Asset Tags & Asset Labels Glossary & Definition Of Terms
Asset Tags - Barcodes - CMMS - Decoder - Destructible - EAN - Fixed Asset - Foil - GASB - High Temperature - JAN - Key Asset - Length of Symbol - Margin - Movable Assets Narrow Bar - Pole Tags - Polyester - Quiet Zone - Rack Labels - Security Labels - Substation Tags - Teflon/Aluminum Tags - Utility Tags - UID - Void - WIP - Warehouse - XHT
Asset Tags: Physical items of property are typically defined as either:
- 1) Movable assets, such as furniture and equipment that are not part of a building. It also includes commonly moved business items such as computers.
- 2) Fixed Assets, also known as Infrastructure Assets, which can include road signs, bridges, tunnels, water and sewer systems, dams and lighting systems, land, buildings, equipment and machinery that is attached to a building.
Asset Tags are attached to both movable and fixed assets for useful life identification, inventory control, "work-in-process" (WIP) and Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) tagging.
Barcodes: Arrangement of alternating bars and spaces printed onto an Asset Tag to identify items and enable automatic interpretation by optical scanners to avoid manual input, also known as automatic recognition. Barcodes enabling optical digital scanning of alphabetic and numeric characters and symbols into computer databases.
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CMMS: Computerized Maintenance Management Systems schedule, track and monitor maintenance activities to provide cost, component item, personnel and all reporting history. CMMS systems interface with production scheduling and cost systems, and are often used to follow system-wide preventive maintenance in government or large enterprises.
Decoder: Barcode Decoders are more commonly known as barcode scanners or Barcode Readers. They read and convert barcodes used on Asset Labels into digital ID numbers, recognize the encoded data and check it against a database to identify the tagged items they have decoded.
Destructible Vinyl Labels: Asset Tag for indoor assets used when a high level of security is needed. Security labels are made to fracture if tampered with. Destructible Vinyl Labels have a low to moderate resistance to heat, scuffing and chemicals.
EAN Code: European Article Number for barcodes is represented by 13 digits with the 1-digit prefix, including flag digits.
Fixed Assets: also known as Infrastructure Assets, can include road signs, bridges, tunnels, water and sewer systems, dams and lighting systems, land, buildings, equipment and machinery that is attached to a building.
Foil Asset Tags: Made of 100% aluminum with graphics sealed into an anodized layer create a remarkably durable asset label. Combined with super strong adhesive, these tags will often outlast your assets.
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GASB 34 & 35: The Governmental Accounting Standards Board or GASB is an independent, private-sector, not-for-profit organization that establishes and improves standards of financial accounting and reporting for U.S. state and local governments. The GASB labeling standards are applied to requirements for road signs, roads, bridges, tunnels, water and sewer systems, dams and lighting systems.
High Temperature Asset Tags: Extra High Temperature (XHT) process creates a solution for high temperature applications using durable aluminum barcode labels up to 1200° F. High temperature metal labels are most commonly used for work-in-process (WIP) applications.
JAN: Japanese Article Number is the common EAN code for Japan, with a 13-digit code consists of a flag code, 5-digit maker code, 5-digit item code, and 1 digit check digit. JICFS -JAN Item Code File Service is another designation applicable here.
Key Asset: Property of primary significance to an enterprise which requires a higher level of protection through Asset Labeling and monitoring. Key mechanical assets are often placed in Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) programs to monitor performance and manage repair and upkeep.
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Length of Symbol: The number of characters contained in a barcode. Barcode lengths on asset tags can vary with differing aspects and symbologies including CODE-128, CODE-39, Interleaved 2 of 5.
Margin Size: Barcodes have minimum areas of white space on both sides, called the quiet zone. Scanners use that space to synchronize barcodes.
Movable assets: Considered as furniture and equipment that are not part of a building. Also includes commonly moved business items such as computers.
Narrow Bar: The thinnest of two varying width black bars in Binary Level Codes. Thicker bars are called Wide Bar.
Pole Tags: Barcode pole tags are used in conjunction with GIS mapping initiatives, and automated utility pole maintenance programs using Metalphoto® asset labels.
Polyester Asset Labels: Polyester asset labels have a protective overlaminate to shield against chemicals and abrasion. Also available in Tamper Evident Polyester Asset Tags, also known as Security Labels, where removal from any surface leaves a permanent void pattern on the label.
Quiet Zone: Barcodes have minimum areas of white space on both sides, called the quiet zone or Margin. Scanners use that space to synchronize barcodes.
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Rack Labels: Used in warehouse applications, rack labels are available in Polyester and Magnetic options. Multi-level systems can eliminate the need for long range scanning and are designed to eliminate the confusion of which racks to scan.
Security Seals: Security Labels are available in Tamper-Evident Polyester Labels where removal from any surface leaves a permanent void pattern on the label - and Destructible Vinyl Labels, which break into tiny pieces upon removal, discouraging unauthorized asset transfers.
Teflon® on Aluminum Asset Tags: For applications requiring resistance to cleaning, pickling or painting, e-coat or powder coating processes. Teflon Fused or Laminated Aluminum Asset Labels also resist contact with caustics and strong acids, and resist temperatures up to 500° F. Often used for work-in-process (WIP) applications.
Utility Meter Badges: Utility meter badges have been used for decades to track rework/refurbish history, improve meter tractability, reduce meter to ERT calibration time, eliminate transposition errors caused by manual processes, and improve meter and ERT inventory control and traceability for the utility industry.
Unique ID SPEC 2000 labels: This asset tag complies with MIL-STD-130, the Department of Defense standard for identification and marking of U.S. military property.
Voiding Asset Tags: Also known as "Security Labels," these are available in Tamper-Evident Polyester Labels, where removal from any surface leaves a permanent "Void" pattern on the label.
Work-In-Process or WIP Asset Tags: Work-In-Process Metal Labels will survive harsh chemicals and temperatures up to 1200° F, as well as withstand paints, solvents, chemicals, caustic liquid, acids, abrasion and abuse in harsh environments.
Warehouse Labels: A variety of labels for any Warehouse Mangement System (WMS) This includes Warehouse Floor Bar Codes, Rack Labels, Long-Range Retro-Reflective Bar Code Labels, Returnable Container, Tote and Tray Bar Code Labels, Pallet Bar Code Labels, and Custom Warehouse Signs.
XHT Asset Tags: Extra High Temperature (XHT) tags for product identification in conditions with temperatures up to 1200° F.
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