What is asset tagging?

Asset tags are essential for businesses that have physical assets that need to be inventoried, tracked and regularly monitored for calibration needs. Before asset tagging, information of your company’s assets was entered manually into a spread sheet, relying on someone to have entered the correct information. Asset tagging eliminates the need for manual data entry and therefore reduces human errors, so you r documentation is more accurate.  

Why Do I need to Tag my assets?

Inventory control: by scanning every item in your inventory when it is being entered or removed will automatically keep your records up to date and accurate. Meaning that you can plan re-orders, and schedule delivery as and when is needed. 

Theft Prevention: asset tags themselves work as a theft deterrent. Label Source also stock a range of tamper evident asset tags which alert the inventory manager of unauthorised removal / transfer or attempts of theft. 

Maintenance Management: If you are relying on physical assets to run your business,  it is important to keep an up to date document of when their last service, calibration, or maintenance check was to prevent any system downtime. 

Asset Monitoring: Know exactly where your assets are. 

What can I label?

Asset tagging simply allows you to keep track of where your physical assets are and what condition they are in, inventory and supplies. So what exactly do you need to label? 

You may need to tag all of your companies Fixed assets, these are assets that you have purchased for long term use, and are not likely to be converted into cash quickly. For example, computers, office equipment and machinery. tagging these items will enable tracking and scheduling maintenance of these assets to ensure that they are running smoothly at all times, preventing any service 

If you are working in an environment where goods are being delivered and distributed daily (warehouses, hospitals, stock rooms), inventory control is essential asset tagging can help by eliminating excessive Stock being ordered and streamlining the ordering and delivery process. 

If you are working in either the telecoms industry or the IT industry, asset tagging your wires will allow you to respond to issues, such as outages and part ordering and replacement to improve company efficiency. 

External assets If you have external assets, for example, waste collection bins. Tagging these will allow you to keep an up to date database on repairs, replacements and maintenance of these assets.  

Click here for more information on our asset tags and to browse our Asset tag Department.

If you cannot the exact tag that you are looking for create your own with our simple custom asset tag builder. If you have any questions regarding asset tags or our custom asset tag builder contact us by calling 0800 3761 693 or emailing info@laelsource.co.uk

Many of our labels are supplied for marking enclosures or cabinets housing control or automation equipment for industrial, electrical, traffic control, street lighting, security or telecommunications purposes. These custom produced labels include branding of company logos, rating plates to identify make and model, operating instructions, asset or inventory control, or for safety (such as electrical voltage symbols).

The cabinets or junction boxes can be for indoor or outdoor use and the specification of such labels should reflect the differing applications.

Adhesives have to be chosen to suit the enclosure fabric, which can vary from plastics, fibreglass to metal (such as aluminium, galvanized stainless steel). Also, surface finishes can vary from low energy, to stippled or contoured. Another option is to provide metal labels with drill holes for screwing or riveting to housings.

Operating conditions can vary from clean hygiene environments, where surfaces need to be regularly be treated for contaminants), to marine conditions with high salt or chlorine content, harsh climatic conditions (high precipitation, high winds, dry dust, UV resistance, or low/high temperatures), or aggressive chemical atmospheres. Therefore, the choice of materials and protective laminates can be critical to enable the labels to suit the application.

So, no matter if these are free standing, or wall mounted, for internal or external location, we can work with you to provide a labelling marker solution. To discuss your label needs contact us by e-mail sales@labelsource.co.uk or call us on 0800 3761693 (Freephone in the UK), or + 44 (0) 1443 842769 (outside UK).

There are two main forms of labelling where security and product integrity are key application features. The label options tend to be destructible vinyl, often called tamperproof, which fragment on attempted removal, and tamper evident polyesters, where a pattern (void, checkerboard, chainlink etc.) remains if labels are removed.

Destructible vinyl labels have a combination of low tensile strength and high tack pressure sensitive adhesive. If the label is tampered with it will break up into small fragments, thus preventing the label being removed intact and able to be transferred to another object. The adhesive is suitable for use on a variety of surfaces including contoured, lightly textured, powder coated or low energy.

On any visual inspection it is evident that there has been an attempted breach of the product integrity. Therefore this material lends itself suitable for applications covering warranty, service or calibration seals, asset labels and asset tags (including serial numbering, or barcodes) and safety instruction labels. The labels can be manufactured to include company logos, and bespoke details as well as the fore mentioned barcode or number identification.

Tamper evident labels can be used for similar security applications, where the label will divide into a pattern within the material which will remain on the object surface, while the non-patterned section can be removed. Therefore, once again this type of label cannot be removed intact and replaced elsewhere. These self adhesive polyester materials are available with a selection of patterns including the more popular void and checkerboard. Again these can be used for asset labels, asset tags and product integrity and security purposes. The added advantage of custom printed labels using tamper evident polyester is that they can be laminated with a clear laminate to provide extra chemical, UV (ultraviolet) and abrasion resistance.

These labels or markers are used in manufacturing, retail, distribution and commercial sectors. Some of our standard ranges include asset tags and serial number labels, barcode labels, tamperproof calibration labels and tamper evident calibration labels.

Labels can be produced to customer specification in an extensive range of shapes and sizes. For a quotation to produce the most suitable product to meet your needs, contact us on e-mail sales@labelsource.co.uk or by telephone freephone 0800 3761693 or +44 (0) 1443 842769.

Asset tracking is essential to companies who have IT equipment, valuable goods and hardware. These assets generally require significant capital investment and extensive maintenance cost to your business.

Asset tags are primarily for managing and reconciling ownership of the company’s asset as well as recording the location of the asset. Asset tags can be attached to both fixed assets and movable assets - these are items that hold value for the company. Asset tags can also help you track the life of the asset, this is useful to know when the asset will need to need to serviced or replaced and will help prevent major equipment downtime.

Asset tagging also addresses issues that many companies may experience such as;

• Theft of assets: Theft is a huge cost risk to businesses, and asset tagging will help identify any assets that have gone missing.
   
• Unauthorised moving of assets: It may be that an asset gets moved from one location to another by mistake; for example, if someone switches PCs in the office.
   
• Ensuring that the right asset is removed and/or repaired: You may find yourself with two assets that look the same and have identical item barcodes, but one asset is of greater worth to your company than another, so it is important remove or repair the correct asset – asset tags will help you identify which asset is which.

Here at Label Source we provide many different asset tags:

The barcode asset tag is a secure, low cost way to report the asset to the inventory or your company’s asset database.

Serial number asset tags are useful if you want to have a unique serial number on your assets, to prevent issues such as the removal of the wrong asset.

Tamper-proof asset tags are used as security tags as these leave a “void” pattern on the tag should the asset be stolen or removed.

To see our full range of asset tags, please head over to our Asset Tagging & Property Identification department.

When it comes to asset labels, we at Label Source offer our customers a lot of different options. Whether you want the full package or just the basics, our design team can accommodate you - here's a quick rundown of what we're able to offer:

If all you need is your company name and a serial number or barcode, that's not a problem - our plain text asset labels are cost-effective and available in a variety of materials, including tamper-evident polyester for added security.

Want to add a bit of colour to your asset tags? Our labels can be supplied in a range of colours, including red, blue, green, and several others; this allows you to match your asset labels to your company's established branding and colour scheme.

Of course, if brand consistency really matters to you and your company, you may wish to make use of our full design service. We can create an asset label design that incorporates your company name and logo, as well as practically any colour combination you specify.

Click here to browse our full range of asset marking products, or try creating your own with our Asset Tag Builder. If you need a full design for your asset labels, please email our design team on info@labelsource.co.uk.