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Automatic data collection during
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Error proo ng and tracking
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Inventory accuracy and improved
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Improved shipping accuracy
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Field identi cation
Plastic and paper tags used in the past
had the potential to make the inventory
process easier with their ability to
hold barcoded information, virtually
eliminating human error.
These tags were able to survive the
process of pickling for periods of up to
90 minutes. However, when it came to
the process of annealing, at temperatures
of 1,400 F (760 C) or greater, these tags
would vanish in a pu of smoke.
Applying tags after the annealing process
meant a wait of several days until the coils
cooled. This opened the door to more
potential for human error.
Early metal tags survived through the
annealing process, but in some cases
would not withstand the pickling. They
required noisy stamping machines that
were di cult and expensive to maintain.
Barcoding systems for metal tags were not
suitable for all industrial applications.
This meant the use of manual inventory
control, which again meant the risk of
human error.
InfoSight created the rst non-contact,
laser-markable tag system in 1995. The
next step in the process was developing
tags that would survive the many di erent
annealing and pickling processes utilised
by the world’s wire manufacturers.
InfoSight developed the Pic-Anneal® laser
printable tag.
The Pic-Anneal® tag has a two-hour
resistance to acid baths of 20% H
2
SO
4
at
180 F (82 C) and 24% HCL at 100 F (38 C).
It also withstands 1,400 F heat for 48
hours and 1,800 F (1,000 C) for two hours.
The
Pic-Anneal®
Laser-Marked
tags
measure 3" wide and a slot or hole is
punched near the top for easy attaching
to wire coils. The tags are marked with a
CO
2
laser, resulting in black print across
the white surface. The barcodes printed on
the tags are readable by standard barcode
readers.
InfoSight supplies a full selection of metal
tags – all designed to withstand harsh
manufacturing environments. These can
be custom size and pre-print metal tags
to cover most customer speci cations.
InfoSight also o ers a line of laser printers
which allow customers to print their own
metal tags and to change their layout and
barcodes, as needed.
InfoSight Corp – USA
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One of the tags produced by InfoSight
