Durable ID Labels And The Benefits Of Asset Labeling

By Roger Young


Asset labels are numbered labels which are attached to your valuable business items. You can also use barcode labels with asset management software. As well as the number being on a label, it is also stored in a log by you - this may be a manual log or an automatic system which uses barcodes and asset management software. This article highlights the business usefulness of asset labeling.

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.

By simply using either labels with a strong message or a very well bonded security tag you will be going a long way to protecting your valuable property. A message that I strongly recommend on any equipment label is "THIS ITEM IS ELECTRONICALLY TRACEABLE" and by adding a simple barcode to the label it can give the impression to a would-be-thief that it is an active label or contains an active traceable part. The opportunist while most likely go on to a simpler target or discard the item which will then hopefully be found and returned.

As an aside note, if you record all the tagged items within an excel spreadsheet or within a software programme on your PC, the item then is indeed electronically traceable!

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.

Goods marked with labels will be recognizable as belonging to your company at a glance, as you can have the labels personalized with your company logo and details - if items do go missing, you're also more likely to get them back. Many types of businesses and organizations benefit from item labels such as schools, manufacturers, IT firms, government departments, police, universities, healthcare firms and more.

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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