August 15, 2022, National Band and Tag will be celebrating our 120th Anniversary! We are so proud to have made it 120 years, an accomplishment for any company. Despite wars, depressions, recessions and most recently, a global pandemic, NB&T takes pride in continuing to provide high-quality service that stands the test of time. We dedicate our long-term success to our customers, family, and employees, both past and present.
Started in 1902 by Joseph Haas, an innovator who saw the need for a completely new industry. Haas knew little about poultry farming, but had been informed that breeders were improving their flocks and it was necessary to use some sort of marker to distinguish one fowl from another. Haas went to work designing a few patterns of bands, crude at first, but with recommendations from customers and experimental projects, he was able to come up with leg bands and wing bands that worked.
Over the decades, additional product lines such as livestock tags and rabies tags were added on. Now, 120 years later, in our 4th and 5th generation of family members, we have over ten different identification product lines. You can learn more about National Band & Tag’s interesting, and unique, history here.
As we reach the 120-year milestone, we’d also like to wish a happy anniversary to other companies turning 120 in 2022. Such as, JCPenney, Target, 3M, AAA, Cadillac, Queensborough National Bank and Trust, Carrier Air Conditioning and ADM.
Matching Tree and Plant Tags
/0 Comments/in Identification Solutions, Laser Etched Tags, Plant Labels, QR Code Tags, Tree Tags /by AlisonCreate custom matching Tree and Plant tags to label every size plant, flower, shrub, bush, and tree in your garden. Used by arboretums, botanical gardens, park walking trails, and more. We can create a unified look on all your tags with your logo, QR Codes and text layout.
Shown below are examples from our customers of Style #14ARBOR (3″ x 5″) and Style #14PLANT (1.5″ x 4.5″). Other custom sizes are also available.
Dog Bark Park Inn – The World’s Largest Beagle
/0 Comments/in Dog & Cat Tags, Made in USA, Nameplate Tags, Promotional Items, Tags In Use /by AlisonHusband and wife artists, and Dog Bark Park Inn owners, Dennis Sullivan and Francis Conklin have been ordering NB&T tags for over 30 years. They add brass tags, Style #298 Heart, as a “license tag” on every chainsaw dog carving they make. Each “license tag” is stamped with the year, business name, location and zip code. They have carved and sold over 30,000 wooden dog carvings from their Idaho art studio and gift shop.
To go along with their dog shaped chainsaw artwork gift shop, Dennis and Francis added a 30 feet tall beagle shaped bed and breakfast inn. Dog lovers visiting Cottonwood, Idaho can stop and get their picture with the World’s Largest Beagle! If you are lucky enough to snag a reservation to stay at the inn, you will find more dog chainsaw creations on the inside of the beagle.
Francis Conklin states, “National Band & Tag has always been a pleasure to do business with, being friendly on the phone, and supplying our needs in the exact fashion as expected. We have recommended your services to others.”
Learn more about the Dog Bark Park Inn, Bed & Breakfast, and Chainsaw Art Gallery by visiting their website and Facebook page.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dogbarkparkinn
Website: www.dogbarkpark.com.
Don’t waste your money on cheap stainless steel wing bands!
/0 Comments/in Poultry Bands, Wing Bands /by AlisonSee why National Band & Tag’s weldable stainless steel wing bands (Style 890-4SS) are a higher-quality band than the competition:
MATERIAL: Our material is thicker, thus guaranteeing a more robust weld and stronger wing band. The material of our competition is very thin, making the wing bands fragile and breakable.
STAMPING: NB&T’s stamping is permanent. The marking on our competition’s bands can be easily erased by scratching it, thus completely losing the ID number.
SIZE: The shape of the wing band from the competition does not allow the growth of the bird’s wings, which can cause problems. Ours is longer, allowing it to grow with the bird.
LOGOS: We keep records of all custom stamped logos to guarantee that they are not duplicated.
WELDING: We sell the spot welder to go with our weldable wing bands.
