Mike Kasun, owner of Ksun labels was watching a program one night about the world’s bee population.  The program was highlighting colony collapse disorder, a phenomenon that will strongly affect the population of the bee.  While watching, it occurred to Mike that he should name his company’s new portable label, bar code and heat shrink tube thermal transfer printer the K-Sun LABELShop BEE3.  He stated, “Biologists and beekeepers are uncertain as to why this is happening, and I thought that bee research and education would be a great area to lend our support.”

In June of 2008, K-Sun gave the University of Minnesota’s new bee research, education and outreach facility as well as several K-Sun LabelShop printers to its bee lab.  A team of researchers are using the BEE3 and the 2011XLB-PC printers in a project isolating the anti-microbial properties of propolis, known as “bee glue.”  This substance, made by bees as they collect resin and sap from trees is used in natural, traditional medicine around the world for many common human ailments.   “It’s a honey of a product” says Kasun.  “When anyone buys a BEE3 printer kit, they are helping the bees.”

An important step that business and home owners can do to increase safety is to properly label hazardous, emergency and essential items in the home, office, or shop.  Portable label printers like K-Sun’s newest LABELShop® BEE3™ can help make this task easy.  Professional labels are a great deal more durable than former labeling methods such as masking tape and markers.

Ideas for safety labeling in the home include:

• Label a car seat or booster with your child’s name, date of birth, parent(s) name(s), emergency contact information, allergies, or anything else relevant
• Label skateboards, bicycles, and other recreational equipment with reminder labels such as “wear your helmet”
• Label telephone receivers with codes for voicemail access and emergency numbers
• Label fire routes and exits in the home along with instructions
• Important information such as health and medical files can be identified with color-coded labels so the files can be immediately accessed
• Personal items and toys can be color-coded for each child
• Label each circuit/fuse on electrical and circuit breaker panels with the appropriate area or appliance it serves
• Label other utility valves, such as natural gas with instructions for switch off
• Label any locked storage areas in the home, shop or garage for hazardous materials
• Label the date when batteries in smoke alarms or filters in the heating or air conditioning system need to be changed

This list of what items can and should be labeled is extensive.  Safety is extremely important in the home, shop and office, and using a labeling machine can drastically improve safety and increase awareness.

The 3-in-1 Printer for Custom Labeling, Bar Code Printing and Heat Shrink Tube Identification

Get three printers for the price of one! The K-Sun LABELShop® BEE3™ is a portable, compact keyboard printer that creates custom adhesive-backed labels in over 60 different sizes and color combinations. It also prints on polyolefin heat shrink tube materials for wire and cable identification. It has 6-Bar Code formats for making custom bar code labels for multiple uses in asset management, product identification, packaging and shelving. The BEE3™ is loaded with features to make labeling easier and better. It runs on 6 standard AA batteries, a bench or desktop AC Adapter or revolutionary new 12V-DC Auto & Truck Adapter for in-field operation saving money on replacement batteries. Below is list of key features that add up to a performance package you would expect only from larger, more expensive printers.

Special Functions Make Labeling Easier

• Euro/Latin “Quick Key” Provides Easy Access To 91 International Characters
• Cable Label “Quick Key” Provides Easy Access to Vertical Cable Format for Faster Design of Wire and Cable Labels