Guide To Cable Marker Products & Uses

Many different types of cables now share the same trench or raceway, subsequently giving many maintenance organizations access to your cables. The chance of selecting the wrong cable during maintenance skyrockets without proper identification. Using cable markers is the simplest and most effective way to prevent costly errors, avoid service interruptions, and maintain your communications network with maximum efficiency.

Simply put, a proper cable marking system saves your team valuable time and assets.

Why Every Cable Needs A Clear Cable Marker

There are four main reasons to mark your cables:

• Prevents damage: Protects equipment from costly damage caused by mistakes or unauthorized work.
• Avoids outages: Keeps your customers connected by eliminating service interruptions caused by cutting or handling the wrong cable.
• Prevents or limits liability: Protects your company from claims that can arise due to damage that a loss of service could impose upon customers.
• Speeds up maintenance: Allows technicians to make easier, more efficient contact when situations occur.

Information To Include On A Cable Marker

The decision to mark your cables is the first step. Deciding the information you want to call out on your cable markings is the next one.

Although the information you wish to include will depend on the application, here are some standard callouts:

• Cable type and size
• Cable number
• Connection "To" and "From" information
• Critical equipment serviced by cable
• Name of the cable owner
• Testing or inspection results and dates

Choosing The Right Cable Marking Product

Electromark offers a wide variety of solutions for cable marking. No single cable marker is right for every job. Below, we highlight three of our most popular product families: adhesive, Snap-On, and cable tags.

Adhesive Cable Markers

Polyester Cable Markers

These 2-mil polyester markers with overlaminate are UV-resistant and feature a 7-year outdoor life.

The high tack acrylic adhesive on these markers provides an aggressive seal to any clean, dry surface.

Self-Laminating Cable Markers

Self-laminating cable markers allow the user to write information directly on the marker and then seal the writing with a transparent flap.

The flap will not only protect your writing from smudging; it will also protect from UV exposure, chemicals, and elements. Markers are typically 5-mil polyester and also provide a 7-year minimum outdoor life.

Write & Wrap Cable Markers

Write & Wrap cable markers are a pocket-sized book of labels that are an economical and handy way to identify cables. Clear “tails” wrap around to cover and protect your writing from tampering, smudging, and dirt.

Markers are made from 2-mil polyester and books come in 30 strips. Standard legends include callouts for CATV, Fiber Optic, Network, and Data cables.

Snap-On Cable Markers

Pre-Coiled Snap-On Markers

Pre-coiled Snap-On cable markers allow you to mark pipes and cables without needing a clean, dry surface. Our Snap-On cable markers are heat-set to hold their shape and create a secure coil. We offer options with or without write-on sections.

Snap-On Cable Flags

Another Snap-On option is our Snap-On cable flags. Let your message stand out with these unique markers. This is an ideal choice when more information is needed or when conventional cable markers aren’t enough.

These flagged markers are great for adding visibility to temporary cables lying in the grass. Add functionality with 2-side printing, self-laminating flaps, write-on surfaces, reflective materials, or other customizations.

Cable Tags

Stock Legend Cable Markers

Stock legend markers give special warnings for fiber optic cables, ground wires and loose cables. Markers are flexible, conformable and easily attach to various cable diameters.

Stock markers are made of polyethylene and have a minimum outdoor life of 5 years above or below ground. Attach with cable ties.

Aluminum Cable Tags

Aluminum cable tags are ideal for fiber optic cables, ground wires, and other harsh environment cables.

They provide an even longer outdoor lifespan (minimum ten years) versus polyethylene cable markers. Available either screen printed or embossed.

Self-Laminating Cable Tags

Self-laminating cable tags speed up service work by making more information available to workers.

Adding cable type, fiber count, span, direction, and other critical information to your cable marker will ensure that workers have the information they need when they need it.

Add information with pencil, pen, or permanent markers and then cover with the clear polyester self-laminating flap to protect writing. Attach these 10-mil polyester tags to cables with cable ties.

Choose Electromark For High-Quality Cable Marker Products

The products mentioned above are only a small sample of the solutions we offer. We also provide custom cable marker options, produced in a large selection of materials and colors, which can be amplified with your company logo or contact information.