Metal Nameplates
Metal Nameplates play a critical role in relaying vital information to your customers and employees. These tags are durable, meaning they hold up well in harsh environments. At Roemer, we are a custom manufacturer, meaning we will produce these metal tags to your exact specifications. Check out our Materials Guide to help you choose the best substrate for your project.
What Information is Found on a Custom Industrial Metal Tag?
Our metal nameplates are perfect for displaying important information like serial numbers, temperature ratings, warnings, and safety protection standards. They are tough enough to last the lifetime of your equipment, so you can be sure your data will stay clear and readable.
We are equipped to imprint variable information, static data, and high-resolution logos using our in-house fabrication and printing capabilities. Common items for our tags are machine-readable codes like QR Codes or barcodes, serial numbers to track your inventory, and equipment information commonly found on pumps and motors, industrial fans, heating equipment like burners, lighting fixtures and utility information.
The Benefits of Using Heavy-Duty Metal Nameplates in Harsh Environments
Metal endures in extreme temperatures and chemical exposure. When your equipment faces scorching heat or frigid cold, you want long-lasting tags. Chemically etched stainless steel is corrosion-resistant, allowing it to last longer in high-temperature conditions.
- UV Exposure: When printed plastic or paper tags are left out in high-heat environments for many years, they will fade over time. Metals like stainless steel have a high tensile strength, allowing them to last longer in extreme heat. See how metal tags outlast traditional paper labels.
- Moisture and Salt Corrosion: In marine or high-moisture conditions, salt-laden air creates a battery-like reaction between an equipment’s surface. Using an anodized aluminum tag would be ideal for these conditions, and offer longevity for these marine environments.
- General Wear and Tear: Your machinery is made to last in tough conditions so why shouldn’t your tag be just as durable? Metal can take a beating, is scratch resistant, and won’t ruin when exposed to accidental moisture and spills.
- Tamper evident: Deter vandals from removing needed information. It’s easy to scratch away at a paper label. Use a metal tag and rest assured your information is safe!
What Types of Metal Nameplates are Suited for Harsh, Industrial Conditions?
Stainless steel offers a sleek, polished look and has a high temperature resistance, ideal for industrial applications. It is incredibly strong and has a high-heat resistance, ideal for processing equipment in assembly, textile mills, and electronics factories.
Aluminum is a softer and more flexible material, but just as durable so tags stay readable. Anodized aluminum has an added layer of protection that will offer protection from hazardous materials, and chemical sprays.
These tags are the leaders of durability, lasting over 20 years in the toughest of conditions, ideal for marine environments where they will be exposed to salt spray.
Etched Metal Nameplates are strong and long-lasting. Your information is recessed into the metal using an acid, allowing long-term permeability. Utility companies and those in the oil & gas industry rely on these equipment tags on transformers, generators, and similar machinery due to their expert level durability.
Why Choose Roemer Industries as Your Metal Nameplate Manufacturer?
- Roemer Industries specializes in custom printed metal nameplates. We will customize your tags to your exact specifications.
- Our tags are available in multi-color combinations, finishes, shapes, sizes and thicknesses. We can provide custom holes, 3M adhesives, or let you choose your own way to adhere the nameplates to your specific application.
- Compliance standards are important to us: We can meet industry standards like ASME, MIL-STD-130, UL, and ITAR requirements. Need First Articles, CofCs, or PPAPs? We have it covered. Simply tell us what you need!
- UID capabilities, barcode and QR Code capabilities and variable data marking. Check out our metal barcode tags.
- We’ve been around for over 8 decades. Rest assured we aren’t going anywhere.
- We’ll provide an art proof for approval prior to start of tag production. New to Roemer? Check out some of our Frequently Asked Questions.
- Roemer is a responsive manufacturer. Call or email us and we will get back to you ASAP! Our dedicated sales team can be reached at 330-448-2000 x4.