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Wednesday, March 22, 2017

Asset Labeling And Security Tags

By Roger Young


Asset labels and security tags are a superb way of marking and protecting personal and commercial property and it does not have to be an expensive exercise. How many of us have misplaced an item or had it stolen never to get it back again? It happens all too often in the fast moving world that we live in. Read along to find out how you can secure and retrieve items with the use of asset labeling and security tags.

Barcodes and other details can be included in the design of these industrial labels so that details of your equipment can be easily scanned into a computer, listed and immediately identified. For example, aluminum plates and foils can include precision printed details such as sequentially numbered barcodes and 2D codes that are sealed in the aluminum with protective anodizing; providing years of protection against heat, cold, chemicals and abrasion. Teflon is also available as a label material for particularly extreme environments. Labels can be fixed with mechanical fasteners through punched holes for extra strength in such harsh conditions.

If your equipment is going to be outside or subjected to wet conditions then stainless steel plates may be the answer. They give guaranteed protection against harsh weather, abrasion, and corrosion. In fact, if you work in the food and catering industry and want to label your equipment, stainless steel plates are compulsory in certain food environments. This is in order to prevent metal corrosion contaminating food products.

In order to withstand outside forces, the barcodes and data are fused into a ceramic surface on the stainless steel plate and can withstand most chemicals and temperatures of up to 1000 degrees centigrade.

If you're lending items out to customers, contractors or other colleagues, property labels make this process much more efficient to co-ordinate. It can be especially hard to keep track of items if they all look the same or similar. Where you have such property, a numerical labelling system is invaluable. Some insurance firms insist that you prove you own certain items before they will pay out. Property labels are proof of ownership.

There are many types of asset labels available in market today that give a different look and feel ranging from a plain white label with black text through to high quality 200 micron plastic labels that are extra tough and come with a very strong bond adhesive. Other types are tamper proof also known as tamper resistant that will break into tiny pieces when removed making the removal a tedious long job. 'VOID' labels that when removed leave the term 'VOID' on the item and then cannot be replaced making them tamper evident.

Some labels are printed using resin only and are a very cost effective way of identifying property. Also resin printed labels are available in very short runs normally from 100 labels. Another form of print is using foils which are then over laminated for extra protection for industrial or outdoor use. This type of tag is normally available from 500 item labels upwards.

There are a lot of companies that provide equipment Labels. An easier way to find someone who can provide you with these kinds of labels is via the Internet. Technology has outdone itself again. This kind of technology assures as that there will be more great discoveries and easier ways for our protection. We sure want to protect our own companies that we worked hard to build. Or our personal things that mean a lot to us.




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