Schreiner develops electric bike motor labels

According to Schreiner, the number of electric bikes has nearly doubled in the last three years in Germany alone and, in North America, their popularity is surging, especially in congestion-prone urban areas like New York and Los Angeles.

Schreiner ProTech’s technology was developed for Brose, the world’s fourth-largest family-owned automotive supplier. Brose Antriebstechnik, a division of the Brose Group, has been producing e-bike drives in Berlin since 2014 and is also designing and manufacturing an innovative drive system for electric bicycles for several brands.

The electric motor labeling technology has to provide reliable adhesion and readability even after years of exposure to all kinds of weather conditions.

‘In addition to retaining their visual appeal during their entire lifespan, the labels must be UV- and weather-resistant and withstand mechanical impacts such as gravel on the road,’ said Jens Klüdtke, key account manager at Schreiner ProTech.

To meet the demands on the marking, tamper protection and anti-counterfeiting, Schreiner ProTech developed three labels. First, a label with a protective overlaminate, which effectively displays the manufacturer’s logo and protects it against external influences. The second label is a nameplate which, in addition to marking the product, enables it to be authenticated by means of a complex, tamper-evident checkerboard. The third label incorporates a housing closure seal with security slits on the e-bike motor reliably indicates potential tampering attempts.