1, Where can I get customized plastic cards?
It’s according to the quantity and chipset you request. For small quantity with a blank and normal chip, like TK4100, you can buy it your local. Save time and shipping cost. The other way around, the ID card manufacturer is the best choice.
An ID card manufacturer owns offset printer, cutting machine, antenna machine, has the completed supply chain, from chip to logistic.
No matter the Cr80 standard size card or die cut custom shape cards, from 0.5mm thickness to 1.2mm thickness, the ID card factory can take care. What’s more, ID token, plastic keychain, or ID badge all for your choice.
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2, How are ID cards made?
Select the yellow-white PVC material (no blue-white PVC) make sure the printing always fresh as your designs. PVC sheet size is 460*305mm, 5*5 pcs standard cards in one plastic sheet.
Offset printing by Heidelberg machine, make sure the color almost the same for each card, and clear enough.
Make antenna and combine the chip you choose, this called ID card inlay.
Lamination: Overlay- Front printing PVC- Inlay – Back printing PVC – Overlay. Suitable time and temperature must be accurate.
Cutting: cut into small pieces with precise localization.
Crafts: Serial number, Name, Photo printing one by one…
3, What types of plastic are used to make ID cards?
ID cards normally use PVC material, like white PVC or transparent PVC. Totally new material, some clients may request recycled.
Also can be PET material, but the inlay must be PVC, in this way can be laminated better.
4, How to make photo ID cards for employees?
A small number of employees with personal mobility, you can buy blank ID cards or background printed cards in stock, then print by thermal printer yourself.
A big company with large employees, you would better choose a reliable ID card manufacturer. Which would be faster, competitive and save you much time. What’s more, ID card factory will give you some professional suggest help you avoid problems. Even supply the whole set like ID badge lanyard.
5, How to get quality Plastic Card Printing?
Firstly you need a cooperated reliable plastic card supplier. Quality not only for the printing quality, but also the service. They must be:
Experienced, save time when communication, avoid problems before production.
Honesty, update the real situation.
Careful, pay attention to the details, especially for printing content.
6, How do companies print on larger PVC Cards?
For larger PVC card printing is the same process as Cr80 standard card. Printing on the plastic sheet: 305*460mm, then laminated, cut by special mold, the last doing personalized crafts.
Here is a suggestion for larger PVC cards. For small quantity, 0.5-0.6mm thickness much better. For large quantity, 0.76mm is OK. In this way, you can save some cost for mold with small quantity.
7, What software should I use for creating ID photos for badges?
For cards design, AI and CDR you can be used. The card temper is 88.5*57mm with bleed. Make sure the artwork created outlines so that there are no words missing and in different fonts.
8, Can you print a PVC ID card with a regular printer?
Check out what’s kind of printer do you use? By thermal printer or inkjet printer requests a different PVC ID card. Also, tell us how about the range of thickness your printer can be printed. Cards thickness can be 0.25mm to 1.2mm.
9, Which printer can print on a PVC card?
Zebra thermal printer or inkjet printer.
10, What kind of business can contribute to plastic card printing?
Printing plastic cards widely used in all kinds of business for brand promotion, sales-boosting, and attract repeated purchase. Plastic cards used in retails as plastic membership cards, VIP cards. Plastic business cards custom for every businessman. Hairstylist business cards for the barbershop. Name tags for employees. Hotel key cards for hotels. Hanger tags for notice board or advertising.
11, What can a smart card be used for?
Smart cards can be used for employee’s badge & access control, smart voting cards, car packing card, student tap card, Event ID cards as E-ticket, Hotel key card, NFC business card, Medical card, Health Care card, etc. Here is an article for 23 wonderful Smart Cards Applications.
12, Which is the best Plastic Cards company?
There is no exactly the best plastic cards company, it’s according to your requirement to find the best suitable plastic cards company.
If you are a plastic card wholesaler, trader, the cost and stable you should consider. A plastic card manufacturer may be your first choice.
If you purchase cards for your own company with a small quantity, I think a trader can serve you better even with your design.
What’s more, a different company has its own quality standard, you should test their sample cards to see which one suitable for you.
The last thing, production time is important, if you are plastic card wholesale, the faster the better. If you have cards in stock, you do not need it urgently.
The most suitable company is the best plastic card company.
13, How should I start a PVC card printing business?
Start a PVC card printing business as a trader, you can search on Google “plastic card factory”, select some companies to request samples to test. As well as checking their website to see if a profession in this field, ask some questions or give them a call.
Then you can start a test order with them. If your clients need a very small quantity, you can purchase some blank cards, and print yourself by a thermal printer. In this way, can realize short run printing.
14, What electronics are used in ID cards?
There are a couple of different concepts in these cards.
One is the “smart card” based on RF chip, like Fudan 1K, Ntag213, Ntag215, Ntag216, Ultralight, etc.
These circuits are usually passive and powered by the reader. Oddly enough, the RF circuits derive enough power from the reader’s RF field to operate.
The other one is “ID chip card” based on 125Khz, chips can be TK4100, T5577, EM4305, etc.
If you have any other questions about plastic ID cards, just feel free to contact me! Catherine@zbtechsz.com