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Producers and processors of metal products face many different challenges in identifying their goods. Early product identification can significantly reduce waste, and streamline your process.
Products and Services for the Steel & Metal Industry
High-performance metal ID tags and labels designed to identify and track metals during production, processing, and distribution.
Dura-ID Solutions manufactures durable labels and tags for metal products, ideally suited to identification and traceability. From steel mills and stockholders to fabricators, galvanisers and other secondary processors, our solutions are designed for environments where heat, oil, weather, abrasion and heavy handling can make reliable product identification challenging.
We manufacture a wide range of labels for metal, we provide self-adhesive labels, tear-resistant tags and specialist high-temperature identification solutions designed for environments where heat, oil, weather, abrasion and heavy handling can make reliable identification challenging. Labels and tags can be supplied fully pre-printed, partially printed for overprint on-site or plain for printing all information on demand. This information commonly includes barcodes, QR codes, heat and cast numbers, product grades, dimensions and customer information.
Our team can help specify the right combination of label or tag material, print method, printer, software and fixing for your process.
By Supply Chain Stage
By Product Type
Metal Labels and Tags Throughout the Steel Supply Chain
Different stages of the steel supply chain create very different identification challenges. Dura-ID works with businesses throughout the sector to develop solutions around the product, environment and process in which the identification needs to perform.
Labels and Tags for Steel Mills
Steel mills require reliable identification from production through to storage and despatch. Depending on the process and point of application, labels and tags may need to withstand high temperatures, harsh handling and exposure to demanding industrial environments.
We provide identification solutions for billets, slabs, coils, rebar, wire rod, plate and other steel products, carrying essential information such as heat and cast numbers, steel grades, dimensions, barcodes and other traceability data. For applications where strength and durability are essential, our Rip-Proof Tags provide a robust identification solution designed to withstand demanding handling and processing conditions. Where identification needs to be applied to hot steel, our Thermo-Tag range can withstand temperatures of up to 600°C, while our High Temperature PI Tag, suitable for temperatures up to 550°C, provide another option for high-temperature identification and traceability throughout the production process.Labels and Tags for Steel Stockholders
For steel stockholders, clear and durable identification helps maintain traceability as material is received, stored, processed, picked and despatched. Our steel labels and tags can be used across products including sheet, plate, sections, tubes, pipes, coils and bundles, with solutions suited to both indoor and outdoor stockholding environments.
For material that requires a durable tag, Polyplas Tags provide a robust option for identification throughout handling and storage, while Laserplas Tags enable high-quality, on-demand printing where clear variable information is required.
For products better suited to self-adhesive identification, our Hi-Tac Self Adhesive Labels offer increased adhesion for more challenging surfaces, while Gloss & Matt PP Labels provide a durable option where resistance to moisture, handling and general industrial conditions is required.
These solutions can carry variable information including product specifications, batch or cast numbers, dimensions, barcodes and other traceability data, helping maintain accurate identification as stock moves through your operation.
Labels and Tags for Steel Processors and Fabricators
Cutting, fabrication and secondary processing can make it increasingly difficult to maintain identification as steel moves through production. Dura-ID provides labels and tags designed to keep important product and traceability information with materials, work-in-progress and finished components throughout these processes.
For steel fabricators, our specialist fabrication tags provide a practical way to maintain identification as material is cut, moved and fabricated, helping ensure critical information remains associated with the correct component.
For secondary processors, the most suitable identification solution will depend on the process and conditions involved. For ambient-temperature applications where durability and resistance to handling are important, Rip-Proof Tags and Polyplas Tags provide robust identification options. Where components are exposed to elevated temperatures during processing, specialist high-temperature solutions such as our Thermo-Tag, capable of withstanding temperatures up to 600°C, can be used to maintain identification through more demanding stages of production.
Labels and Tags for Galvanisers and Metal Finishers
Galvanising, shot blasting, coating and other finishing processes can introduce additional challenges for maintaining reliable product identification, with tags potentially exposed to high temperatures, chemicals, abrasion and intensive handling.
For galvanising applications, we can provide specialist galvanising tags alongside suitable fixing methods, specified around the temperatures, chemicals and individual stages of the process to help identification remain with the material from receipt through processing to final despatch.
For steel undergoing shot blasting, painting or coating, we can also specify specialist tags designed to withstand the conditions involved. The most appropriate material and attachment method will depend on the finishing process, allowing important product, batch and traceability information to remain associated with the steel throughout production.
High Temperature Labels & Tags for Metal
Standard labels and tags may not be suitable when steel is identified at elevated temperatures. Dura-ID supplies specialist high-temperature labels and heat-resistant tags for applications where identification needs to withstand heat without compromising readability or traceability.
Solutions can be specified around the temperature of the metal when the identification is applied, the maximum temperature it will subsequently experience and the length of exposure.
