This is a revolutionary range of materials which ensures reliable identification for metal producers and re-processors. Specialist adhesive properties enable variable data to be added to production lines via manual or automatic application. Suitable for use on steel, for example on slabs, blooms, bars, coils (hot), billets and wires, and for aluminium applications including sows & pigs, coils (hot and cold), ingots and billets.

All products are designed to enable barcode identification for automatic tracking and management of materials throughout the supply chain (improving efficiency and safety). They will also withstand harsh outdoor environments and chemical exposure.

The High temperature label span three categories:

1) Labels being applied at ambient temperature and then exposed to extreme heat. Uses include metals that are subjected to a secondary process – for example homogenising, annealing or baking.

2) Labels being applied at extreme temperatures (up to 800°C), made possible through proprietary heat activated 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 process.

3) 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.