Heat shrink sleeves

How heat shrink marking works

1. Print the IDs on the flat sleeves in your thermal transfer printer.
2. Slide a sleeve over the wire before the connector or terminal goes on.
3. Move it to its place and turn it so the ID faces the right way.
4. Shrink it with a heat gun or in a shrink oven.

Choosing the size

Every sleeve has a shrink ratio, such as 2:1 or 3:1: it shrinks to a half or a third of its supplied diameter. The right size slides easily over the wire before shrinking and ends up tighter than the wire after. Not sure which size to take? Add the wire’s outer diameter to your request, and we help you choose.

Heat shrink or wrap marker?

Use heat shrink when you build the cable or harness yourself and the wire is not yet terminated. Use a self laminating wrap marker when the connector is already on, or when you label cables in the field.