Aster Graphics has been a participant in the market for labeling tapes with its range of OEM compatible products.

1. Aster Label Cassette Introduction

2. Contents
 Product Application Areas
 Product Features
 Superior Materials
 Quality: Comparable with The OEM’s
 Performance Comparison with The OEMs
 Technical Reference
 Strict Test And Qualification System
 Available Product Models

3. Label Cassette Application Areas

4. Label Cassette Application Areas

5. • Aster’s products are compatible with all OEM label printers
• Aster’s Design-Around solutions make sure it will not
infringe the OEM patents
• Utilize high-quality tape and ribbon to ensure the print
quality is the same as OEMs’
• Undergo strict abrasion/light/water/environment-
resistance test, ensuring reliable and stable print quality
Product Features

6. Superior Materials
• Ribbon: Utilize imported ribbon, ensuring the color density is the same as the OEM’s, as
well as the bright color and clear characters.
• Adhesive Tape: Utilize adhesive tape with advanced coating technology, ensuring its stable
viscous and lustrous color.
• Film-base Tape: With special surface treatment, the film-base tape has a very high abrasion
and scratch resistance. Thus the characters are more clear than before.
• Precision Technology: Utilize imported hi-precision processing devices. Materials
processing precision is high as 0.03mm and the composite precision of print tape is
≤0.15mm.

7. Item OEM Aster Others
Color Density 2.0 2.0 1.8
Label Backing Yes Yes No
Cover Layer Technology No No No
Peeling Strength 600N/m 600N/m 450N/m
Water/light/Corrosion
Resistance test
pass pass color faded slightly
Abrasion Resistance test pass pass blurred characters
Quality: Comparable with The OEM’s

8. Performance Comparison with The OEMs
Brother Aster KingJim Casio DYMO Others
Cover Layer Technology Yes Yes No No No Partial
Thickness B B B B B B
Viscosity A A A A A B
Abrasion Resistance A A B B B C
Water Resistance A A B B B C
Alcohol Resistance A A B B B C
Light Resistance A A B B B B
High-temp Resistance A A A A A B
Oil Resistance A A B B B B
Corrosion Resistance B A B B B C
Insulation Resistance A A B B A B
*A/B/C/D are levels from very good to very bad
BrandParameter

9. Test Items Technical Parameters Requirements
Print quality in normal temperature The characters are clear and no deletion; surface of the tape is clean, without stains and noise
Print quality in high or low temperature The characters are clear and no deletion; surface of the tape is clean, without stains and noise
Print quality after storage in high or low
temperature
The characters are clear and no deletion; surface of the tape is clean, without stains and noise
Drop Test Dropped from the 60CM high place, the product is not damaged and printing qualified
Negative Pressure/Altitude Simulation (finished
product)
After evacuation testing, the package of the cassette is not damage
Pullout Force ≤3.5N
Print Length ≥OEM print length
Color Density ≥1.9
Abrasion Resistance The characters are not blurred, deleted or other visible defects
Water Resistance Color density loss rate ≤10%
Light Resistance Difference of the color density after test ≤0.4
Warp Resistance The label is stickup and firm without warping after test
Peeling-off force of the stick adhesive surface 0.4±0.1KN/M
Composite Deviation ≤0.3mm

10. Test Item Test Description Equipment Note
High / Low
Temp
Environment
&
Storage
(Standard: MIL STD 810F)
High-temp environment: Place the samples
under 35ºC/80% RH for 12 hours
Low-temp environment: Place the samples
under 10ºC/20% RH for 12 hours
High-temp storage: Place the samples
under 49ºC for 48-96 hours
Low-temp storage: Place the samples
under -29ºC for 48-96 hours
*The characters are clear, no tape jam or
deviate
Test the Print
quality in
different print
and storage
environment
Quality Assurance: Strict Test And Qualification System

11. Test Item Test Description Equipment Note
Negative
Pressure
Test
(Standard: MIL STD 810F)
Put the packaged product in the negative
pressure machine, turn the pressure value to
-60KPa,holding time 60s. Press the STOP
button when pressure value turn to -10KPa,
then press the START button till the value
rise to -40KPa stop again. When the value
fall to -30KPa start till the value rise to –
60KPa and the machine automatically stop.
*Packing Bag is not damage.
Simulating the
effect of air
transport on
Packing
Initial
Adhesion
Test
(Standard: GBT 4852-2002)
Fix the sample on the test board of the Initial
adhesion test machine. Choose an
appropriate steel ball and let it roll from a
bevel tilted 30°. The ball is required to stick
on the sample for at least 5S. (The ball stick
on the sample for 3s is considered qualified.)
Test the initial
adhesion

12. Test Item Test Description Equipment Note
Peel
Force Test
(Standard: GBT 2792-1998)
Fold the tape (at least 200mm long) to 180
degrees. Then paste it on panel of the
stripping machine and fix the unpasted end
on the holder. Start the machine, let it run
under the velocity of 300mm/min. Record
the data of the tension of pulling apart the
tape. Tension requirements: 600±50N/m.
Test the
peeling off
force of the
tape
Fade
Resistance
Test
(Standard: GBT 2792-1998SJT 11300-2005)
Print a standard test page in black with a
label printer, with the length of 100mm. Test
its color density and put it in the UV test
chamber with the UV light power of 30W and
distance of the light source to the test sample
is 150±10mm. Radiated for 12h, record the
color density loss. If the difference value ≤0.4,
it is considered qualified.
Simulating
the effect of
light on
stability and
persistence
of the print
quality

13. Test Item Test Description Equipment Note
Water
Resistance
Test
(Standard: SJT 11300-2005)
Print a standard test page in black with a
label printer, with the length of 100mm.
After testing the color density, fully
submerge the sample in purified water
with the temperature of 30±5ºC for 2
hours. Then take it out and put it in an
oven with the temperature of 100±2ºC
for 10min. Then record the color density.
If the color density loss rate ≤10%, it is
considered qualified.
Test the water
resistance of the
characters
Abrasion
Resistance
Test
(Standard: SJT 11300-2005)
Print a standard text version test page
and fix it on the abrasion tester. Impose
a 300 gram pressure on the tape, rub at a
constant speed for 10 rounds of passes.
*To the naked eye, the characters have
no scratch and blur.
Test the abrasion
resistance of the
characters

14. Available Product Models