• PC Board Tracking

• Wire Wraps and Insulators

• Automotive Parts Labeling

• Electric Motors and Transformers

• Industrial Processing

• Gaskets and Shields

• Chemical Process Industries

• Appliances

• Flame Resistant Applications

• Through Hole and Surface Mount

Overview:
Keeping track of a product through a painting or coating process is a challenge. Clear laminating films have long been used to protect bar code images from assault by chemicals and abrasion. BarScan has devised a way to use these clear films to serve a different industrial requirement. Process tracking can be accomplished without loss of integrity of the data due to label changes or loss in the paint cycle.
Features:
BarScan durable polyester label is placed in a location not easily detected. The laminate acts as a paint mask and can be painted over. When the product emerges from the drying room, a small paper tab is left under one edge of the laminating film allowing the laminate or mask to be easily removed. It is positioned not to interfere with scanning. When necessary, this tab can lift the film from the face of the label to allow scanning after it has been painted. In many cases, the laminate can be put back down to allow for additional cycles. If the tracking label is meant to be a permanent part of the product, the masking laminate can be placed over a permanent laminate to give lifetime protection to the data.

Overview:
Gas cylinders must be tested regularly and maintained properly. Automatic data collection using bar codes to uniquely identify each cylinder is the surest and most cost-effective method to track testing and maintenance of cylinders. The bar code label is the foundation of this system and must be as tough as the environment in which the cylinders live.
Inventory control of gas cylinders takes on a special significance due to the safety issues involved with maintenance and testing. Whether they are to be used in a sterile, medical environment or on a welder's mobile service truck, they must be able to withstand tremendous pressures and rough handling. This product has been designed for and tested in numerous gas cylinder applications. Because of this label's ability to resist fading in UV light and be unaffected by moisture, it is an ideal method to permanently code gas cylinders.
The BarScan gas cylinder label is a crescent shape allowing it to conform to the curved shoulder of the cylinder so application is easy and wrinkles and gaps are minimized. Initial application of the label is crucial to its long-term survival as wrinkles and gaps can cause failure
Features:
This label features a film laminate that resists yellowing and cracking for years. It offers protection from physical abrasion and scuffing. Cleaning solvents and harsh chemicals do not affect it, ensuring a clean scannable image for years of accurate reads.
The polyester facestock is impervious to ultraviolet light and temperature extremes. Oil, grease, solvents, caustic cleaners and acids have no effect on it. This high contrast white opaque polyester film facestock is specifically designed for use where high-density labels are required for harsh temperature and humidity environments.
The bond strength of the hi-holding acrylic adhesive increases as a function of time and temperature. Humidity has minimal effect on the label performance. When properly applied, labels are not adversely affected by exposure to UV light. Immersion in water has no appreciable effect on the bond strength. After 100 hours at room temperature, the bond actually shows an increase in strength

Applications:

• High-Temperature

• Harsh Environments

• Printed Circuit Board Identification

Overview:
The PC board tracking label uses ink that would not fade in the wash cycle and an adhesive that would not let go in the full immersion cycle. BarScan even met the challenge of developing a label that survived aqueous cleaning solutions. Now BarScan newest PC Board label is better and costs about half as much as the original.
Features:
Two methods are used to protect the image during use. The most effective method is a 1 mil opaque polyimide laminate. However, since polyimide films are costly components, this method is also the most expensive. The second method is a UV-cured coating applied over the image. This product offers protection under all production conditions but can be scraped away with effort.
The laminate used on BarScan PC Board / Polyimide labels seals the image under translucent film on a pigmented film facestock. BarScan’s PC Board labels feature a 2 mil polyimide facestock that withstands temperatures up to 500°C. The adhesive designed to perform up to 500°C. The adhesive used is a high-temperature adhesive specifically designed for use on printed circuit board bar code labels and aerospace applications where low out gassing properties are required.
These labels meet ANSI standards for print contrast signals and minimum reflectance ratios for bar code print quality. They can be used for short periods (minutes, hours) at temperatures up to 500°C and for intermittent longer periods of time (days, weeks) up to 149°C (300°F). The nominal thickness of components is 5.5 mils. Total tolerance, however can be ± .5 mil. The labels do not show shrinkage after exposure to  above mentioned high temperature for 60 minutes

The barcode labels are stuck to the glass of CRTs. These then generally pass through a water or chemical washing process after which they are baked in the heat treatment process. The result is that the design on the labels is transferred as a ceramic film onto the CRT.