ShotTag™

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ShotTag™

ID Tags for Shot Blasting and Surface Prep

ShotTag™ is built to keep fabricated parts identifiable through shot blasting, Wheelabrators, cleaning, and aggressive surface preparation.

  • Designed to survive Wheelabrators and shot blasting
  • Withstands cleaning, acid wash, ablative bead, and blasting processes
  • Resists common paints, water, solvents, epoxy, enamel, and lacquer
  • Built for fabrication shops and bead blasting contractors
  • Helps preserve part identity before and after surface preparation
  • Barcode-ready for better tracking through tough shop environments
  • Built for the process that destroys ordinary tags.

Durable Identification for Shot Blasting and Fabrication Workflows

Shot blasting and surface preparation can quickly destroy standard labels, temporary tags, and handwritten identification. ShotTag™ is designed for fabricators and blasting operations that need part identification to remain readable through Wheelabrators, cleaning, acid wash, ablative bead, and shot blasting processes.

By keeping identification attached and readable through surface prep, ShotTag™ helps teams reduce confusion, rework, and lost traceability. It is a practical solution for fabrication shops that need durable metal ID tags for harsh handling, abrasive processes, and downstream finishing.

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Made for Shot Blasting, Wheelabrators, and Surface Prep

Shot blasting is designed to clean, strip, and prepare metal surfaces — which means it can destroy ordinary identification. Labels can tear off. Ink can become unreadable. Temporary tags can fail before the part even moves to the next step.

ShotTag™ is built for this exact challenge. It is designed to survive Wheelabrators and shot blasting, while also withstanding cleaning, acid wash, ablative bead, and related surface prep processes.

Keep Parts Identified Before, During, and After Blasting

When parts go through blasting without reliable identification, traceability can disappear at the worst possible time. Once parts are cleaned or blasted, they may look similar, move into staging, or continue to painting and finishing. Without durable tags, teams may have to stop production to verify which part is which.

ShotTag™ helps your team keep tracking information attached to the work piece through surface prep and downstream processes. That means fewer mix-ups, fewer manual checks, and less risk of sending the wrong part to the wrong place.

Reduce Handling, Rework, and Production Delays

Every time your team has to re-identify a part, you lose time. Every time a tag fails, someone has to handle the material again, compare paperwork, or re-create identification. In a busy fabrication or blasting environment, those small delays can quickly add up.

ShotTag™ helps solve those issues by giving you durable, process-ready identification from the start. Instead of relying on tags that fail during blasting, your team can use identification built for the conditions of the shop floor.

Designed for Fabricators and Bead Blasting Contractors

ShotTag™ is ideal for fabricators, metal painting contractors, and bead blasting operations that need reliable identification through aggressive surface preparation. It supports barcodes and identifying text through harsh conditions, helping bridge the gap between blasting, painting, coating, staging, and shipment.

For teams that need shot blasting tags, Wheelabrator tags, abrasive blasting ID tags, bead blasting tags, or durable fabrication tracking tags, ShotTag™ provides a purpose-built solution for demanding production environments.

Need a Tag that Survives the Entire Process?

Tell us what you’re tagging, how it moves through your process, and where identification is breaking down. We’ll help you find a durable solution that fits your workflow, attachment method, and throughput needs.

Q&A: ShotTag™

What is ShotTag™?

ShotTag™ is a durable ID tag designed for fabricators and blasting operations that need identification to survive shot blasting and surface preparation.

What processes is ShotTag™ designed to withstand?

ShotTag™ is designed to withstand Wheelabrators, shot blasting, cleaning, acid wash, ablative bead, and related surface preparation processes.

Why use ShotTag™ instead of standard labels?

Standard labels can tear, fade, fall off, or become unreadable during blasting. ShotTag™ is made for harsh fabrication environments where ordinary labels may fail.

Can ShotTag™ resist paint and solvents?

Yes. ShotTag™ is designed to resist common paints, water, solvents, epoxy, enamel, and lacquer.

Is ShotTag™ useful before painting or coating?

Yes. ShotTag™ helps preserve identification through surface preparation so parts can remain traceable before downstream finishing steps.

How can ShotTag™ help improve productivity?

ShotTag™ helps reduce re-identification, manual sorting, and re-tagging after blasting. By keeping identification with the part, it helps teams move material through surface prep, finishing, and shipment with fewer delays.

Who should use ShotTag™?

ShotTag™ is a strong fit for fabricators, bead blasting contractors, metal finishing shops, and operations using Wheelabrators or abrasive blasting processes.

How do I know if ShotTag™ is the right tag for my process?

The best fit depends on your blasting method, surface prep steps, downstream finishing process, and where your current identification method is failing. InfoSight can help evaluate your workflow and recommend the right tag for your operation.