.  It's interesting.  I have Festools from 4 dealers.  The majority purchased from 2.  -All- the stickers from those 2 are peeling heavily despite being repeatedly pressed back.  The others are so well adhered that I think I'd have to tear them a bit to get them off.  So if the stickers are applied at Festool, I'm wondering if these two dealers had acetone fumes in their warehouse  Just an unusual coincidence is all... I know them by their position in the rack.

 

[Wood_Junkie]

Alrighty... Updated them to remove the Festool propriety logos.  I modifed the original post, rather than have those pics lingering out there with no-no content.

 

[Mac]

Job,

I guess with a festool tattoo I could sell myself for much more than the local competition, at least..!

I'll modify my homemade labels too.
Cheers,
Rick

 

[Brice Burrell]

This is a lot of effort for a silly label.

Yeah, but it's not your effort.  Took me an hour that I enjoyed refreshing my graphic arts skills. 

If you are one who likes the Sharpie solution, I'm not going to criticize it.  But, my handwriting, on a good day, looks like a drunk monkey using his off hand.  Ergo, for me, the effort is the lesser 'cost' than the eyesore.

I'm with you on this too.

Thanks for asking before proceeding with your design and distribution of the labels.  I talked with our VP of Brand Marketing and his response was that we cannot permit the use of the Festool logo and warranty logo.  You are welcome to use the photo of the tool and replicate the general design of the systainer labels as long as they are not sold.

I don't care about the Festool logos. I've found the picture of the tool being the most useful so I'm good to go. Thanks Shane.

 

[Administrator_JSVN]

Believe it or not, I believe I saw a photo at one point of someone with a Festool logo.   I can't find a photo but here's an article with a similar situation and reference to the guy with the Festool tat.

 

[Mac]

Haha, wonderful!  I also read once that all of the Nike sales team have 'Ekin' and the nike swoosh tattooed somewhere upon their person (apparently the sales team are known as the Ekins...Nike backwards). I assume you and the rest of the festool team have the same, Mr Holland...? [poke] 

 

[harry_]

since so far most of my systainers containers contain non-Festool tools  [doh], losing labels have been mostly a non issue. I ha ve been marking a single latch on each box with a single letter denoting content.

G -> Guns
S -> Sanders
R -> Router
J -> Jiggy

With the thought that the systainers for my vac accessories & TS75 would always remain as such, In big bold letters wrote VAC & SAW right on the front of the appropriate box. Now with all this talk of labels I'm rethinking that [sad]. Maybe my piggy labels will cover that up as the thought of solvents skeers me.

 

[peter halle]

You could always laser etch your latches like in this thread

 

[mikael1982]

you can get new labels from festool.. i've ordred new ones from festool in Denmark.. No problem at all.. The number written on them is not det the serialnumber for the machine, just the type number..

 

[tbellemare]

It's the Holiday Season...

'Just tell me what you want and I'll figure out a way to make it work... for you.

Tom

 

[WarnerConstCo.]

It's the Holiday Season...

'Just tell me what you want and I'll figure out a way to make it work... for you.

Tom

I am not trying to be picky but, how about some iron-on one's? [big grin]

 

[tbellemare]

'You mean like my mother used to use to fix the holes in the knees of my pants or like the 'Dead on a T-shirt?

It's kind of sad (and glad) because, until recently, I might have been able to get either but my buddy who worked at such a place now sells gold (and is in the chips)...

Tom

 

[peter halle]

Well, I have been playing around with labels - yes it is fun for me.  I have scanned and photoshopped images for most of the items my volunteers own.  The labels are a white polyester material - weather resistant.  One of the things that I didn't care for with the original labels was the readability.  I wanted larger type and pictures.  I didn't need the part number or the other stuff.  The labels are smaller than original - 2 inches by 5 inches - but everything is larger on them.  A sample sheet:

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Peter

 

[mikael1982]

I'lkl repeat myself again.. I've bought the stickers from my local festool dealer in Denmark...

 

[Forrest Anderson]

mikael1982

Thank you for your input, and I'm sorry if you feel that your previous post has been ignored. For reference, here it is again...

you can get new labels from festool.. i've ordred new ones from festool in Denmark.. No problem at all.. The number written on them is not det the serialnumber for the machine, just the type number..

In my own collection of Systainers, there seems to be two types of label.

The type shown below is for a Systainer that doesn't hold a power tool, in this case it is a Domino Assortment:

Notice how the Order Number (493301) of the Domino Assortment is given in large typeface (marked B), and there is another sideways Order Number (467854) at the left in a small typeface(A). Presumably A is Order Number of the label itself, and is the number that you asked your Danish dealer to get?

However here is the type of label that is attached to a Systainer that does contain a power tool:

In this case, the order number (574256) of the complete package (DF500 Q-Plus GB 240V, which includes various accessories in addition to the machine) is shown in large typeface (C). The serial number of the tool (obscured) is then shown in much smaller typeface (D), and the Order Number of the bare Domino DF500Q machine (492057) is shown below that (E).

Notice how there is no sideways order number on this label. I assume that since the label is printed with the machine's serial number (and also a 2D barcode which presumably contains that serial number), then a replacement cannot be ordered.

When you ordered a label from your dealer, what was the label for? Was it for a power tool with a serial number, or was it for an accessory set like the Domino Assortment or OF2200 badeplates?

Forrest

 

[mikael1982]

it was for several powertools... i'll have to check later with the serial numbers

update: picture on this link http://peecee.dk/upload/view/212059

 

[peter halle]

Well, I have been playing around with labels - yes it is fun for me.  I have scanned and photoshopped images for most of the items my volunteers own.  The labels are a white polyester material - weather resistant.  One of the things that I didn't care for with the original labels was the readability.  I wanted larger type and pictures.  I didn't need the part number or the other stuff.  The labels are smaller than original - 2 inches by 5 inches - but everything is larger on them.  A sample sheet:

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Peter

As a follow up, this quoted post may seem critical of the original labels and the even the holding power of the adhesive.  In the middle of the night a thought came to me.  Maybe my idea of a perfect label is totally different than that of the manufacturer of the tool?  Maybe all of ours are?

Festool is a green company who designed its systainers to serve as shipping boxes, from the size to the strength, thus eliminating the cardboard, when shipping to their dealers.  The information on the labels are required in their picking and shipping process as well as serving as a possible benefit to the end user.  The removability of the label is designed into the process for a reason - either to them or the end user - somewhere I remember reading something from Christian about the labels and the importance of removability.

I mention this because in my process of playing with labels I noticed an additional label stuck on a systainer purchased from Bob Marino put there as part of his inventory and shipping process.  It was a typical paper label, but to get it off you had to shred it and scrape.

Peter

 

[AlexThePalex]

The removability of the label is designed into the process for a reason - either to them or the end user - somewhere I remember reading something from Christian about the labels and the importance of removability.

I find that really odd and if true, I would surely like to hear again why this is done, considering most people, me included, really detest the ease with which these labels come off, trapping dirt behind it that sticks on the leftover glue, making the nice systainers look pretty ugly.

 

[peter halle]

Alex,

Christian posted in March of 2008 this information in part:  "...Labels: ...The question right now is this: Do we want sticker that hold on really strong, or sticker that can be removed easily if somebody wants to remove them? The surface of the Systainer makes it difficult to find stickers that hold on very well but are also easy to remove. But we are working on it... "