Name:  Brady Corporation

        Address: P.O. Box 571                

City: Milwaukee, WI  53201 

CEO:  Frank Jaehnert

Product: Labels Phone: 800-541-1686   

Year Founded: 1914  

      Brady Corporation is an international manufacturer and marketer of complete solutions that identify and protect premises, products and people. Its products help customers increase safety, security, productivity and performance and include high-performance labels and signs, safety devices, printing systems and software, and precision die-cut materials.

      Founded in 1914, the company has more than 300,000 customers in electronics, telecommunications, manufacturing, electrical, construction, education, medical and a variety of other industries. Brady’s fiscal 2005 sales were approximately $816 million.

      Brady products play a key role in helping customers create and maintain safer work environments and comply with regulatory standards issued by the National Safety Council, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and other industry associations in the United States and abroad. Brady safety products include safety and informational signs and printers, warehouse identification products, pipe markers and valve tags, lockout/tagout products, security and traffic control products and asset identification.

      Brady manufactures a broad range of wire- and cable-marking products, including labels and sleeves, software that allows customers to create their own labels, and printers to print and apply them. From clearly identifying electrical wiring in high-rise buildings to sorting out the miles of cables in a telecommunications closet or IT center, Brady’s wire identification products facilitate proper maintenance and save time and money.

      With state-of-the-art clean rooms and the latest in die-cut technology, Brady serves the global telecommunications and hard disk drive markets with custom-designed products that seal, insulate, protect, shield or otherwise enhance mechanical performance. In cellular phones, pagers, personal data assistants and other computing devices, you’ll find Brady products helping them work better and last longer.

  Brady’s high-performance label materials excel in two important ways: they adhere and they remain legible, no matter what. Whether it’s a bar-code label on a printed circuit board going through a solder bath or a label inside an aircraft flying at 30,000 feet in below zero air temperatures, customers rely on Brady’s high performance materials to consistently provide important information. In addition, Brady’s high performance technology lends itself well to security and brand protection applications. Labels which leave a particular residue when removed can be used to verify authenticity of a product; others which shatter upon removal can show evidence of product tampering.

Work environment

      Brady signs, pipe markers and labels help to prevent injuries. And Brady’s lockout/tagout devices prevent equipment from being turned on until it’s safe to do so. Manufacturers rely on Brady pipe markers to withstand harsh conditions such as extreme temperatures and chemical exposure, and to provide critical information when and where it’s needed.

      A wide range of Brady printers, from hand-held systems to desktop units, along with Brady software, allows customers to create their own safety materials on site and on demand. With features such as multiple languages and hundreds of preprogrammed symbols, these systems provide companies the ultimate tool for their safety programs.

      With so much invested in computers, phones, tools and other equipment, companies of all sizes strive to protect and manage their assets. Brady provides a wide variety of labels and tags to clearly identify assets while Brady software allows everything in a company to be automatically tracked and managed. Brady custom designs and implements asset-management programs for companies looking for a unique turnkey solution.

      Computer manufacturers and other companies also find value in Brady products that enable them to help prevent and detect product tampering and warranty fraud. Brady’s radio-frequency identification products provide a wide range of solutions when dirt and grime, rain and snow, hazardous chemicals, hard-to-reach places, or just sheer volume make identification and tracking difficult. For example, the status and location of thousands of bottled-gas cylinders are instantly monitored with Brady radio-frequency rings which transmit information to a reader.

Improving productivity

      Well-labeled, visually instructive facilities mean contractors, maintenance personnel and other employees don’t waste time searching for information. For everything from how to perform a task to where to find a tool of component, identification with Brady instructional signs, markers, labels and tags in work areas help lower operating costs by reducing errors, speeding training, and improving efficiency.

      Communication companies and contractors look for Brady labels on wires and cables in their telecommunication areas to more quickly and accurately handle repairs or changes. Brady’s automatic identification and data-collection products and services enable companies to manage and integrate information throughout their businesses. With Brady labels, software and scanners, thousands of items can be identified and tracked with the utmost accuracy and efficiency in multiple area such as shipping, receiving, inventory and product control.

      Brady printer-applicator machines print and apply bar codes and other labels to programmed positions on printed circuit boards or other components, then automatically scan and track them so customers can know exactly where each work-in-process piece is at all times.

      Many companies find their products work better with Brady solutions.

      Brady specialty die-cut materials are custom-designed for global customers in industries including telecommunications. Drop a cellular phone or pager, and the lens stays in place thanks to a Brady die-cut part. Other Brady parts shield the phone’s components from electromagnetic interference, so it performs at its best.

      Computer disk drives can achieve optimal performance when sealed with specially designed Brady tape that keeps out dust, debris and other particles.

      Brady static-dissipative and clean labels help ensure that a wide range of sensitive electronic components and circuit boards aren’t damaged by static or contamination in the labeling process.

      Brady’s state-of-the-art coating operations serve healthcare, automotive, electronics, graphic arts and other industries with custom-coated materials for a variety of applications where performance counts.

      Brady is also often recognized for quality and service. Brady was named a Customer-Focused Quality One (CFQ1) award winner by distributor W.W. Grainger for a seventh straight year; DuPont gave a Platinum Award to Brady for its efforts in recycling reusable materials; MRO Magazine readers voted Brady a Silver MRO Solution Award Winner for its Visually Instructive PlantTM (VIP) program; Cameron & Barkley awarded Brady’s Identification Solutions & Specialty Tapes Division with the Outstanding Supplier of the Year award in the Electronic Division; and Standard Electric has named Brady a top vendor.