1、UL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM UL UL 969 Marking and Labeling SystemsUL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM ULUL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER R
2、EPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM UL UL Standard for Safety for Marking and Labeling Systems, UL 969 Fourth Edition, Dated October 3, 1995 Summary of Topics These revisions to ANSI/UL 969 include the following changes in requirements: 1. Correction to the conversion of the adhesion
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11、ext on This PageUL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM UL OCTOBER 3, 1995 (Title Page Reprinted: September 19, 2014) 1 UL 969 Standard for Marking and Labeling Systems First Edition October, 1978 Second Edition November, 1982 Third Edi
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15、OPYRIGHT 2014 UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES INC. ANSI/UL 969-2014UL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM UL JUNE 30, 2014 MARKING AND LABELING SYSTEMS - UL 969 2 No Text on This PageUL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODU
16、CTION OR DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM UL CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 1 Scope .5 2 General 5 3 Glossary .5 PERFORMANCE 4 General 6A 5 Test Surfaces 7 6 Application of Labels to Surfaces .8 7 Exposure Conditions 8 7.1 All marking and labeling systems .8 7.2 Marking and labeling systems exposed to sp
17、ecic agents 11 7.3 Marking and labeling systems for hazardous locations products .12 8 Adhesion Test .12 MARKING 9 General .13 JUNE 30, 2014 MARKING AND LABELING SYSTEMS - UL 969 3UL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM UL This page int
18、entionally left blank. DECEMBER 12, 2006 MARKING AND LABELING SYSTEMS - UL 969 4UL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM UL INTRODUCTION 1 Scope 1 revised June 30, 2014 1.1 These requirements cover adhesive-attached labels for use as per
19、manent nameplates or markers; bearing information, instructions, or identication in the form of text or pictographs. The adhesive may be pressure-sensitive, heat-activated, or solvent-activated. These labels are intended to be used by manufacturers for application to their products at their place of
20、 manufacture. 1.2 These requirements also cover: a) Unprinted materials used by label converters to produce nished labels, such as blank label stocks, overlaminations, laminating adhesives and screen-printable adhesives; b) Specic combinations of label material, ink, and printing process evaluated a
21、s a system; and c) Labels that are intended to be mechanically affixed or molded into a plastic part. 1.3 These requirements apply to marking and labeling systems used on complete devices, appliances, or equipment. The acceptability of a label system/material in a particular application is to be jud
22、ged under the applicable requirements in the standard covering the device, appliance, or equipment on which the label system/material is used. 1.4 Marking and labeling systems are evaluated for specic uses and for application to specic surface materials that are essentially smooth, at, and rigid unl
23、ess another surface conguration is specied by the manufacturer. 2 General 2.1 Values stated without parentheses are the requirement. Values in parentheses are explanatory or approximate information. 2.1 revised November 30, 2001 3 Glossary 3.1 For the purpose of this standard, the following denition
24、s apply. 3.2 FACE STOCK A polymeric lm, metal, paper, fabric, or laminated material capable of receiving printing. 3.2.1 FLOOD COAT A layer of ink that coats an area of the face stock, generally intended to provide background color. 3.2.1 added June 30, 2014 3.2.2 IN-MOLD LABEL A label intended to b
25、e bonded to a plastic enclosure or part during the molding process. 3.2.2 added June 30, 2014 3.3 LABEL An adhesive-backed construction bearing printing. 3.4 LABEL STOCK The combination of face stock, adhesive, and release liner. JUNE 30, 2014 MARKING AND LABELING SYSTEMS - UL 969 5UL COPYRIGHTED MA
26、TERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM UL 3.5 LAMINATING ADHESIVE An adhesive coated on a release liner and intended to be bonded to face stock. 3.6 MARKING AND LABELING SYSTEM A specic combination of face stock, ink, printing process, and adhesive, wh
27、ere present. A system may also include an overlamination or an overprint coating. 3.6 revised June 30, 2014 3.6.1 MECHANICALLY AFFIXED LABEL A label intended to be affixed to a device using screws, rivets or other mechanical means of attachment. The means of attachment is not addressed by this stand
28、ard. Therefore the acceptability of the means of attachment must be determined for each device application. 3.6.1 added June 30, 2014 3.7 OVERLAMINATION A transparent lm applied over printed face stock for protection. 3.8 OVERPRINT COATING A transparent coating, such as a varnish, applied over print
29、ed face stock for protection. 3.8 revised June 30, 2014 3.9 PRINTING PROCESS A means by which ink is applied to face stock. 3.10 RELEASE LINER A removable component of a label or label stock that protects the adhesive prior to application. (Also known as backing.) 3.10.1 SUBSURFACE PRINTING Printing
30、 on the underside of the face stock. 3.10.1 added June 30, 2014 3.11 TEMPERATURE RATING, MAXIMUM The highest surface temperature at which a label or label material is intended to be used. 3.12 TEMPERATURE RATING, MINIMUM The lowest surface temperature at which a label or label material is intended t
