Fundamentals of Tags & Nameplates

by Laurie Barcaskey

Applied to products or assets for quick reference and note industry compliance. These items are available in plastic, metals, leather, paper and cloth with various retaining options such as adhesive, holes for riveting or screwing, wire strings, or other tamper-resistant mechanisms. Nameplate options include: Imprinted, Blank plates, Asset & Security, and RFID.

• Barcoded security seal Imprinted can be standard industry legends or made-to-order per customer specific requirements. Imprint can be applied through a variety of methods such as silk-screen, etch, or indent with the option to add variable data to be added later.
• Blank plates allow marking to be done in-house as needed through hand stamping, semi-automated or automated processes.
• Asset & Security labeling can be done with pre-printed bar code labels or tags with standard retaining options or security seals to deter tampering.
• RFID labeling allow human-readable text and graphics to be printed and include an embedded RFID chip that enables traceability for retail compliance or through the manufacturing process.
• Safety & 5S Shadowboards. ANSI requirements for Cautions, Danger, Notice, Warning labels and signs in automated work cells or evacuation pathways within the facilities, or deeper facility identification of electrical & mechanical systems can be supplied pre-printed with standard messages or custom made-to-order.To compliment 5S Good-housekeeping processes Leading Marks can assist with solutions for your workcell shadow boards and tool identification to insure every tool is in the right place when it is needed. 
  

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This article is part of the Fundamentals Series, a collection of in-depth guides covering essential marking technologies and processes. Explore the full series here to gain deeper insights into industrial marking solutions.

About the Author

Laurie Barcaskey of Leading Marks is an authorized manufacturer’s representative with 30 years of experience and shop floor knowledge of solutions for industrial identification, part traceability and pipe testing. Laurie is the third generation of one of the marking industry’s most innovative and enduring family legacies, tracing back to 1889.