Pallet Barcode Tags

Features

  • Photographically reproduced black copy, logos and bar codes ensure accurate and reliable reads
  • Anodizing process protects copy, logos and bar codes from chemicals, abrasion and high temperatures
  • Adhesive specially matched to surface for maximum adhesion or optional holes available for mechanical fasteners.
  • Optional intensification process increases heat resistance and improves the image resistance for other environmental conditions
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Ensure that pallets heading out will come back by tracking them with our Pallet Barcode Tags. Or use them to track products on the pallets. These long-wearing nameplates feature a special adhesive designed for today's polypropylene pallets. You can also affix your nameplates, ordered with optional holes, using rivets.

Specifications Data
Material .008” matte anodized aluminum is standard. Optional thicknesses include: .012”, .032”, and .063”.
Serialization All alphanumeric bar codes are photo imaged with a human-readable equivalent. Guaranteed no skips in sequence. Code 39 with 2.7 to 9.4 characters per inch (CPI) is standard. Other bar code symbologies including Code 128, I 2 of 5, 2D DataMatrix and QR Code.
Label Copy Printed copy may include block type, stylized type, logos or other designs. Black copy is produced photographically. Colors other than black are screen printed.
Colors Choose black only or one of our standard colors (red, blue, green, dark blue, orange, purple or yellow) for block style type, stylized type, logos or other designs. Due to the contrast needed for bar code scanner, all bar codes are black. Color samples available upon request.
Standard Adhesive Pressure-sensitive acrylic adhesive
Sizes Contact Metalcraft for details
Holes Optional
Packaging Shipped in “work-out- of” cartons for convenient application. Both cartons and trays clearly marked to indicate serial numbers of contents. Pressure-sensitive adhesive orders shipped with cleaner and application instructions.
Shipment 5-8 business days
Destructive Test Summary
A label with an intensified image was tested in a weatherometer, 20 years equivalent; reduced overall readability after these thresholds
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Chemical Test Data
Characteristics Test conditions Effect
Water/humidity No effect
Salt spray 5% at 95 degrees F, 700 hours No effect
Ammonium hydroxide 2 hours at 1% and 5% No effect
Ethyl alcohol No effect
Ethyl acetate 24 hours No effect
Ferric chloride 10%, 16 hours No effect
Heptane 72 hours No effect
Hydrocarbon fluid No effect
JP-4 Fuel No effect
Kerosene No effect
Methyl Ethyl Ketone No effect
Nitric acid 1%, 40 hours No effect
Phosphoric acid 1%, 40 hours No effect
Skydrol No effect
Sodium hydroxide Affects overall readability
Sulfuric acid 10%, 24 hours No effect
Turbine and jet fuel (MIL-L 5161C) (MIL-L 5161C) No effect
Tetra Sodium Pyrophosphate 1%, 40 hours No effect
Trisodium Phosphate No effect
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Read Range Test Data
Barcode Readability Test Data
Abrasion Test Summary
A plate with an intensified image was brushed for 7,000 cycles with stiff nylon wheel (C-17) at a 1,000 gm (16 ox.) load; reduced overall readability after these thresholds
Abrasion Test Data
Label Adhesion Test Data
Pull Test Data

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