Barcode labels are now used for a variety of purposes. We commonly see barcodes on just about every grocery item we purchase. The label acts as a product identifier and is scanned at the checkout to calculate a total price of goods and also to reduce the stock quota for that item from the seller’s inventory by one item.
It can be seen then that in retail, barcode labels have a long future ahead of them. However, they don’t just have to be used in a retail environment. They can also be used in industry for specific heavy duty applications.
In industry a more durable label is needed so that it can withstand the rigours of being used in such an environment. Durable barcode labels for use in industrial applications can operate at temperatures down as low as -40°C and over +150°C. Most of these labels also use a semi permanent or permanent adhesive also so that they can be affixed to a host of different substrates. So where an inferior quality label might peel off a surface or a standard label may become tarnished quite quickly an industrial barcode label will be able to be used for years to come.