Aluminium QR code asset tags

The base 39 × 13 mm QR tag is KSh 55 against KSh 50 for barcode, and the area rate is KSh 8.60 per cm² against KSh 8.00. QR codes need higher print resolution and tighter tolerances to stay reliably scannable, particularly at small sizes. The difference is around 10%.

No, and that is the main reason organisations choose them. Any modern smartphone reads a QR code, so a branch manager, a ward officer or a project coordinator can verify an asset without you shipping hardware to every location. If you want dedicated scanners for speed, we supply those too.

The 35 × 35 mm square at KSh 100. A QR code is square, so putting it on a rectangular tag wastes the space either side of it. If you need a rectangular tag for placement reasons, 50 × 30 mm at KSh 130 gives the code enough room to scan reliably.

Considerably more than a barcode, a QR code can carry a URL, so the tag can point directly at the asset's record in your system rather than just holding a number. In practice we recommend encoding the asset number plus a short URL, and keeping the human-readable number printed alongside it.

Usually yes. QR codes carry built-in error correction and will typically read with up to 30% of the code obscured, depending on the correction level we print at. That is a genuine advantage over a linear barcode, which fails if a single bar is damaged.

Yes, on 50 × 30 mm or larger. It is a sensible hedge if you have existing barcode scanners but want to move toward phone-based verification. There is no extra charge, though both codes will be smaller than either would be alone.

Not to scan. The code itself holds the data. Internet is only needed if the QR code points to an online record and you want to open it. If your field sites have poor connectivity, encode the asset number directly rather than a URL.

Yes, which is usually the point. Our web-based asset management software works in a phone browser, so verification is a login rather than an app install. Be aware that letting staff verify on personal devices is a policy decision as much as a technical one.

No. Neither is a security feature, both are identifiers, and either can be photographed or copied. If your concern is someone moving a tag between assets, the answer is tamper-evident tags, not a different code format.

High enough that the code scans reliably at the size ordered, verified on every production run. The practical limit is the 39 × 13 mm tag, where a QR code becomes tight, we will tell you if your data length is too long for the size you have chosen and recommend going up a size.