We often refer to our Sales Representatives as our “boots on the ground,” but in reality, they also are our eyes and ears of the customers. So, what…
Using radio frequency identification (RFID) in your asset tracking application may seem too overwhelming or complex to implement on your own…
A barcode may look like just a funny pattern of lines and spaces, but it’s in how those lines and spaces are arranged and then subsequently decoded…
Metalcraft introduced tamper proof DuraDestruct RFID tags for applications needing long read range with durable, secure identity. The tags strengthen…
It’s no longer a secret that every business needs to keep track of its assets to improve productivity. Asset tracking plays a central role in…
When you hear the term custom asset tags what does it mean to you? Is it a brand-new product customized to your specific application? Or is it a…
The fixed asset accounting function is somewhat of a backwater in most accounting departments. Those companies that have a formal procedure for…
RFID or Barcode? Barcode or RFID? We’ve heard this question ever since we started working with RFID back in the early 2000s and there isn’t just one…
Customers Satisfaction Is Our Priority
At Metalcraft, we have great customers and we work hard every day to keep them satisfied. We regularly survey…
Choosing the Best RFID Tag
Before we get started, for the purpose of this article, I am going to assume that we’ve already determined that RFID is…
Running a business involves splurging a large amount of money, so maybe asset tracking solutions are the furthest thing from your mind. But just…
Each season of the year seems to have its particular impact on the human psyche. In spring, we seem to take account of what we have and rid ourselves…
Returnable asset tracking including containers, pallets, totes and other mobile assets are vital to a company's supply chain and delivery fulfillment…
Early adopters of Automatic Information Technologies (AIT) have been using computer technology to benefit business enterprises for decades.
During…
RFID tags or bar code labels? It's the age old question and depending on who you ask and what their relationship is to that particular tracking…
Many people familiar with the UID mandate from the Department of Defense understand compliance with this mandate is very important. However, what…
You can’t turn on the news these days without hearing about how the economy is affecting one thing or another.
I would like to take a radical glass…
OK, so you're thinking of implementing a fixed asset tracking system. There are so many different things to consider hardware, software, even the …
The crash test dummy is an icon of product testing that was especially popularized by public service announcements encouraging passengers to wear…
Something as simple as asset tracking can easily be misunderstood by engineers, project managers and purchasing departments in a rush to find a…
Bar code certainly simplified identifying, tracking, and controlling of assets, equipment and processes beginning in the early 80’s. In short, bar…
At Metalcraft, our best new product ideas often come from our customers. That feedback can be provided to us in a number of different ways. It can be…
Is your company a business that tracks equipment as it moves through the production process? Are you tired of having to reapply a label to your…
Often times, when we hear from our healthcare customers, they are having issues keeping track of equipment and supplies that are necessary for them…
On December 21, 2007, the U.S. Department of Transportation published a final rule explaining the Federal Highway Administrations (FHWA) requirements…
If you’ve never purchased an asset tag before, you might be wondering what kind of tag is right for you. There are many factors that play a role in…
With all the beer commercials that regularly glut your television or computer screen, you might suspect that as the beer-keg rolls, so turns the…
Popular throughout the second half of the twentieth century for both machine tools and architecture, anodized metal can also be used to transpose…
Little did Tyler Beckman realize that when he founded LensRentals.com, his own camera rental website, that within six years his family-run business…
Sometimes it's the little things that make a big difference. Earlier this year we introduced our tabbed nameplates for our Metal Barcode Nameplates …
While there is a lot of hype (deservedly so) out in the marketplace right now surrounding QR code it is not the only 2D bar code symbology available…
One of the key points in the UID mandate is the UII must last the lifetime of the item. This is true regardless of whether you are complying with a …
A confused crossword puzzle. A psychedelic postage stamp. A barcode on drugs. These images are used to describe QR (quick response) codes in a recent…
Everyone likes a good deal, right? Well what if I told you that you could get an asset tag that would perform not one, but two applications for you?…
Durable - it's a term that is thrown around pretty loosely in our industry, but can mean different things to different people. Does it mean it stands…
The Challenge
A thin profit margin in the convenience store business puts extra pressure on inventory control, so individual Casey’s General Stores…
You’re looking for durable labels? Honestly, now, most of the asset labels used these days for inventory and tracking have a whole lot more…
Using a Label Converter For Your Application
A converter commissioned to create a label will listen to your ideas about the label you’re ordering by…
Most businesses don't know how ineffective they are at managing equipment and other physical assets. It’s hard to say what you have and where it’s…
In 1982, the Chicago Tylenol murders occurred randomly because, after distribution, Tylenol bottles had been laced with potassium cyanide. Seven…
Label Converting Technology
Metalcraft leads the converting industry because of its quality of work and investments in state-of-the-art label…
Asset Tracking Challenge:
ServiceMaster leads the residential and commercial services category with more than 7,000 company-owned and franchise…
Need a quick turnaround time for your labels?
