Random Lake

The fun doesn't stop at 50. Additional suppliers responded to this year's Top Suppliers survey, but just missed this year's list. Here are some of them:

Badger Tag & Label, Random Lake, Wis., celebrated its 70th anniversary on Sept. 14. To commemorate the milestone, the company introduced new sales support materials and has announced personnel changes. In support of its overall business, Badger Tag & Label developed a folder and tri-fold insert that can assist clients with the product selection process. The collateral pieces reinforce the company's Web site (www.badgertag.com), which features flash animation recapping some of the company's historical highlights in honor of the anniversary. In other company news, Kathleen Rassel was recently appointed as the company's new sales and marketing manager. In her position, Rassel will

With the recent institution of the 2005 Sunrise Date by the Uniform Code Council--which made it necessary to scan and process both eight- and 13-digit codes commonly used overseas, as well as the standard 12-digit bar-codes used in the United States--Badger Tag & Label, Random Lake, Wis., now produces the new EAN-8 and EAN-13 bar-codes. EAN International, the global body that issues product codes overseas, uses an eight- and 13-digit system. Badger Tag & Label also produces UPC, code 39, code 128 and interleaved 2 of 5 bar-codes. The company also prints on tags and labels that are used on

Badger Tag & Label, Random Lake, Wis., recently developed a label that can print on stock with adhesive properties. The label remains adhered to the product from manufacturing through display at retail, but can be easily removed without leaving residue. Originally developed for a cookware manufacturer, the label can be used on a variety of surfaces, including metal and plastic, and is flexible enough to follow the shape of a product. In other company news, Badger Tag & Label has developed a tag with stock and ink features that meets FDA approval--making the tag safe for the food industry. The new, multi-piece,

Badger Tag & Label, Random Lake, Wis., has created a tag that moves with products through a manufacturing process and allows for multiple operations to occur while it remains attached. The configuration's bottom layer is a sturdy, synthetic tag that can be written on or have a thermal-printed barcode on a separate label stock applied to it. It is UV stabilized, waterproof and chemical-resistant—allowing it to move through various manufacturing processes. It can be made of various paper and synthetic stock. The tag's middle layer is a self-sealing laminate with a mylar flap. Before manufacturing begins, the mylar flap is taken off and the

Badger Tag & Label, Random Lake, Wis., recently developed a tag and label set that identifies products as they move through the quality control process. The new configuration is a multi-part piece made up of various colors, type face and materials. The product's two top layers are perforated for ease of tearing and the third layer is a self-adhesive label with a pull-tab for quick application. The first layer, a bond, is used at the beginning of the process and identifies a cautionary yellow and includes the word "Staging." The second layer, a 10-point DIP tag, includes the word "Non-Conforming" and uses vibrant red