Healthmark Industries announces the addition of color to its line of HangTimeKit Labels (HTKlabels). Just like the original HTKlabels, these labels allow day and month tracking to document when a scope was last reprocessed, with the added benefit of color coding. The new colors include green, yellow, pink, orange and blue.
Source: Healthmark Industries
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