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What
are Asset Tags?
What Types of Asset Tags to I Need?
Which Assets Require Tagging?
When Do I use Color Coding of Asset Tags?
When are Barcodes Necessary on Asset Tags?
When should I use Sequential Serial Numbering?
What
Are Asset Tags?
Physical
items of business property are typically defined as either: 1)
Movable assets, considered as furniture and equipment that are
not part of a building (also includes commonly moved business items
such as laptop computers) or 2) Fixed
Assets, also known as Infrastructure Assets, can include
road signs, roads, bridges, tunnels, water and sewer systems, dams
and lighting systems, land, buildings, equipment and machinery that
is attached to a building. Asset Tag Numbers and Asset
Label Barcodes are assigned to barcode stickers known as asset tags applied to both movable
and fixed assets for useful life identification, inventory control,
"work-in-process" (WIP) and maintenance (CMMS) tagging.
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What
Types of Asset Tags Do I Need?
The
many types of labels are outlined below with brief descriptions
and typical uses
Asset Tags & Labels - Foil, Polyester & Vinyl
tags identify, control and track assets.
Aluminum
Metalphoto® Labels - Durable, heat, light, chemical and
abrasion resistant.
CMMS - Equipment
tags used in power generation, to wastewater & utilities tracking.
Foil Labels
- Made of thin, flexible anodized aluminum used for durability &
longevity.
Fugitive Emission
Tags - LDAR program tags monitoring reactive compounds (HRVOCs)
Fused Teflon Labels
- Resist high temp, pickling, painting, e-coat & powder coating.
GASB 34 & 35 Labels
- Government Accounting Standards Board or GASB labeling tags.
GIS Labels
- Geographic Infromation Systems mapping in jurisdiction tracking.
High Temperature
- Tags for work-in-process (WIP) applications for temps to 1200°
F.
Lighting Asset
Tags - Utility light pole and light tags appliations.
Meter Labels
- Asset tags to track history, tractability, reduce ERT calibration
time.
Military Barcode Tags
- Mil-Std-130, DoD Standard U.S. Military Property UID tags.
On-Site
Marking - Blank, pre-cut ATA SPEC2000, DoD UID, and commercial
asset tags.
Pole Tags -
Asset tracking of utility pole marking & GIS mapping & maintenance
tags.
Polyester
Labels - Permanent protective overlaminate resists chemicals
and abrasion.
Security Labels
- Asset tags with tamper-evident or destructible breakup for security.
SPEC 2000 - Airline
& Aerospace use - Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation.
Substation
Labels - Component asset tags for utilities withstanding
temps to 650 ° F.
Teflon-on-Aluminum
- Tags resist pickling, painting, e-coat, powder coat processes.
Transformer
Labels - Track transformer repairs, include accident prevention
symbols.
Unique ID (UID) Labels
- Military, aerospace, airline & DoD asset tags for SPEC
2000.
Utility Labels
- For Utility poles, lights, transformers, meters & systems.
Warehouse
Labels - Floor, Rack Labels, Container, Tote, Pallet & Custom
Signs.
Work-In-Process
- Asset tags withstand harsh chemicals & temperatures up to
1200° F.
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Which
Assets Require Tagging?
Items
which require any type of monitoring, reporting, labeling, maintenance
or ownership verification in large commercial enterprises, government,
educational institutions can beneift from asset tags either with
or without barcodes. UID labeling is required by military, aerospace,
airline or DoD applications and vendors & suppliers may be required
to asset tag items sold for use by those organizations.
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When
Do I Use Color Coding of Assets Tags?
Color
coding of asset tags is sometimes an effective means of quick visual
identification of ownership or departmental responsibility. Color
codes can speed any required scanning of bar coded items by allowing
personnel to quickly identify which items to scan. Date of acquisition
and useful life monitoring can also be color coded. Color coding
of asset tags can replace bar coding in some instances by reducing
variables tracked within an organization on assets of limited numbers.
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When
Are Barcodes Necessary for Asset Tags?
Barcodes
provide error-free, machine-readable (barcode scanners) recording
which avoid manual transcription errors by humans. Bar codes are
often valuable and necessary to businesses or educational institutions
which have large inventories of physical property to monitor, track
or maintain. Bar code readers or scanners decode the barcodes and
compare them against a database for tracking or maintenance purposes.
Warehouse applications use barcode stickers extensively on shelving, bins and even
individual items using asset tags. Barcodes are strictly required
if you are a vendor or supplier of products to certain military
or government bodies which use SPEC 2000, UID equipment.
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When
Should I use Sequential Serial Numbering?
Asset
tags used for fixed asset accounting, inventory control, quality,
calibration or maintenance purposes may benefit from human readable
elements such as serial numbers or sequential numbering so asset
tags can be deciphered without scanners. Numbering of barcode stickers can be non-sequential
from any starting number or using any series you provide via document
sent on disk or other digital medium.
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