We have been producing wing bands since 1902. Our years of experience and happy customers is the proof that our product is superior. Don’t be fooled by cheap alternatives! Contact us at [email protected] or 859-261-2035 to get a free price quote.
¡No malgaste su dinero en bandas para las alas de acero inoxidable baratas!
/0 Comments/in Español /by AlisonVea por qué las placas soldables de acero de National Band & Tag son mejores que las de la competencia. (Estillo 890-4SS)
MATERIAL: El material es muy delgado haciéndolas más inseguras. Se rompen fácilmente en el punto de soldadura, pues este pasa a ser el punto débil de la placa. Nuestro material es más grueso y resistente, garantizando así una soldadura más robusta y placas más inviolables.
ESTAMPADOS: El marcaje se puede borrar más fácilmente raspándolo, perdiendo así la identidad de la placa por completo. El nuestro es un troquelado permanente e imborrable.
TAMAÑO: La forma de la placa no es ergonómica, por lo que no permite el crecimiento normal de las alas, pudiendo generarles problemas a las aves. El nuestro en más largo, lo que le permite crecer con el pájaro.
LOGOTIPOS: Llevamos un estricto control de los estampados, de manera de garantizar que estos no sean duplicados.
PARA SOLDAR: Vendemos la soldadora de punto.
Tenemos produciendo placas de marcaje desde 1902, nuestra larga experiencia es la garantía detrás de nuestros productos. ¡No se deje engañar!
Dog Tags for Apartment Complexes
/0 Comments/in Dog & Cat Tags, Identification Solutions /by AlisonApartment complexes, condos, HOA associations, and property managers can all keep track of the pets being kept in their residential housing with pet ID tags.
Benefits to having a Pet ID program:
Shown below are two example tags, Style 165 bone and Style 137 circle. We have over 160 pet ID tags to choose from, which you can view here. All of our dog and cat ID tags can be made in colored aluminum, plain aluminum, stainless steel or brass with your customized stamping. Fill out this order form for a free price quote or contact us at [email protected] with any questions.
HIN Tags for TuckTec, the Folding Kayak!
/0 Comments/in Asset Tags, Made in USA, Tags In Use /by Alison“Made in the USA”, “Family Owned Business”, some of NB&T’s qualities, as well as our customer TuckTec! TuckTec is a portable, folding, kayak that only weighs 28 lbs. and is 15″ x 47″ inches when folded up. This makes traveling and carrying a TuckTec kayak extremely easy. Originally founded in 2005, TuckTec created a Kickstarter in 2019. They raised the funds to move out of their home’s garage into a larger facility where they ramped up production. TuckTec now make 120+ kayaks a day!
Hull Identification Tags are required for all watercraft. When TuckTec needed a way to put each individual hull ID number on their foldable kayaks, they turned to National Band & Tag for custom HIN Tags. They get our 1″ x 3″ Style 14 (rectangle with rounded corners) in .030″ stainless steel. The stainless steel tags are non-corrosive and heavy duty, making them the best option for kayaks that are in and out of the water. These custom tags are stamped with important information such as website, customer service phone number, “Always wear a CG Life Vest”, the hull ID number, company name and USA. After purchasing your TuckTec kayak, you can register the ID number from your kayak’s tag on the TuckTec website, making you the owner of the kayak.
Learn more on their website: https://www.foldupkayaks.com
Tree Tag Fundraiser Ideas
/0 Comments/in Made in USA, Tree Tags /by AlisonTag fundraising campaigns are a great fundraising idea for arboretums, schools, parks, churches, etc. It is a simple and effective way to get identification tags for your organization and recognize donors with no upfront cost!
Concept #1:
Your organization has 30 trees and 50 plants they’d like to get tags for. You make a list of each species of tree or plant and let people pick which one they want to donate for. Example: It costs $1,000 for your 80 tags, attachments, and shipping. That comes to $13.00 a tag. If you charge a $25 donation per tag, you profit $840, and get your tags made. Charge $50 a tag and profit $2,590. It is up to you how much you charge per tag!
