Lamacoid Blog
New Lamacoid Builder features as we ship them, plus straight answers about lamacoid labels, tags and nameplates: where they belong, what the electrical code asks for, and how to size and colour them.
The new Lamacoid Builder: design, preview and order on one screen
Three panels, live actual-size preview, spreadsheet import in any layout, stencil fonts, Canada Post rates and free Burlington pickup. Here is what changed and how to use it.
Read the postBreaker labels: what to write.
What to write on every breaker, with a template you can copy for homes and commercial panels.
Read the postCan you print a lamacoid?
Why a label printer can't make a true lamacoid, and when a printed label is good enough.
Read the postLamacoids vs metal tags vs stickers.
Plastic, metal or printed? How they compare, and which one fits panels, valves and outdoor gear.
Read the postLegend plates: where they go on a control panel and when to use them
The engraved tags behind pushbuttons, pilot lights, selectors and e-stops: where they go, when to use them, the colour code and the wording that works.
Read the postOutdoor and waterproof lamacoid labels: where they hold up and when to use them
Rooftops, solar arrays, EV chargers, washdown lines and freezers: where engraved lamacoids hold up, when to use one and how to mount it outside.
Read the postEquipment nameplates: where they go and when to use an engraved one
Pumps, motors, transformers, drives and rooftop units: where nameplates go, when an engraved one is the right call, what to engrave and how to number a site.
Read the postData centre labels: where engraved lamacoids go and when to use them
Switchgear, UPS, PDUs, remote power panels, racks and EPO stations: where engraved plates go in a data centre and how to keep the A and B sides apart.
Read the postEV charger labels: where engraved lamacoids go and when to use them
EV panels, load managers, disconnects, charger pedestals and emergency stops: where engraved plates go on a charging install and how to number chargers so the stall and the breaker agree.
Read the postOrder hundreds of tags from the spreadsheet you already have
Bulk order reads your tag list in whatever layout it is in, works out the text, size, colour and quantity columns, and shows you everything before it is added.
Read the postElectrical panel labels: how to label a panel so anyone can read it
The four labels every electrical panel should have, what each one says, the sizes and colours that work, and a step-by-step way to label a whole building.
Read the postHow lamacoid labels are made: the machine, the laminate and your file
Inside a lamacoid shop: the two-layer laminate, the laser engraving machine that cuts every tag, and how a design in the builder becomes a finished plate the same day.
Read the postLamacoid colours: which colour combination to use for each job
Background first, letters second. The common colour pairs, what each one tells the person reading it, and where each one belongs.
Read the postLamacoid sizes: choosing letter height and plate size
Start from how far away the tag will be read. A quick table of letter heights by distance, the five common plate sizes, and how the builder sizes a plate for you.
Read the postLamacoid or lamicoid? Same tag, two spellings
Both spellings are correct and mean the same engraved plate. Where the word came from, the French lamicoïde, and why limacoid is just a typo.
Read the postLamacoids and the electrical code: what to engrave and where
A plain-English tour of where the Canadian Electrical Code and the OESC call for permanent marking, and how engraved tags cover it: disconnects, panels, solar PV and arc flash.
Read the postWhen to use lamacoids: the jobs lamacoid labels and tags do best
Panels, disconnects, MCCs, control stations, valves, solar installs and nameplates. The places where a permanent engraved tag is the right call, and why.
Read the postHave a lamacoid question?
Send it in. If it helps other people too, the answer becomes a post here.
Email your questionBuilder changelog
Every feature, as it ships
- New three-panel builderDesign, Preview and Your order side by side, with the plate drawn at actual size while you type.Details →
- Bulk order from any spreadsheetUpload your .xlsx, .xls or .csv tag list in whatever layout it is in. You see every tag before it is added.Details →
- Stencil fontsLlamacoid Stencil, Saira Stencil One and Allerta Stencil added to the font list.Details →
- Ship-to address and Canada Post ratesType a postal code for live Canada Post rates and add the delivery address, or choose free pickup in Burlington.Details →
Put it to work
Design a tag and see it at actual size, or send us the list and we will build the order for you.
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