| This article is designed to help people choose the | | | | & Offices as when the adhesive sets it becomes very |
| correct asset labels for application in your School, | | | | strong prevents people or children removing the labels |
| Office, Company, College or University. | | | | in one piece. |
| Asset Label Types | | | | This vinyl asset label material is suitable in many |
| We have split asset labels into different categories | | | | different applications such as:- |
| and will explain their strengths and suitability and their | | | | PC & IT Equipment, Monitors and LCD displays, Laptop |
| applications. | | | | Computers, Keyboards, Mice, Mobile Equipment |
| 1) Permanent frangible vinyl asset labels | | | | including PDA's, Networking Equipment, Fileservers, |
| 2) Silver Voiding asset labels | | | | Hard Drives, Printed Circuit Boards, Painted Metal |
| 1) Permanent Frangible Vinyl Asset Label | | | | Surfaces, Wood, Plastics, Glass, Metals, Paper |
| This label is suitable for most applications. These labels | | | | Surfaces, etc. |
| are much higher quality asset labels than the paper | | | | 2) Silver Voiding Asset Label |
| version and are more common in the field. The label | | | | This substrate is used primarily in situations where |
| material will conform to the majority of surfaces and | | | | tampering needs to be revealed. The construction of |
| forms a high-strength bond. This material has excellent | | | | the material utilises a two stage adhesive. The label will |
| initial grab and quite often (after initial application) will | | | | grab very well and on any attempt of removal, will |
| provide a good adhesion to many surfaces (when | | | | leave the words VOID on the label and on the material |
| clean). The maximum strength of this label is attained | | | | it is stuck to. Even if you try to replace the label by |
| within a 4 hour + period where the glue on the label | | | | sticking it down in the same position it is still apparent |
| hardens and makes the label impossible to remove in | | | | that tampering has taken effect. |
| one piece | | | | This material is used in many different applications |
| This is good for marking workstations, casings, | | | | such as:- |
| monitors and smaller items. The grain on the computer | | | | Covering Memory & Expansion covers on IT |
| plastics can be tricky to adhere to with certain asset | | | | Equipment, Sealing Paper, Card & Plastic surfaces, |
| labels, but the vinyl labels are very effective for this | | | | Calibration Seals, Sealing Postage Bags, Medicine |
| application. The material is also suited to varnished and | | | | Boxes and Cartons, Electronic Enclosure Boxes, HiFi & |
| smooth surfaces. These labels can be personalized | | | | Stereo Units, Computer Cases, Mobile Telephones, |
| with Code 39 barcodes, serial numbers and often with | | | | PDA's, Sealing Doors, NHS & Medical Equipment, |
| the logo printed too. Some companies offer further | | | | Oscilloscopes, etc. |
| protection with a hologram label included to prevent | | | | Read more about Asset Labels here |
| counterfeiting. The vinyl labels are usually supplied on | | | | This article was brought to you by Mark Stephens of |
| reels and most companies offer a turnaround within 33 | | | | HoloGuard Limited, based in the UK. His company |
| to 5 days however some companies offer 24hr / | | | | provide Asset Labels | Asset Tags | Identification |
| next day service. | | | | Labels at low-cost prices. |
| These are great for Hospitals, Schools, IT Department | | | | |