Personalization. The personalization process includes the application of individual information on a plastic card, about its owner, a sample of his signature, etc. Also, during personalization, the card may contain: card number, date of issue, duration of its validity, login and password for activation, etc.
Varnishing. Varnishing - This is one of the ways to protect the surface of the card itself and the information and images printed on it. Varnish is less durable than plastic lamination and is used for cards that have a short lifespan. The varnish is applied offset - matte and glossy. However, there are some limitations to personalizing such cards.
Lamination of plastic sheets. Lamination is the process of pressing four heated layers of plastic to form a card. A standard card consists of four layers: 1 clear laminate layer that protects the design on the front of the card; 2 layer of plastic with a printed pattern on the front side of the card;
3 layer of plastic with a printed pattern on the reverse side of the card; 4 layer of transparent laminate to protect the design on the back of the card. The lamination method is used for cards that have increased requirements for the term of use in circulation. Laminated cards allow any kind of personalization.
Embossing. Embossing is the process of applying alphanumeric information by mechanically extruding the necessary elements from plastic. Subsequent painting of the relief is possible - typing (gold, silver, black).
Typing. Typing is the covering of embossed symbols with a colored film in order to better distinguish them against the background of a printed image on a plastic card. Most often they are covered with gold, silver or metallic colors.
Indent print. Indent is the reverse process of embossing, i.e. numbers or letters are pressed into the plastic.
Printing of numbers. Application of similar alphanumeric information. But, unlike embossing, there are limitations when applying information to certain surfaces.
Signature strip. Signature strip - a special strip on the card designed to accommodate a signature sample or other additional information. Usually done with white paint.
Magnetic stripe. A magnetic stripe is one of the most common ways to put information on plastic cards. The magnetic stripe contains an encoded record of the cardholder's data. The reader instantly decrypts the information contained in the magnetic stripe.
The magnetic stripe has three tracks and usually: - the first track stores the name of the cardholder; - the second track stores the card number and card expiration date; - the third track allows you to record additional information (rarely used).
LoCo - low-ercitive magnetic stripe (300 oersted).
HiCo - high-ercitive magnetic stripe (anti-jamming, up to 4000 oersted). This type of card is characterized by high resistance to magnetic fields, i.e. information written on a magnetic strip is more difficult to erase with a magnetic field.
Barcode: Alphanumeric information is encoded and displayed as barcodes. Typically, a barcode contains personal information. It is required to read and decrypt information.
Scratch panel. Applied opaque protective layer. The scratch panel is used to protect classified information. The panel is erased to read this information.
Foil stamping. Foil stamping - transfer of foil by hot stamping to the surface of the card using a cliché. The embossing uses gold, silver foil and holographic foil.
Hologram. A hologram is a holographic sticker that is applied by pressing it into a card under high temperature. The hologram serves as an additional degree of protection against handcrafted plastic cards.
Laminate for plastic cards - designed to protect the plastic on which the image is applied. The laminate has a thickness of 0.08 mm. Supplied in formats 210x297mm (A4) or less - 100x120mm.
Sheet plastic for inkjet printing - this plastic has a layer on one side, on which an image is applied by any inkjet printer, and a thin layer of dry hot glue is applied on the other side. Plastic has a thickness of 0.30 mm (used for standard plastic cards) or 0.15 mm (used for the manufacture of smart cards) and is white or gold or silver plated. Supplied in formats 210x297mm (A4) or slightly less - 200x250mm.
PVC sheet plastic with EM-MARIN contactless smart chips (inlays) - this white plastic contains EM-MARIN chips and is used in the manufacture of contactless smart cards (proximity EM-MARIN). In the manufacture of smart cards, this plastic is the central layer when assembling the bookmark (laminate + plastic face + plastic with EM-MARIN chips + plastic back + laminate). Supplied in 210x297mm (A4) format - 10 EM-MARIN chips.
Sheet pvc plastic with contactless smart chips MIFARE (inlays) - this white plastic contains MIFARE chips and is used in the manufacture of contactless smart cards (proximity EM-MARIN). In the manufacture of smart cards, this plastic is the central layer when assembling the bookmark (laminate + plastic face + plastic with MIFARE chips + plastic back + laminate). Supplied in 210x297mm (A4) format - 10 MIFARE chips.
PVC plastic intended for offset or silk-screen printing is a special plastic without coating and without glue, i.e. ordinary PVC sheet. The plastic is 0.30 mm thick. Supplied in formats 294x420mm (A3).