Metalcraft’s DASH Program provides a flat-fee rush order service that offers a wide variety of…
The Case for Waterproof Labels
Here at Metalcraft we produce many types of tags and labels that are waterproof. We have our line of metal tags that…
At Metalcraft part of our mission is to make the complex simple and for some of our business partners and customers that means doing label converting…
What is asset tagging?
Asset tagging, also called asset tracking, “refers to tracking the method of physical assets, either by scanning barcode…
The QuickTab Tag Dispenser is a revolutionary, patent-pending product from Metalcraft designed to make nameplate application more efficient than any…
Ok, so you have equipment and assets and you don't want to worry about the tags falling or peeling off. What is the best way to apply your tags so…
So you have installed asset and inventory software.
You know where your assets are and you have an analysis of your financial status.
Everything is…
H2O Concepts focuses on providing residential and business owners with top-of-the-line water conditioning and treatment systems.
The company turned…
By integrating software, the cloud, bar codes, RFID, scanners, printers, and mobile devices, asset tracking gives enterprise management data that…
The three tamper-evident labels offered by Metalcraft - the Tamper Evident Tag, the Security Tag, and the RFID Destructible Windshield Tag - are game…
Technology is very important to us at Metalcraft, so bringing robotics in frees up our employees to work on other tasks.
Metalcraft has purchased an…
Metalcraft, a leader in the identification products industry, provides property identification solutions to thousands of businesses and industries…
When schools look at overall efficiency, it isn’t always easy to justify purchasing decisions and budget cuts by how much something will cost in…
Metalcraft is pleased to announce we have been awarded an ISO 9001:2015 certificate from Intertek, affirming that Metalcraft adheres to the…
Asset tagging requires thought about the problems causing the need for tagging, the nature of the item to be tagged, the complexity of the tagging,…
Barcode and RFID Tag Discovery
Hidden assets on your ledger are akin to gifts hidden in the closet and forgotten. Forgotten gifts, hidden assets,…
1. RFID Labels Offer Accessability
To the untrained eye, both barcode and RFID technologies look the same since both incorporate fixed or mobile…
Shrinkage...the difference between actual inventory on hand and what it should be according to purchase and sales records. Some of the factors…
In the past, smaller retail businesses were prohibited from enjoying the convenience and efficiency of personalized labels. Instead of being able to…
Perhaps there was a time when businesses could offer sensitive items up for retail sale and rest assured that they would not be tampered with, stolen…
At some point, you’ll need to pull some fragment of information from the wealth of gigabytes your company has stored offsite on media cartridges.…
There are lots of things that must be thought-out, planned and documented when implementing a asset tracking system. With over 65 years of…
Here at Metalcraft, we are all about making ID solutions easy for our customers. Just like any other workplace, we like to joke around about the…
As computer technology has matured through the last 40 years, the demand for data acquisition and transmission has exploded. Worldwide, barcode tags…
Strength
Durable labels are made from a variety of materials including anodized aluminum, polyester, ceramic, polycarbonate, polypropylene and…
No doubt about it, UID can be very confusing, especially when you don't deal with it every day. It's with this idea in mind that we bring to you UID…
We often refer to our Sales Representatives as our “boots on the ground,” but in reality, they also are our eyes and ears of the customers. So, what…
Using radio frequency identification (RFID) in your asset tracking application may seem too overwhelming or complex to implement on your own…
A barcode may look like just a funny pattern of lines and spaces, but it’s in how those lines and spaces are arranged and then subsequently decoded…
Metalcraft introduced tamper proof DuraDestruct RFID tags for applications needing long read range with durable, secure identity. The tags strengthen…