Concept #2
When you send out an email for an annual membership renewal fee, have the option of adding on $X amount to donate for a tag. This is better for organizations who will need large amounts of tags, because then as 100 donations come in, you can then pick the first 100 tags you want made, and slowly work from your list, sending us multiple batches of tag orders.
Concept #3
For every tag a person donates money for, they get their name put in a hat. Buy 5 tags, get 5 entries into a drawing for a prize. You can use profits from the tags to buy a prize or ask local companies to donate an item to be raffled off.
For more information on our 3″ X 5″ Tree Tags Click Here. For more information on our 1.5″ X 4.5″ Plant Tags Click Here! Contact us for a free price quote to get your tag cost to figure out what you should then charge.
Logotipos estampados para placas para las alas
/2 Comments/in Español /by Alison¿Está interesado en personalizar aún más sus placas para las alas con un logo? Un logotipo le añade mayor seguridad pues estos son más difíciles de replicar y les dan una identificación única a sus placas.
Abajo tiene algunos ejemplos de los troqueles de acero que nuestros clientes han hecho con nosotros, que son usados para estampar la imagen en las placas. Hay un cargo único entre $200 y $500 (dependiendo de la complejidad del diseño) para fabricar su troquel. El troquel se queda archivado aquí en NB&T, y lo usamos solo para sus órdenes o como usted nos lo indique. Los logos duran mucho tiempo cuando se estampan sobre aluminio. Sin embargo, el acero inoxidable degrada la imagen más rápidamente, por lo que necesitaría ser reemplazado con el tiempo.
Las 4 estrellas mostradas aquí, están disponibles para su uso general, sin costo adicional.
Están mostrados aquí en aluminio verde y resaltado con pintura blanca (esto si tiene un costo adicional).
Para cotizar su logotipo, necesitaríamos un archivo con el mismo. Algunas recomendaciones útiles para enviarnos el arte final de sus logos:
Si usted carece de la posibilidad de realizar su diseño, nosotros podemos ayudarle por una módica suma extra, dependiendo de la complejidad de este, que se añadiría al cargo del troquel.
Contáctenos a través del correo electrónico: [email protected] para hacerle su estimado gratuito
Stamped Logos for Wing Bands
/0 Comments/in Poultry Bands, Tag Options, Wing Bands /by AlisonInterested in personalizing your wing bands even more with a stamped logo? Below are a few examples from customers of a custom made steel logo, used to stamp the image into wing bands. There is a one time charge of $200-$500 (or more depending on the detail) to have your stamp block made. We retain the logo for future orders. Logos will last for a very long time when stamping aluminum. However, stainless steel will degrade the life of the logo image, so the logo may need to be replaced over time.
The 4 star logos above are available to anyone at no additional fee.
Shown on green aluminum with white paint fill (paint fill is an additional fee).
To get a quote for your custom made logo stamp block, we will need a copy of your logo.
Helpful Hints for submitting your logo artwork.
Email your artwork to [email protected] to get a free price quote.
Asset Tags for Portable Restrooms
/1 Comment/in Asset Tags, Laser Etched Tags, Made in USA, Tags In Use /by AlisonShoutout to our customer, and fellow local Northern Kentucky company, Got-A-Go Rentals & Septics! They offer portable restrooms to construction sites, festivals and special events. Whatever the event is, GOT-A-GO RENTALS has the perfect portable restroom to fit your needs. They also carry handwash stations, handicap accessible restrooms with ramps, high-rise sling and roller units and holding tanks for construction trailers. Got-A-Go Rentals & Septic Services also offers complete commercial and residential septic service.
When looking to identify all their different assets, Got-A-Go reached out to National Band & Tag Company! Their asset tags are our style #14 (rectangle with rounded corners), 1.5″ x 3.5″ inches, and made from our UV stable black aluminum material. The UV stable material will ensure their tags last for years in the outdoor environments, through cleanings, and transportation. Their custom made asset tags are laser etched with an ID number, their logo, and a QR Code that leads to a customer feedback survey. Proper identification helps to make sure the correct portable restrooms and handwashing stations are going to the correct event, and that all the assets that were dropped off, are picked up after the event is over.
