Inspection tag
Crane and rigging inspection tag
Capacity, last inspection and inspector. Aluminium because a paper tag does not survive a rigging loft.
Quantity breaks
| Quantity | Per unit | Order total |
|---|---|---|
| 100 | $2.10 | $210.00 |
| 250 | $1.87 | $467.50 |
| 500 | $1.68 | $840.00 |
Breaks apply automatically at checkout. Ordering 1,200 gets the 1,000 break on all 1,200 units, not the 500 break.
Order
$210.00 $2.10 per unit
You will set your company name, licence line, and technician fields on the next step, and see a print accurate proof before paying.
Specification
| SKU | TAG-CRANE-ALU |
|---|---|
| Substrate | Anodised aluminium |
| Size | 2in x 3.5in |
| Serialized | Yes, every unit carries a unique scannable code |
| Minimum order | 100 units |
| Fits | Cranes and hoists |
| Governing standards | OSHA 1926.451 |
What this is for
Capacity, last inspection, next due, on anodised aluminium because a paper tag does not survive a rigging loft. Capacity is imprinted at production rather than written, since it is a fixed property of the equipment and a handwritten capacity is a liability.
In service
Hung from the hook block or wired at the anchorage, overhead, in oil mist and heat. The tag is read from the floor with binoculars as often as it is read in the hand.
How it fails
Overhead tags get coated. Oil mist plus airborne dust builds a film that no substrate resists, and a tag nobody can read from the floor gets ignored rather than cleaned.
Who fills it in
The inspector, monthly, and the entry has to carry the date, a signature and an identifier for the specific hook or rope - not the crane. Two hooks on one crane are two records.
How it is made
Anodised aluminium, with the imprint sealed into the pore structure rather than sitting on top of it. That is what lets it survive an overhead environment where oil, heat and wire rope dressing would take a printed surface off inside a season. It is also why the colour range is narrower than on card: the dye has to go into the anodic layer.
What to check on the proof
The component identifier field. A crane carries several inspectable components and each needs its own tag, so the identifier has to be legible at the size it prints, not just present. Check it against how you actually name hooks and ropes - if your naming runs longer than the field, that is the moment to say so.
Common questions
How long does anodised aluminium last on crane and hoist?
Photo anodised rather than printed, so the legend is inside the metal and lasts the life of the asset. The most expensive option here and the longest to produce. Wrong for anything replaced annually, where you pay for durability you then throw away. For crane and hoist specifically, the question to ask is where the units actually sit: the same stock behaves very differently in a conditioned corridor and in an unconditioned plant room.
What does TAG-CRANE-ALU cost at my volume?
$2.10 per unit at 100, falling to $1.68 at 500 - about 20 percent less per unit at the top break. The full table is on this page and there is no quote step. The entry break is 100 units and the top break is 500. Per unit that is a 1.3 times difference, which is worth doing the arithmetic on rather than guessing: take your annual device count, add what you expect to add this year, add about ten percent for spoilage and re-tags, and order to the break that number crosses. Buying past it is buying storage rather than savings, and stock held for years is stock that outlives a licence renewal or a change of address.
How fast will TAG-CRANE-ALU ship?
Production runs five to six business days plus transit. Engraving and anodising are physical processes with their own queue, and they are genuinely slower than printing - a supplier promising this in two days is either holding stock or not doing what they say. You approve a print accurate proof before payment is taken, and that proof comes from the same engine that generates the file the press receives, so what you approve is what gets printed. There is no separate proofing round trip by email.
Do I have to use the serialization on TAG-CRANE-ALU?
Each unit prints with a unique code and a QR. The first scan binds it to a device and a location; every scan after that opens the inspection form for that device type and writes a permanent record. The building owner and the authority having jurisdiction can scan the same code and read the history without an account or a phone call. If you never scan anything, the inspection tag still works as an ordinary one, so nothing is lost by ignoring the feature.
Proof approval, reprints and what happens if an order arrives wrong are the same for every product: how ordering works.