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Often during the period of dialogue, the customer encounters misunderstandings, since they use terminology that is not clear to partners, expressed in narrow professional slang, since it often leads to erroneous typography of plastic cards. Often this is due to a convex number (embossed), numbering and covered with foil materials. In the presented material, we will collect the frequently used special terms used during the planning of layouts, and then in the industrial production of plastic cards.
Terminology used in the manufacture of plastic cards
Specialized smart cards made on the basis of plastic are products that are widely used with enormous possibilities when used in the form of an electronic chip document or a chip pass. Today the card is equipped with a specialized chipset that implements financial settlements. In addition, such cards can be used to pay for transport services, in particular travel on a route vehicle. Important information about the identity of the cardholder is stored inside the chipset of the product.
Holograms are modern and fairly reliable elements designed to ensure the safety of a plastic card. They are made with special holographic materials and appropriate foiling. It is possible to apply a hologram inside the protective layer under the laminate, in cases where the hologram is printed on self-adhesive materials.
The decolonization procedure is a reverse lamination process. During the delamination procedure, the laminated layer is detached from the surfaces of plastic cards as a result of disturbed printing technologies or regulations for a layout for a card. In the event of such violations, the manufactured product is considered to be damaged.
The security element on the plastic card is a micro font, UV-printed index and holograms. This technique is designed to protect plastic cards from fraudulent activities.
Ident printing on a plastic card is one of the types of personalization. In a nutshell, these are embossed numbers with numbers or letter names on the surfaces of plastic cards, which are painted in dark colors. As for embossing, this is the opposite - embossed numbers or letters. Ident printing is carried out without any deformation of the plastic material from the reverse turns of the cards.
There are individual packaging materials for a plastic card, which is often used for packaging scratch cards. In rare cases, it is used to produce a gift card with a paper advertising booklet, as well as an insert.
The lamination procedure is important during the production of a plastic card. It is characterized by the sintering of the plastic molds with each other and also with the gluing of the transparent lamination inside a special press laminator. The process is carried out under a high level of pressure and significant temperature conditions.
Contactless chipsets - chips - microscopic chipsets that contain a special microcircuit inside them with an antenna. It is housed in plastic cards. The contactless chipset cannot be damaged mechanically or by touching the reader. It all depends on the modification of the built-in chipset and its types, the active distance is triggered by the chipset, there is a corresponding range - 5-12 cm to the point of the card reader. On the presented type of cards with the presence of a chipset, it will not be possible to squeeze out, since it is very easy to damage the antennas.
In a nutshell, plastic cards are like a 4-piece sandwich:
Soon, as soon as sintering (lamination) is finished, the plastic card is cut out.
The procedure for varnishing a card is the application of a clear protective coating using varnish, which is applied over the printed image of the card.
Magnetic stripes are special information indicators with a small amount of super memory. Today, strips are available in two types - HiCo and LoCo. Most of it depends on the voltage of the magnetic fields. there are high-coercivity, as well as low-coercivity types.
Metallized paint is used to paint plastic cards in shades of gold or silver. From practice, there are masses of different colors. Silk-screen printing refers to such varnishes for coloring as granular.
Micro fonts are a line with text words that are printed in small print, so it is difficult to read it without a magnifying glass. Micro fonts are often used in the production of a plastic card, as they are super protection against counterfeiting. In order to print a micro font, you will need to use rather expensive and high-quality equipment for the purpose of printing. Therefore, it is not profitable to fake them.
Offset printing is one of the most common methods for printing a plastic card. It combines many positive aspects, but has the only significant drawback in that only a large circulation of 10 thousand cards is available for printing. A small print run is economically disadvantageous.
Personalized printing is printing or variable serial numbers printed on the surface of the card with the presence of unique identification codes or other personal data about the cardholder.
Signature stripes are used for ease of user identification. It is permissible to sign with a pen or pencil during the card issuance period. The method provides protection in a similar manner.
The use of transparent plastic is necessary when printing an image bonus or discount plastic product, and sometimes for decorating a business card. Since the cards have a transparent layer, the front side is printed only on a single back of the product.
Scratch stripes are security panels that hide a pin or other data.
Thermal numbering printing are sublimation printing types. Its presence is possible only on special thermal printers. All common shades are available.
Barcode printing - this procedure is carried out on finished cards. Typically, barcodes are printed with dark colors on light backgrounds so that scanners can read the information they need with confidence.
Foiling with the help of embossing is carried out by means of manufactured stamps with the presence of gold, silver or holographic materials under the influence of high thermal pressure. There are certain subtleties and requirements in the production of stamps.
Tipping or taping is the implementation of covering with special paints or using foil of an embossed symbol. Often covered with a gold or silver tint.
Silk-screen printing in the manufacture of plastic cards is used in order to apply a strip for painting in various shades, and also on a scratch panel. Perfect for the production of gold and silver cards with a special metallic special effect.
The embossing procedure is the work of deducing the numbering and letters on the final plastic card. Character sets are limited. The standard drums of the product are available only in English letters, and also a double digital list with the corresponding dimensions.
