Putting Steel Metal Tags to the Test

Quite often we receive online orders for steel metal tags that companies can engrave or mark in-house or on-site. These are ideal in certain environments which we will explore below.

For use within the catering industry
The catering industry have a wide range of labelling requirements and for some parts 304 stainless steel can be a suitable material.

On catering equipment, comprehensive serial plates are required to identify and certify manufacturers equipment. The extensive list of catering equipment used in a kitchen (domestic or professional) is endless but include; fridges, freezers, ovens, fryers, cold stores and microwaves. All this equipment is subject to the same exterior environmental factors however each individual item has different specifications that the label needs to withstand.

For example; a label on an oven needs to withstand the cleaning agents used in the external environment and be able to survive in hot, high temperatures whereas, a label attached to a fridge still needs to withstand the cleaning agents and other chemicals used in the external environment but may also be required to be subjected to cold temperatures.

GSM Online Label Sales can manufacture 1mm thick 304 stainless steel metal tags. Offering a wide range of the most popular sizes. These can then be marked with bespoke information.

Building Contractors Equipment
Equipment that is used on building sites will need data plates to include industry specific information that may also be bespoke to each part.

A building site is not a clinical or clean environment and equipment can often be victim to a build up of dust and debris due to the environment. Steel metal tags are a good option for this environment because they can withstand the environmental conditions and also the cleaning of the equipment potentially using pressure washers.

Cement hoses, mixers, saws, drills, hoists and cranes are just a few of the items that are used by builders on site. Quite often these are also rented on a job-by-job basis and therefore the rental company may wish to use a steel tag to identify their products which needs to be hard-wearing so items do not get lost or not returned.

Marking in-house would be ideal for this type of equipment using a laser marker or dot peen marker as this penetrates the surface of the steel to leave the detail, making it difficult to remove. GSM Online Label Sales can offer a variety of plate sizes to suit any tool on the building site.

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