MatBirch
Well-known member
Hey Guys-
I have a mission at work of acquiring a good way to attach tags to the ends of steel beams and columns. We pre-fab all of our stuff in the shop, then they get delivered to the jobsite on our own flatbed gooseneck trailer. As we’ve grown, we are experiencing some issues with labeling components so they wind up on the correct jobsite, orders are complete, correctly labeled for install, etc. Also, the occasional extra long piece that requires a red flag going down the highway…
The previous system was that each piece was labeled with a paint pen. Trouble is, when several jobs are piled on the trailer, things get missed. We’ve also had a few situations where the structural steel is the architectural finished product and can’t have paint pen or grease pen markings all over it. For flags, we have the typical magnet setup and it’s ok, but they get lost fairly often.
New system we’re trying is a Tyvek tag with a wire tie. Should work great where we have a bolt hole or a stud, but need something for those plain ends. I’ve seen things that appear to be attached at the mill that is kind of like a hog ring?? They are pretty damn stout and difficult to remove. I’ve seen little weld studs used as well, but we don’t want to go that way. I’m looking for some kind of clip-on, that can just stay with the piece. The contractor can remove it during install, and toss it.
I’ve used spring steel frame clips for securing wiring harnesses. I think it would work, but looking for options.
I have a mission at work of acquiring a good way to attach tags to the ends of steel beams and columns. We pre-fab all of our stuff in the shop, then they get delivered to the jobsite on our own flatbed gooseneck trailer. As we’ve grown, we are experiencing some issues with labeling components so they wind up on the correct jobsite, orders are complete, correctly labeled for install, etc. Also, the occasional extra long piece that requires a red flag going down the highway…
The previous system was that each piece was labeled with a paint pen. Trouble is, when several jobs are piled on the trailer, things get missed. We’ve also had a few situations where the structural steel is the architectural finished product and can’t have paint pen or grease pen markings all over it. For flags, we have the typical magnet setup and it’s ok, but they get lost fairly often.
New system we’re trying is a Tyvek tag with a wire tie. Should work great where we have a bolt hole or a stud, but need something for those plain ends. I’ve seen things that appear to be attached at the mill that is kind of like a hog ring?? They are pretty damn stout and difficult to remove. I’ve seen little weld studs used as well, but we don’t want to go that way. I’m looking for some kind of clip-on, that can just stay with the piece. The contractor can remove it during install, and toss it.
I’ve used spring steel frame clips for securing wiring harnesses. I think it would work, but looking for options.