It’s no longer a secret that every business needs to keep track of its assets to improve productivity. Asset tracking plays a central role in…
When you hear the term custom asset tags what does it mean to you? Is it a brand-new product customized to your specific application? Or is it a…
The fixed asset accounting function is somewhat of a backwater in most accounting departments. Those companies that have a formal procedure for…
RFID or Barcode? Barcode or RFID? We’ve heard this question ever since we started working with RFID back in the early 2000s and there isn’t just one…
Customers Satisfaction Is Our Priority At Metalcraft, we have great customers and we work hard every day to keep them satisfied. We regularly survey…
Choosing the Best RFID Tag Before we get started, for the purpose of this article, I am going to assume that we’ve already determined that RFID is…
Running a business involves splurging a large amount of money, so maybe asset tracking solutions are the furthest thing from your mind. But just…
Each season of the year seems to have its particular impact on the human psyche. In spring, we seem to take account of what we have and rid ourselves…
Returnable asset tracking including containers, pallets, totes and other mobile assets are vital to a company's supply chain and delivery fulfillment…
Early adopters of Automatic Information Technologies (AIT) have been using computer technology to benefit business enterprises for decades. During…
RFID tags or bar code labels? It's the age old question and depending on who you ask and what their relationship is to that particular tracking…
Many people familiar with the UID mandate from the Department of Defense understand compliance with this mandate is very important. However, what…
You can’t turn on the news these days without hearing about how the economy is affecting one thing or another. I would like to take a radical glass…
OK, so you're thinking of implementing a fixed asset tracking system. There are so many different things to consider hardware, software, even the …
The crash test dummy is an icon of product testing that was especially popularized by public service announcements encouraging passengers to wear…
Something as simple as asset tracking can easily be misunderstood by engineers, project managers and purchasing departments in a rush to find a…
Bar code certainly simplified identifying, tracking, and controlling of assets, equipment and processes beginning in the early 80’s. In short, bar…
At Metalcraft, our best new product ideas often come from our customers. That feedback can be provided to us in a number of different ways. It can be…
Is your company a business that tracks equipment as it moves through the production process? Are you tired of having to reapply a label to your…
Often times, when we hear from our healthcare customers, they are having issues keeping track of equipment and supplies that are necessary for them…
On December 21, 2007, the U.S. Department of Transportation published a final rule explaining the Federal Highway Administrations (FHWA) requirements…
If you’ve never purchased an asset tag before, you might be wondering what kind of tag is right for you. There are many factors that play a role in…
With all the beer commercials that regularly glut your television or computer screen, you might suspect that as the beer-keg rolls, so turns the…
Popular throughout the second half of the twentieth century for both machine tools and architecture, anodized metal can also be used to transpose…
Little did Tyler Beckman realize that when he founded LensRentals.com, his own camera rental website, that within six years his family-run business…
Sometimes it's the little things that make a big difference. Earlier this year we introduced our tabbed nameplates for our Metal Barcode Nameplates …
While there is a lot of hype (deservedly so) out in the marketplace right now surrounding QR code it is not the only 2D bar code symbology available…
One of the key points in the UID mandate is the UII must last the lifetime of the item. This is true regardless of whether you are complying with a …
A confused crossword puzzle. A psychedelic postage stamp. A barcode on drugs. These images are used to describe QR (quick response) codes in a recent…
Everyone likes a good deal, right? Well what if I told you that you could get an asset tag that would perform not one, but two applications for you?…