Plastic pvc backing is also ordinary PVC plastic without coating and glue, it is used if you need to make one-sided white plastic cards. This plastic is cheaper than white inkjet plastic. The plastic is 0.30 mm thick. Supplied in 100x120x0.3mm format (for 2 cards).
LoCo or HiCo magnetic stripe on reels - this tape is used when you need to make magnetic stripe cards. The operator unwinds the desired length of tape from the reel and attaches it with a spot heating element along the edges to the plastic laminate. Roll size: winding 1220 m, width 12.7 mm.
Self-adhesive gray scratch stickers with an erasable layer (scratch layer) in reels - used for making scratch cards. The size of a separate sticker is 6x36 mm. There are 13,000 stickers per roll. Scratch stickers consist of several layers: an adhesive layer, a transparent tape, a graphite scratch-off layer (protection against transmission), a gray scratch-off coating. Each scratch sticker has a notch to protect it from reuse. Rolls can be used both in automatic lines for applying scratch-stickers, for example, in CARDPRESS PS-5000, and for manual work. Scratch-stickers can be applied to any surface (plastic, laminate, cardboard, paper) with any size of the product, and not only on a plastic card with strict dimensions 54x86mm.
Self-adhesive holographic scratch stickers with an erasable layer (scratch layer) in reels - used for making scratch cards. The size of a separate sticker is 8x45 mm. There are 10,000 stickers per roll. Scratch stickers consist of several layers: an adhesive layer, a transparent tape, a graphite scratch-off layer (protection against transmission), a holographic scratch-off coating. Each scratch sticker has a notch to protect it from reuse. Rolls can be used both in automatic lines for applying scratch-stickers, for example, in CARDPRESS PS-5000, and for manual work. Scratch-stickers can be applied to any surface (plastic, laminate, cardboard, paper) with any size of the product, and not only on a plastic card with strict dimensions 54x86mm.
Transparent bags for plastic cards - designed for single-piece packaging of cards and are needed for preliminary protection of plastic cards (protection against scratches during transportation and storage) and scratch cards (protection against accidental erasure of the scratch layer). Bags for plastic cards are sealed on three sides and have a size of 55x87mm so that the card fits snugly inside).
A micro font is a font line of text that has been reduced to such an extent that it can only be read with a magnifying glass. It is used as protection of plastic cards from counterfeiting, since a micro font can be printed only with very expensive and high-quality offset printing machines.
Ultraviolet ink - ink for printing an image on plastic cards, visible only with ultraviolet light.
Varnishing. Varnishing - This is one of the ways to protect the surface of the card itself and the information and images printed on it. Varnish is less durable than plastic lamination and is used for cards that have a short lifespan. The varnish is applied offset - matte and glossy. However, there are some limitations to personalizing such cards.
Lamination of plastic sheets. Lamination is the process of pressing four heated layers of plastic to form a card. A standard card consists of four layers: 1 clear laminate layer that protects the design on the front of the card; 2 layer of plastic with a printed pattern on the front side of the card;
3 layer of plastic with a printed pattern on the reverse side of the card; 4 layer of transparent laminate to protect the design on the back of the card. The lamination method is used for cards that have increased requirements for the term of use in circulation. Laminated cards allow any kind of personalization.
Embossing. Embossing is the process of applying alphanumeric information by mechanically extruding the necessary elements from plastic. Subsequent painting of the relief is possible - typing (gold, silver, black).
Typing. Typing is the covering of embossed symbols with a colored film in order to better distinguish them against the background of a printed image on a plastic card. Most often they are covered with gold, silver or metallic colors.
Indent print. Indent is the reverse process of embossing, i.e. numbers or letters are pressed into the plastic.
Printing of numbers. Application of similar alphanumeric information. But, unlike embossing, there are limitations when applying information to certain surfaces.
Signature strip. Signature strip - a special strip on the card designed to accommodate a signature sample or other additional information. Usually done with white paint.
Magnetic stripe. A magnetic stripe is one of the most common ways to put information on plastic cards. The magnetic stripe contains an encoded record of the cardholder's data. The reader instantly decrypts the information contained in the magnetic stripe.
The magnetic stripe has three tracks and usually: - the first track stores the name of the cardholder; - the second track stores the card number and card expiration date; - the third track allows you to record additional information (rarely used).
LoCo - low-ercitive magnetic stripe (300 oersted).
HiCo - high-ercitive magnetic stripe (anti-jamming, up to 4000 oersted). This type of card is characterized by high resistance to magnetic fields, i.e. information written on a magnetic strip is more difficult to erase with a magnetic field.
Barcode: Alphanumeric information is encoded and displayed as barcodes. Typically, a barcode contains personal information. It is required to read and decrypt information.
