New from Plating Posters

Tank Spec Placards

Every tank on your line, identified: number, function, and makeup readable across the aisle — hazards and PPE in pictographs — and a QR code that opens the tank’s live chemistry page. The SDS behind every code is free to anyone who scans. No login. Ever.

Don’t take our word for it — scan one

These four demo placards carry real QR codes. Point your phone at any of them and land on that tank’s live sample page.

Demo placard — Tank 1 Soak Clean
Tank 1 — Soak Clean
Sodium Hydroxide / Silicate Blend · 4–8% by volume
View live page
Demo placard — Tank 3 Acid Pickle
Tank 3 — Acid Pickle
Hydrochloric Acid · 20–40% by volume
View live page
Demo placard — Tank 6 Bright Nickel
Tank 6 — Bright Nickel
Nickel Sulfate / Chloride · Boric Acid Buffer
View live page
Demo placard — Tank 9 Chromate Passivate
Tank 9 — Chromate Passivate
Hexavalent Chromium Conversion · Chromic Acid / Dichromate
View live page

Demo placards show generic textbook chemistry — your placards carry your tanks, your chemistry, your numbering.

How it works

1

Send us your tank list

Tank numbers, functions, chemistry, temps. We turn it into a placard set and a live chemistry page per tank.

2

Mount the placards

One placard per tank — standard 18×12 or compact 11×8.5 — tank ID and makeup on top, hazard & PPE pictographs below, QR on the right.

3

Scan for what's current

The QR opens that tank's live page: current chemistry, operating data, SDS and TDS. Bath changes? The page updates — the placard survives.

Straightforward pricing

Per placard — customized to your line

Standard
18″ × 12″
Compact
11″ × 8.5″
Shop Toughrecommended tank-side$39$29Aluminum$99$79

Shop Tough: rigid, waterproof 3mm PVC.

Aluminum: .040 aluminum.

Standard 18″×12″ reads across the aisle; compact 11″×8.5″ fits tight spots and small tanks. Same layout, same QR, either way.

  • Volume: 10+ placards−10%
  • 25+ placards−15%
  • Change the chemistry in the process? Have us do a quick re-print:
  • Re-print — Shop Tough$29 / $19
  • Re-print — Aluminum$59 / $39

Re-print prices are standard / compact. Reprints ship $9.95 flat — free with any other order, or on 3+ reprints.

Hosting subscription — per facility, per year

  • Up to 10 tanks$249/yr
  • 11–25 tanks$399/yr
  • 26–50 tanks$599/yr
  • One-time facility setup$199

The subscription keeps every tank page current — chemistry, SDS, and TDS updated when your baths change, with an updated placard PDF included. If a subscription lapses, pages freeze with a notice — but the SDS stays free and scannable, always. That’s the point.

Build my placard set

Tell us roughly what your line looks like and get an instant estimate — we’ll follow up for the full tank list and turn it into a formal quote.

Estimated first year: $799 · renews at $249/yr
10 × Shop Tough Standard 18″ × 12″ (−10% volume) + $199 setup + $249/yr hosting. Estimate only — final quote follows your tank list.
Start my placard set

Opens your email client with everything pre-filled — or write us directly at info@platingposters.com.

Placards are operator reference, not a substitute for your facility’s SOPs, training, or hazard communication program. Hazard pictographs reflect the tank’s service chemistry; exact classifications live on the SDS behind each QR code.