If you are interested in custom asset tags for your business, call us today at 859-261-2035 for a price quote!
Treasure Trees – Tagging Mecklenburg County’s largest, most historic trees
/0 Comments/in Tags In Use, Tree Tags /by AlisonAre you thinking about creating a legacy tree program for your city or county? Then check out what Mecklenburg County in Charlotte, NC did with their Treasure Tree Program!
The original tree program started in the 1989 and went until 2000 with 123 treasure trees listed. It eventually stopped with no one to run it. Fortunately, the program was picked back up and is now bringing in even more treasure trees! The new Treasure Trees Program seeks to locate the original treasure trees and tell their stories, as well as recognize a new generation of special trees and share their ecological importance to the region’s environment. Local tree enthusiasts, private arborists, city of Charlotte staff and TreesCharlotte representatives make up the program’s committee.
The original tree program used hand-stamped aluminum tags with a tree identification number. Many of the old tags were faded, and some had even been swallowed by the trees as the tree grew around the tag. The new Treasure Tree Program wanted to replace the old tags and modernize the tags to include more information about the tree to educate the public. That is when they contacted National Band & Tag for their new tags! Our UV Stable Arboretum Tree Tags can be customized in any way you want. The Treasure Tree Program choose to have the tree common name, scientific name, and a QR code that would lead visitors straight to a web page dedicated to each tree. Also, to avoid losing tags to tree growth again, they used NB&T’s aluminum nails with stainless steel springs to mount the tags off the tree surface about an inch to allow for future growth.
Brett Dupree, Tree Hunter for the program stated, “We have seen parents and kids utilize the QR codes on our program trees to visit the web pages and learn more about the trees and the program itself, so this tagging solution has been a big win for us.” The new and improved Treasure Tree Program is currently up to 147 trees.
To learn more, check out their website: https://treescharlotte.org/treasuretrees/
View their self-guided tree tours here: www.treescharlotte.org/self-guided-tours
Photo Credit: Brett Dupree
NOTE: National Band & Tag is only responsible for manufacturing the black, rectangle tags. We did not make the white, diamond shaped signs.
2022 – Our Year In Review
/0 Comments/in Company News /by Alison2022 has been a busy year here at National Band & Tag! We have been working hard to bring you the best identification solutions possible. Thank you to all our loyal customers, we look forward to serving you in 2023.
Just in case you missed it, here are some important updates from this past year!
New Products
Company Updates
Upcoming in 2023
The Wonders of Bird Migration
/0 Comments/in Bird Bands /by AlisonHave you ever wondered why researchers band and GPS tag birds? One of the many reasons is to track migration routes. According to the article, “Bird appears to set non-stop distance record with 8,435-mile flight from Alaska to Australia” we may have a new world record for the most miles in a single flight! The previous record was 7,580 miles from Alaska to New Zealand in 2020. Although it is said that the same bird broke its own record in 2021 with a 8,100 mile flight. This new bird in 2022, a bar-tailed godwit, appears to have beaten both records at 8,435 miles. The bar-tailed godwit was equipped with a GPS chip and tiny solar panel. It took 11 days for the bird to travel from Alaska to Tasmania according to the data from Germany’s Max Plank Institute for Ornithology.
From the article above, researchers weren’t sure if the bar-tailed godwit was flying alone, or as part of a flock. The USGS Bird Banding Laboratory receives on average, 1.2 million banding records each year. But even still, there is not enough banded birds out there. Researchers aren’t sure if the bar-tailed godwit traveling that much distance is the norm, or an outlier.
Bird migration is a fascinating phenomenon of nature. As a bird band manufacturer, we enjoy getting to see the research, and findings that our bands help discover. If you are interested learning more about migratory routes, then check out the Audubon’s Bird Migration Explorer. This interactive tool lets you view the paths of over 400 bird species.