Terminology used in the manufacture of plastic cards
Specialized smart cards made on the basis of plastic are products that are widely used with enormous possibilities when used in the form of an electronic chip document or a chip pass. Today the card is equipped with a specialized chipset that implements financial settlements. In addition, such cards can be used to pay for transport services, in particular travel on a route vehicle. Important information about the identity of the cardholder is stored inside the chipset of the product.
Holograms are modern and fairly reliable elements designed to ensure the safety of a plastic card. They are made with special holographic materials and appropriate foiling. It is possible to apply a hologram inside the protective layer under the laminate, in cases where the hologram is printed on self-adhesive materials.
The decolonization procedure is a reverse lamination process. During the delamination procedure, the laminated layer is detached from the surfaces of plastic cards as a result of disturbed printing technologies or regulations for a layout for a card. In the event of such violations, the manufactured product is considered to be damaged.
The security element on the plastic card is a micro font, UV-printed index and holograms. This technique is designed to protect plastic cards from fraudulent activities.
Ident printing on a plastic card is one of the types of personalization. In a nutshell, these are embossed numbers with numbers or letter names on the surfaces of plastic cards, which are painted in dark colors. As for embossing, this is the opposite - embossed numbers or letters. Ident printing is carried out without any deformation of the plastic material from the reverse turns of the cards.
There are individual packaging materials for a plastic card, which is often used for packaging scratch cards. In rare cases, it is used to produce a gift card with a paper advertising booklet, as well as an insert.
The lamination procedure is important during the production of a plastic card. It is characterized by the sintering of the plastic molds with each other and also with the gluing of the transparent lamination inside a special press laminator. The process is carried out under a high level of pressure and significant temperature conditions.
Contactless chipsets - chips - microscopic chipsets that contain a special microcircuit inside them with an antenna. It is housed in plastic cards. The contactless chipset cannot be damaged mechanically or by touching the reader. It all depends on the modification of the built-in chipset and its types, the active distance is triggered by the chipset, there is a corresponding range - 5-12 cm to the point of the card reader. On the presented type of cards with the presence of a chipset, it will not be possible to squeeze out, since it is very easy to damage the antennas.
In a nutshell, plastic cards are like a 4-piece sandwich:
- primary layer: is transparent (a kind of overlay) or, in other words, laminated, designed to protect the front side, as well as all important data that are printed on the backs of the cards;
- secondary layer: plastic with a printed image on the front sides of the cards;
- ternary layer: plastic with a printed image;
- last layer: is a transparent laminate that protects the image on the backs of cards. There are glossy and matte lamination options. Matte is found in a variety, depending on the noise.
Soon, as soon as sintering (lamination) is finished, the plastic card is cut out.
The procedure for varnishing a card is the application of a clear protective coating using varnish, which is applied over the printed image of the card.
Magnetic stripes are special information indicators with a small amount of super memory. Today, strips are available in two types - HiCo and LoCo. Most of it depends on the voltage of the magnetic fields. there are high-coercivity, as well as low-coercivity types.
Metallized paint is used to paint plastic cards in shades of gold or silver. From practice, there are masses of different colors. Silk-screen printing refers to such varnishes for coloring as granular.
Micro fonts are a line with text words that are printed in small print, so it is difficult to read it without a magnifying glass. Micro fonts are often used in the production of a plastic card, as they are super protection against counterfeiting. In order to print a micro font, you will need to use rather expensive and high-quality equipment for the purpose of printing. Therefore, it is not profitable to fake them.
Offset printing is one of the most common methods for printing a plastic card. It combines many positive aspects, but has the only significant drawback in that only a large circulation of 10 thousand cards is available for printing. A small print run is economically disadvantageous.
Personalized printing is printing or variable serial numbers printed on the surface of the card with the presence of unique identification codes or other personal data about the cardholder.
Signature stripes are used for ease of user identification. It is permissible to sign with a pen or pencil during the card issuance period. The method provides protection in a similar manner.
The use of transparent plastic is necessary when printing an image bonus or discount plastic product, and sometimes for decorating a business card. Since the cards have a transparent layer, the front side is printed only on a single back of the product.
Scratch stripes are security panels that hide a pin or other data.
Thermal numbering printing are sublimation printing types. Its presence is possible only on special thermal printers. All common shades are available.
Barcode printing - this procedure is carried out on finished cards. Typically, barcodes are printed with dark colors on light backgrounds so that scanners can read the information they need with confidence.
Foiling with the help of embossing is carried out by means of manufactured stamps with the presence of gold, silver or holographic materials under the influence of high thermal pressure. There are certain subtleties and requirements in the production of stamps.
Tipping or taping is the implementation of covering with special paints or using foil of an embossed symbol. Often covered with a gold or silver tint.
Silk-screen printing in the manufacture of plastic cards is used in order to apply a strip for painting in various shades, and also on a scratch panel. Perfect for the production of gold and silver cards with a special metallic special effect.
The embossing procedure is the work of deducing the numbering and letters on the final plastic card. Character sets are limited. The standard drums of the product are available only in English letters, and also a double digital list with the corresponding dimensions.
