LABELLING AND BARCODING SOLUTIONS

This range of label materials provides metal producers and reprocessors with a reliable method of identification that can withstand true high temperatures. Our label and barcode products are also designed to handle harsh outdoor environments and chemical exposures.

Specialized topcoats and material properties enable barcode recognition and variable data to be added to high-temperature production lines through manual or automated labeling applications. This improves the automated tracking and management of materials throughout the supply chain, reducing the risk of human error and increasing efficiency and safety.

Our Extra High Temperature Labels and label products are suitable for steel – such as slab, bloom, bar, coil (hot), billet and wire, as well as aluminum applications including sows and pigs, coil (hot and cold), ingots and billets. The product range also includes high temperature labels and label materials for ceramics and precious metals.

APPLICATIONS

Our high temperature label stock, high temperature barcode labels and tag products span three categories:

1. Application of labels at ambient temperature and then exposure to extreme heat. Uses include metals that are subjected to a secondary reheating process – for example homogenising, annealing or baking.
2. Application at extreme temperatures (up to 800°C), made possible through proprietary heat resistant label adhesive. This eliminates the need to wait until a metal has cooled to identify the goods because hot, direct application barcode labels can be applied immediately after the casting/manufacturing process.
3. High temperature tag materials (mechanically attached to goods). Applications are as (1) above and we can also provide appropriate tags for application in reductive atmospheres or chemical processing.