People typically obtain preprinted bar code labels or tags from us for one of the following reasons:

• The quantity of labels they require is so small (or they're so sporadically required) that they can't justify purchasing a complete label design and printing system.
• The quantity of labels they need is so great that it would tax their resources too much.
• They would rather let somebody else worry about the quality and be responsible for producing the labels and tags.
• The application environment in which the labels or tags are to survive are extreme to the point where only a factory-manufactured product is suited to the task.

Preprinted labels and tags are typically provided in consecutive (sequential) numerical order, although they can also be generated from a supplied database file. Graphics such as a logo are a possibility and most any type of bar code symbology can be printed on them.

Available label and tag materials available from Aurora are:

• Paper. Most commonly used in the printing of library and file labels, or short-term product or other identification labels.
• Synthetics. Materials such as polyester, vinyl, and polypropylene are used to make moderately-durable bar code labels to be affixed to indoor fixed assets, used as long-term product ID labels, or many other uses. Some of these have the printing ink fused to the label surface, some protect it with an overlaminate or by actually printing in reverse on the underside of the label!
• Anodized Aluminum. This material withstands a substantial amount of abrasion, sunlight, caustic and solvent liquids, and a host of other nasty things! They're typically used to identify fixed assets and equipment that are subjected to harsh environments. They can be acquired with prepunched holes (for mounting with rivets or other fasteners) and Teflon coating to resist paint and vandalism.
• Specialty Materials. Tags made of stainless steel and labels that will adhere to ceramic items that travel through firing kilns are available from us, as is a unique system that will etch bar code symbols onto any conductive metal (e.g. surgical instruments and tools).

Want to know more about our durable and specialty-purpose bar code labels? We've prepared one of our CodeFacts documents on this very subject, which you can download right here!