Scratch panel. Applied opaque protective layer. The scratch panel is used to protect classified information. The panel is erased to read this information.
Foil stamping. Foil stamping - transfer of foil by hot stamping to the surface of the card using a cliché. The embossing uses gold, silver foil and holographic foil.
Hologram. A hologram is a holographic sticker that is applied by pressing it into a card under high temperature. The hologram serves as an additional degree of protection against handcrafted plastic cards.
Laminate for plastic cards - designed to protect the plastic on which the image is applied. The laminate has a thickness of 0.08 mm. Supplied in formats 210x297mm (A4) or less - 100x120mm.
Sheet plastic for inkjet printing - this plastic has a layer on one side, on which an image is applied by any inkjet printer, and a thin layer of dry hot glue is applied on the other side. Plastic has a thickness of 0.30 mm (used for standard plastic cards) or 0.15 mm (used for the manufacture of smart cards) and is white or gold or silver plated. Supplied in formats 210x297mm (A4) or slightly less - 200x250mm.
PVC sheet plastic with EM-MARIN contactless smart chips (inlays) - this white plastic contains EM-MARIN chips and is used in the manufacture of contactless smart cards (proximity EM-MARIN). In the manufacture of smart cards, this plastic is the central layer when assembling the bookmark (laminate + plastic face + plastic with EM-MARIN chips + plastic back + laminate). Supplied in 210x297mm (A4) format - 10 EM-MARIN chips.
Sheet pvc plastic with contactless smart chips MIFARE (inlays) - this white plastic contains MIFARE chips and is used in the manufacture of contactless smart cards (proximity EM-MARIN). In the manufacture of smart cards, this plastic is the central layer when assembling the bookmark (laminate + plastic face + plastic with MIFARE chips + plastic back + laminate). Supplied in 210x297mm (A4) format - 10 MIFARE chips.
PVC plastic intended for offset or silk-screen printing is a special plastic without coating and without glue, i.e. ordinary PVC sheet. The plastic is 0.30 mm thick. Supplied in formats 294x420mm (A3).
Plastic pvc backing is also ordinary PVC plastic without coating and glue, it is used if you need to make one-sided white plastic cards. This plastic is cheaper than white inkjet plastic. The plastic is 0.30 mm thick. Supplied in 100x120x0.3mm format (for 2 cards).
LoCo or HiCo magnetic stripe on reels - this tape is used when you need to make magnetic stripe cards. The operator unwinds the desired length of tape from the reel and attaches it with a spot heating element along the edges to the plastic laminate. Roll size: winding 1220 m, width 12.7 mm.
Self-adhesive gray scratch stickers with an erasable layer (scratch layer) in reels - used for making scratch cards. The size of a separate sticker is 6x36 mm. There are 13,000 stickers per roll. Scratch stickers consist of several layers: an adhesive layer, a transparent tape, a graphite scratch-off layer (protection against transmission), a gray scratch-off coating. Each scratch sticker has a notch to protect it from reuse. Rolls can be used both in automatic lines for applying scratch-stickers, for example, in CARDPRESS PS-5000, and for manual work. Scratch-stickers can be applied to any surface (plastic, laminate, cardboard, paper) with any size of the product, and not only on a plastic card with strict dimensions 54x86mm.
Self-adhesive holographic scratch stickers with an erasable layer (scratch layer) in reels - used for making scratch cards. The size of a separate sticker is 8x45 mm. There are 10,000 stickers per roll. Scratch stickers consist of several layers: an adhesive layer, a transparent tape, a graphite scratch-off layer (protection against transmission), a holographic scratch-off coating. Each scratch sticker has a notch to protect it from reuse. Rolls can be used both in automatic lines for applying scratch-stickers, for example, in CARDPRESS PS-5000, and for manual work. Scratch-stickers can be applied to any surface (plastic, laminate, cardboard, paper) with any size of the product, and not only on a plastic card with strict dimensions 54x86mm.
Transparent bags for plastic cards - designed for single-piece packaging of cards and are needed for preliminary protection of plastic cards (protection against scratches during transportation and storage) and scratch cards (protection against accidental erasure of the scratch layer). Bags for plastic cards are sealed on three sides and have a size of 55x87mm so that the card fits snugly inside).
A micro font is a font line of text that has been reduced to such an extent that it can only be read with a magnifying glass. It is used as protection of plastic cards from counterfeiting, since a micro font can be printed only with very expensive and high-quality offset printing machines.
Ultraviolet ink - ink for printing an image on plastic cards, visible only with ultraviolet light.
