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Badische Stahlwerke use labels at temperatures above 500 °C
The manufacturer of rolled steel is subject to strict quality standards and high legal requirements with regard to lot traceability. Another factor is the international competition and price pressure which makes extremely efficient in rolling mills really is hot stuff: straight after manufacture, the temperature of the steel is still up to 600 °C. Instead of the metal tags which have been used until now, Badische Stahlwerke now label their produts with new, temperature resistant plastic labels - increasing the reliability and efficiency of their logistics processes.
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