| This article is designed to help people choose the | | | | great for Hospitals, Schools, IT Department & Offices |
| correct asset labels for application in your School, | | | | as when the adhesive sets it becomes very strong |
| Office, Company, College or University.Asset Label | | | | prevents people or children removing the labels in one |
| TypesWe have split asset labels into different | | | | piece. |
| categories and will explain their strengths and suitability | | | | This vinyl asset label material is suitable in many |
| and their applications.1) Permanent frangible vinyl asset | | | | different applications such as:-PC & IT Equipment, |
| labels | | | | Monitors and LCD displays, Laptop Computers, |
| 2) Silver Voiding asset labels1) Permanent Frangible | | | | Keyboards, Mice, Mobile Equipment including PDA's, |
| Vinyl Asset LabelThis label is suitable for most | | | | Networking Equipment, Fileservers, Hard Drives, Printed |
| applications. These labels are much higher quality asset | | | | Circuit Boards, Painted Metal Surfaces, Wood, Plastics, |
| labels than the paper version and are more common in | | | | Glass, Metals, Paper Surfaces, etc.2) Silver Voiding |
| the field. The label material will conform to the majority | | | | Asset LabelThis substrate is used primarily in situations |
| of surfaces and forms a high-strength bond. This | | | | where tampering needs to be revealed. The |
| material has excellent initial grab and quite often (after | | | | construction of the material utilises a two stage |
| initial application) will provide a good adhesion to many | | | | adhesive. The label will grab very well and on any |
| surfaces (when clean). The maximum strength of this | | | | attempt of removal, will leave the words VOID on the |
| label is attained within a 4 hour + period where the glue | | | | label and on the material it is stuck to. Even if you try |
| on the label hardens and makes the label impossible to | | | | to replace the label by sticking it down in the same |
| remove in one pieceThis is good for marking | | | | position it is still apparent that tampering has taken |
| workstations, casings, monitors and smaller items. The | | | | effect.This material is used in many different |
| grain on the computer plastics can be tricky to adhere | | | | applications such as:-Covering Memory & Expansion |
| to with certain asset labels, but the vinyl labels are very | | | | covers on IT Equipment, Sealing Paper, Card & Plastic |
| effective for this application. The material is also suited | | | | surfaces, Calibration Seals, Sealing Postage Bags, |
| to varnished and smooth surfaces. These labels can | | | | Medicine Boxes and Cartons, Electronic Enclosure |
| be personalized with Code 39 barcodes, serial | | | | Boxes, HiFi & Stereo Units, Computer Cases, Mobile |
| numbers and often with the logo printed too. Some | | | | Telephones, PDA's, Sealing Doors, NHS & Medical |
| companies offer further protection with a hologram | | | | Equipment, Oscilloscopes, etc.This article was brought |
| label included to prevent counterfeiting. The vinyl labels | | | | to you by Mark Stephens of HoloGuard Limited, based |
| are usually supplied on reels and most companies | | | | in the UK. His company provide Asset Labels | Asset |
| offer a turnaround within 33 to 5 days however some | | | | Tags | Identification Labels at low-cost prices. |
| companies offer 24hr / next day service.These are | | | | |