{"id":22439,"date":"2025-02-20T20:31:18","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T20:31:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cils-international.com\/advice\/outdoor-labeling-challenges\/"},"modified":"2025-09-24T12:13:37","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T11:13:37","slug":"outdoor-labeling-challenges","status":"publish","type":"advice_article","link":"https:\/\/www.cils-international.com\/fr\/advice\/outdoor-labeling-challenges\/","title":{"rendered":"Solutions pour les d\u00e9fis d&rsquo;\u00e9tiquetage en ext\u00e9rieur"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We have a range of labels (CILS-TGWPET and CILS-TSSPET) that have been tested against UV exposure for 750 hours in a weatherometer.<\/p>\n<p>This is considered within the industry to mean that labels that pass this process should not fail within the expected lifespan of a product when used outdoors.<\/p>\n<h4>HOWEVER, THIS IS VERY SUBJECTIVE AND DEPENDENT ON SEVERAL FACTORS INCLUDING:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Geographical location: the Arizona desert is very different to Scotland<\/li>\n<li>Outdoor duration: is the label permanently outdoors?<\/li>\n<li>Label position: south-facing and exposed will deteriorate quicker than shaded areas<\/li>\n<li>Weather exposure: salt spray and rain etc.<\/li>\n<li>Constant or fluctuating temperatures<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cils-storages.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/outdoor-equipment-labelling.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20305\" src=\"https:\/\/cils-storages.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/outdoor-equipment-labelling-300x169.png\" alt=\"CILS outdoor label resisting UV exposure\" width=\"540\" height=\"304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cils-storages.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/outdoor-equipment-labelling-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cils-storages.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/outdoor-equipment-labelling-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cils-storages.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/outdoor-equipment-labelling-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cils-storages.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/outdoor-equipment-labelling-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/cils-storages.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/outdoor-equipment-labelling-2048x1152.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Because of these factors, it is impossible to clearly say what 750 hours in a UV chamber represents in real-time end use outside.<\/p>\n<p>The UV exposure is a standardised test with a Xenon Arc Lamp producing light in a certain wavelength at an intensity of 0.35 W\/m2: samples are exposed to this light for 102 minutes, followed by 18 minutes of exposure to water, then the cycle starts again. 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This is a standard industry test and does not prove suitability for any particular application.<\/p>\n<h4>IF THE LABEL IS GOING TO BE PERMANENTLY POSITIONED OUTDOORS, WE HAVE SOLUTIONS FOR GREATER OUTDOOR EXPOSURE:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>CILS 8400-OD10 White Cast Vinyl: 10-year outdoor rated<\/li>\n<li>CILS 8400C-OD8 Clear Cast Vinyl: 8-year outdoor rated<\/li>\n<li>CILS 8400C-OD7 Clear Cast Vinyl: 7-year outdoor rated<\/li>\n<li>CILS-TGYCVLSE+ Yellow Cast Vinyl: 8-year outdoor rated<\/li>\n<li>CILS-TGSCVLSE+ Silver Cast Vinyl: 6-year outdoor rated<\/li>\n<li>CILS-TGBCVLSE+ Black Cast Vinyl: 10-year outdoor rated<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>While long-term performance cannot be guaranteed for these materials due to the reasons mentioned above, they offer the highest level of outdoor durability compared to any other durable labels.<\/p>\n<h4>TO EXPLORE THE BEST OPTIONS TAILORED TO YOUR UNIQUE SITUATION, PLEASE SPEAK TO ONE OF OUR SPECIALISTS<strong>. <\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>If you are scientifically minded and want to learn more about the challenges of comparing actual and simulated weather exposures on a synthetic material, we found this great read on Google: <u><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/books.google.de\/books?hl=nl&amp;lr=&amp;id=xk6ZDgAAQBAJ&amp;oi=fnd&amp;pg=PP1&amp;dq=Service+Life+Prediction+of+Polymers+and+Plastics+Exposed+to+Outdoor+Weathering&amp;ots=Gj64c6imtf&amp;sig=E0GnBUc7wvZjNio5DELqfppJV-A#v=onepage&amp;q=Service%20Life%20Prediction%20of%20Polymers%20and%20Plastics%20Exposed%20to%20Outdoor%20Weathering&amp;f=false\">Service Life Prediction of Polymers and Plastics Exposed to Outdoor Weathering. <\/a><\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Test\u00e9 en chambre climatique : nos \u00e9tiquettes CILS-TGWPET et CILS-TSSPET r\u00e9sistent \u00e0 750 heures de tests UV pour garantir leur durabilit\u00e9 en ext\u00e9rieur<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":401,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-22439","advice_article","type-advice_article","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.2 (Yoast SEO v28.4) - 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