Durable - it's a term that is thrown around pretty loosely in our industry, but can mean different things to different people. Does it mean it stands…
The Challenge A thin profit margin in the convenience store business puts extra pressure on inventory control, so individual Casey’s General Stores…
You’re looking for durable labels? Honestly, now, most of the asset labels used these days for inventory and tracking have a whole lot more…
Using a Label Converter For Your Application A converter commissioned to create a label will listen to your ideas about the label you’re ordering by…
Most businesses don't know how ineffective they are at managing equipment and other physical assets. It’s hard to say what you have and where it’s…
In 1982, the Chicago Tylenol murders occurred randomly because, after distribution, Tylenol bottles had been laced with potassium cyanide. Seven…
Label Converting Technology Metalcraft leads the converting industry because of its quality of work and investments in state-of-the-art label…
Asset Tracking Challenge: ServiceMaster leads the residential and commercial services category with more than 7,000 company-owned and franchise…
The Case for Waterproof Labels Here at Metalcraft we produce many types of tags and labels that are waterproof. We have our line of metal tags that…
At Metalcraft part of our mission is to make the complex simple and for some of our business partners and customers that means doing label converting…
What is asset tagging? Asset tagging, also called asset tracking, “refers to tracking the method of physical assets, either by scanning barcode…
The QuickTab Tag Dispenser is a revolutionary, patent-pending product from Metalcraft designed to make nameplate application more efficient than any…
So you have installed asset and inventory software. You know where your assets are and you have an analysis of your financial status. Everything is…
H2O Concepts focuses on providing residential and business owners with top-of-the-line water conditioning and treatment systems. The company turned…
By integrating software, the cloud, bar codes, RFID, scanners, printers, and mobile devices, asset tracking gives enterprise management data that…
The three tamper-evident labels offered by Metalcraft - the Tamper Evident Tag, the Security Tag, and the RFID Destructible Windshield Tag - are game…
Technology is very important to us at Metalcraft, so bringing robotics in frees up our employees to work on other tasks. Metalcraft has purchased an…
Metalcraft, a leader in the identification products industry, provides property identification solutions to thousands of businesses and industries…
When schools look at overall efficiency, it isn’t always easy to justify purchasing decisions and budget cuts by how much something will cost in…
Metalcraft is pleased to announce we have been awarded an ISO 9001:2015 certificate from Intertek, affirming that Metalcraft adheres to the…
Asset tagging requires thought about the problems causing the need for tagging, the nature of the item to be tagged, the complexity of the tagging,…
Barcode and RFID Tag Discovery Hidden assets on your ledger are akin to gifts hidden in the closet and forgotten. Forgotten gifts, hidden assets,…
1. RFID Labels Offer Accessability To the untrained eye, both barcode and RFID technologies look the same since both incorporate fixed or mobile…
Shrinkage...the difference between actual inventory on hand and what it should be according to purchase and sales records. Some of the factors…
Perhaps there was a time when businesses could offer sensitive items up for retail sale and rest assured that they would not be tampered with, stolen…
There are lots of things that must be thought-out, planned and documented when implementing a asset tracking system. With over 65 years of…
Here at Metalcraft, we are all about making ID solutions easy for our customers. Just like any other workplace, we like to joke around about the…
As computer technology has matured through the last 40 years, the demand for data acquisition and transmission has exploded. Worldwide, barcode tags…
Strength Durable labels are made from a variety of materials including anodized aluminum, polyester, ceramic, polycarbonate, polypropylene and…
No doubt about it, UID can be very confusing, especially when you don't deal with it every day. It's with this idea in mind that we bring to you UID…