Picture from Audubon Field Guide
Dog & Cat Tags: Material Comparison Chart
/0 Comments/in Dog & Cat Tags, Made in USA, Rabies Tags /by Alison.064″
.064”
.064” – 3-year tags
To help differentiate tags by year from a distance, color is the best option because you can rotate colors.
Rabies Tags – NASPHV recommended color of the year
Lifetime tags
Butt-End Band: Material Comparison Chart
/0 Comments/in Bird Bands /by Alison1242F – Federal Size
.061” Plain AL
.064” Colored AL
See thickness options here.
Promotional bands, banquet bands, lanyard bands
Industrial wire markers
$$ Federal Size Bands
Order your 2023 Rabies Tags
/0 Comments/in Dog & Cat Tags, Made in USA, Rabies Tags /by AlisonWhy purchase your 2023 rabies tags from National Band & Tag?
How to place your 2023 rabies tags order:
1005-1P Discontinued
/0 Comments/in Company News, Conservation Tags, Made in USA /by AndreaDue to supply chain and labor changes, the 1005-1P is no longer a viable option and we have far superior alternatives available. Style 1005-1 Stamped tags ($) and Style 1005-1L1 Laser Etched tags ($$) are both great options, depending on your budget and needs. We would be happy to send samples of these alternate styles if you need them.
We appreciate your understanding as we strive to provide top quality solutions to our customers.
National Band & Tag’s 120th Anniversary
/0 Comments/in Company News /by AlisonAugust 15, 2022, National Band and Tag will be celebrating our 120th Anniversary! We are so proud to have made it 120 years, an accomplishment for any company. Despite wars, depressions, recessions and most recently, a global pandemic, NB&T takes pride in continuing to provide high-quality service that stands the test of time. We dedicate our long-term success to our customers, family, and employees, both past and present.
Started in 1902 by Joseph Haas, an innovator who saw the need for a completely new industry. Haas knew little about poultry farming, but had been informed that breeders were improving their flocks and it was necessary to use some sort of marker to distinguish one fowl from another. Haas went to work designing a few patterns of bands, crude at first, but with recommendations from customers and experimental projects, he was able to come up with leg bands and wing bands that worked.
Over the decades, additional product lines such as livestock tags and rabies tags were added on. Now, 120 years later, in our 4th and 5th generation of family members, we have over ten different identification product lines. You can learn more about National Band & Tag’s interesting, and unique, history here.
As we reach the 120-year milestone, we’d also like to wish a happy anniversary to other companies turning 120 in 2022. Such as, JCPenney, Target, 3M, AAA, Cadillac, Queensborough National Bank and Trust, Carrier Air Conditioning and ADM.
Plate Tags for Fall/Winter 2022
/0 Comments/in Nameplate Tags, Rabies Tags /by AlisonAugust 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022, we will have a limited selection of what plate tag tag styles will be available. This is our busiest time of the year for these shapes, so by limiting our selection to the most popular styles, we will be able to create better lead times for our customers. If you still need one of the tag styles not on our selected list, they will still be available for a one-time $50.00 charge per order.
Wet Tumbled Stainless Steel Tags with 1 Hole
/0 Comments/in Made in USA, Tag Options /by AlisonWet tumble is recommended for stainless steel tags that are going to be handled frequently. Stainless steel can have a rough edge, and wet tumbling is an extra feature that we offer to remove the sharp edges. If a tag has 2 holes, it is most likely being riveted/screwed onto something. This means it won’t really be handled, and it is ok to have rough edges. But, if a tag has 1 hole, this means it most likely will be dangling from something, where people are more likely to grab the tag. Or, if a stainless steel tag has no holes where it is going to be treated like a coin, or token, this would be another example of where we would recommend wet tumbling. Removing the rough edges from stainless steel tags will help ensure that anyone handling the tags won’t scratch their hands on the rough metal sides of the tags.
While wet tumbling does remove the rough edges on stainless steel, it can cause some scratching. You can see examples of wet tumbled laser etched tags here. Examples of wet tumbled stamped tags can be seen here. If you have any questions, or would like a sample of a wet tumbled tag to test out for your application, please contact us at 859-261-2035 or [email protected].