31、o be used. 3.13 TOP COATING A coating applied to face stock to improve ink receptivity. 3.14 TOP-SURFACE PRINTING Printing on the topside of the face stock. 3.14 added June 30, 2014 JUNE 30, 2014 MARKING AND LABELING SYSTEMS - UL 969 6UL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION O
32、R DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM UL PERFORMANCE 4 General 4.1 Labels or unprinted materials, applied or bonded to representative test surfaces and exposed to the applicable conditions as described in 4.1 7.3.4, shall show permanence and legibility as given in Table 4.1. Labels intended to be m
33、echanically affixed shall be affixed to a device or test surface if such attachment is necessary for the evaluation of the label in accordance with this standard. 4.1 revised June 30, 2014 Table 4.1 Permanence and legibility Table 4.1 revised September 19, 2014 Test Requirement Visual Examination Th
34、e labels shall be viewed at arms length approximately 18 in (457 mm) by a person with normal or corrected vision. A label or unprinted material shall adhere to the test surface without any signicant curling or loosening around the perimeter greater than 10 percent of the label area, or other indicat
35、ion of loss of adhesion such as wrinkles or bubbles. It shall not excessively craze, shrink more than 10 percent of the label area or slip from its original position on the test panel more than 0.2 in (5.1 mm). Overlamination, if present, shall show no separation, excessive darkening or shrinkage of
36、 more than 10 percent of the label area. Printing, if present, shall be legible and there shall be no signicant deterioration of legibility such as fading or bleeding. Signicant change in print colors shall be noted. Legibility Test Printed surfaces of labels are to be rubbed with thumb or nger back
37、 and forth ten times with a downward force of approximately 4 lb (18 N) and then examined for legibility as in the Visual Examination. c Printing shall be legible and there shall be no signicant deterioration or blurring of legibility. The top coating of unprinted label stock, if present, shall not
38、be rubbed off. Defacement Test Labels or unprinted materials are to be scraped back and forth ten times across printed areas and edges, with a downward force of between 1.6 and 2.0 lb (between 7.2 and 9 N) using the edge of a 0.065- to 0.100-in (1.65- to 2.54-mm) thick steel blade held at a right an
39、gle to the test surface. The portion of the blade contacting the test surface shall have a radius of curvature of 1.0 to 1.3 in (25.4 to 33.0 mm) and the edges of the blade shall be rounded to a radius of 0.016 0.003 in (0.41 0.08 mm). a,b,d A label or unprinted material, including overlamination or
40、 overprint coating, if present, shall remain in place and shall not be torn, uplifted, or otherwise damaged. Scratching or defacement of unprotected printing, either text or background, is not considered a non- compliance. Adhesion Test (8.2) SEPTEMBER 19, 2014 MARKING AND LABELING SYSTEMS - UL 969
41、6A Table 4.1 Continued on Next PageUL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM UL Table 4.1 Continued Test Requirement This test is to be conducted if it is possible to remove test strips from surfaces. If removal as described in 8.2 is not
42、 possible because of breaking, tearing, or excessive rigidity of the label material, adhesion is to be determined by attempting to remove the entire sample by hand. e The average quantitative adhesion value shall not be less than 0.50 lb/inch (0.088 N/mm) width and the adhesion shall not be less tha
43、n 0.10 lb/in (0.0175 N/mm) at any point. If it is not possible to separate test strips from the surface, the sample shall show good adhesion to the surface when removal by hand is attempted. a The back of the blade of a pocket knife conforming to the description indicated has been found suitable for
44、 performing this test. Other devices conforming to the description indicated may be used. b See Figure 4.1 for details of the Defacement Test. c Subsurface printed labels and labels in which printing is protected by an overlamination are not subject to the Legibility Test. d Labels intended to be me
45、chanically affixed shall be evaluated by holding the label on a at test surface for support. e The adhesion test is not applicable to labels intended to be mechanically affixed. This is generated text for gtxt. 4.1.1 If after any exposure condition the test surface excessively warps, bubbles, deteri
46、orates, melts, chips, or otherwise renders it impossible to determine compliance of the label or label material with the requirements of this standard, the evaluation of the sample applied to the test surface is considered to be inconclusive. 4.1.1 added June 30, 2014 Figure 4.1 Defacement test SEPT
47、EMBER 19, 2014 MARKING AND LABELING SYSTEMS - UL 969 6BUL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM UL 4.2 Samples are to be representative of the construction of the marking and labeling system or unprinted material to be tested. Signicant
48、construction variables such as top-surface or subsurface printing; top coating; face stock; overlamination or adhesive thickness range; partial adhesive coverage; differing types or colors of similar face stock or adhesive (for example, clear, pigmented, or metallized); and alternative printing proc
49、esses and inks (including oodcoating for subsurface printed constructions) are to be represented in the samples provided. 4.2 revised June 30, 2014 4.3 The minimum recommended sample size is 2.0 by 2.0 in (50.8 by 50.8 mm) and the maximum recommended height of text is 0.063 in (1.60 mm). 4.3 added June 30, 2014 5 Test Surfaces 5.1 Test surface panels are to be provided for each material on which the samples are to be tested. Panels are to be essentially a
