Custom Anodized Aluminum Asset Tags Built to Scan for the Life of the Asset: Video Guide

This 60-second video covers what to specify, check and approve before production.

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  1. 0:00Most failed tags still look fine. Scanners give up first.
  2. 0:05Start from your asset register: one unique number, matching text, and a barcode of the same value. Choose the symbology by reader; check serials for duplicates.
  3. 0:16Anodized names the oxide layer, not the image. Surface ink wears to a blank tag; an image sealed inside the layer is the long-life route. Your quote states which.
  4. 0:27Match attachment to the real surface: adhesive on clean flat metal, rivets where it vibrates, a tested low-surface-energy adhesive on powder coat. Isolate aluminum from steel in salt.
  5. 0:39Release on measured readability, not looks: a verifier grade in the order, typically B or better, and the serial run scanned against your register.
  6. 0:50Send your drawing, environment list, register sample and quantity.
  7. 0:55We quote MOQ and production time, then confirm with a sample.

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