High Temperature Labels for Steel Processing
Where self-adhesive identification is required, Dura-ID can provide specialist high-temperature labels for selected metal processing applications where conventional label materials may not be suitable.
For more demanding applications, our High Temperature PCP can withstand temperatures of up to 320°C, providing a self-adhesive identification option for metals exposed to elevated temperatures. Our High Temperature Polyester, suitable for temperatures up to 250°C, offer another durable solution for applications requiring reliable identification throughout processing and handling.
The label construction, adhesive and print combination can be matched to the operating environment, helping ensure important product and traceability information remains clear and securely attached throughout the required process.
Heat Resistant Tags for Hot Metal Identification
Where a self-adhesive label is unsuitable, a mechanically attached high-temperature tag can provide a durable alternative for maintaining identification through demanding steel production and processing environments.
Our Thermo-Tag, capable of withstanding temperatures up to 600°C, provide a robust identification solution for steel exposed to extreme heat. For applications requiring high-temperature performance up to 550°C, our High Temperature PI Tag offer an alternative solution for maintaining clear and reliable identification. Both options can be supplied in formats suitable for attachment to steel products and bundles, carrying fixed and variable information such as heat numbers, cast numbers, grades, dimensions and barcodes to help maintain traceability throughout production, handling and storage.
Labels & Tags for Steel Products
Steel Coil Tags
Coils can require identification throughout production, storage and despatch. Durable tags can carry information including coil numbers, heat numbers, grades, dimensions, weights, barcodes and customer details.
Solutions can be developed around the temperature, surface condition and handling requirements of the coil.
Rebar Tags and Labels
Rebar tags and labels provide a practical method of identifying individual products and bundles with information such as diameter, grade, length, heat number and production data.
Tear-resistant tag materials and appropriate fixings can help identification remain securely attached throughout handling, outdoor storage and transportation.
Billet & Slab Identification
Billets and slabs can present some of the most demanding identification environments within steel production, particularly where material needs to be identified while hot.
Dura-ID can provide specialist tag and label solutions designed around the temperatures and processes involved, helping maintain product traceability through production and subsequent processing.
Steel Sheet and Plate Labels
Self-adhesive labels can provide clear identification for steel sheet and plate, including product specifications, dimensions, grades, barcodes and customer information.
Adhesive selection can be matched to factors such as the surface finish, presence of oil and whether permanent or removable identification is required.
Wire and Wire Rod Tags
Steel wire and wire rod can be identified using durable tags attached directly to coils or bundles. Tags can carry variable production and traceability information and be manufactured from materials designed to withstand handling, storage and outdoor exposure.
Pipe, Tube and Section Identification
Labels and tags can be produced for pipes, tubes, beams, sections and other manufactured metal products, providing identification throughout stockholding, processing and distribution.
Depending on the application, identification can be attached directly to the product or mechanically secured to bundles.
Industrial Label & Tag Printers
For steel and metals businesses handling multiple grades, sizes, batches and customer requirements, printing labels and tags on demand provides the flexibility to produce identification as and when it is needed.
Thermal Transfer Printing
For robust, day-to-day industrial identification, the Zebra ZT510 thermal transfer printer can produce durable labels and tags for use throughout production, processing, storage and despatch. Print variable information including:
- Heat and cast numbers
- Steel grades and specifications
- Dimensions and weights
- Barcodes and QR codes
- Batch and lot numbers
- Customer and order information
- Production and despatch details
Combined with the appropriate label or tag material and thermal transfer ribbon, the ZT510 provides a reliable solution for demanding metals environments.
Full-Colour Label and Tag Printing
Where colour provides additional value, the OKI C651 allows labels and tags to be printed in full colour on demand.
Colour printing can be used to:
- Differentiate steel grades or product types
- Identify different customers or orders
- Highlight important handling or process information
- Create colour-coded identification systems
- Include company branding and logos
- Combine visual identification with variable traceability data
We can help specify the right combination based on your material, process, operating environment and traceability requirements.
Label Design and Printing Software
Label software helps steel and metals businesses create consistent identification templates while controlling the variable information printed as material moves through production, processing, stockholding and despatch.
Data can be entered manually or, where required, pulled from existing databases and business systems. This can help reduce repetitive data entry and transcription errors, while ensuring the correct traceability information remains associated with the material throughout its journey.
Barcode and QR code generation can also support faster scanning and identification of steel products, stock and work-in-progress at different stages of the operation.
Fixings for Metal Identification Tags
Selecting the right tag is only part of the identification process. The method used to attach it can be equally important.
Dura-ID can supply a range of tag fixing solutions for steel and metal applications, including options suitable for bundles, coils and individual products.
The appropriate fixing will depend on factors including product type, temperature, handling method and subsequent processing. Our team can recommend the tag and fixing together to help create a more reliable identification system.
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Carly Senior
Metals Sector Lead & Project Manager
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+44 (0)114 2612 214
csenior@dura-id.com
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Export Account Manager
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