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Up to 1000 pcs is done thermal printing, above this quantity we suggest to use off-set printing to reduce costs. Over 100,000 pcs please contact us for quotation.
4 color process printing means the mixture of 3 basic color (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow) plus Black.
1 color usally means the printing with full black, or print of serigraphic (metallic colors like silver or gold) or pantone colors based on the specific table (look at www.pantone.com). If you want to print serigraphic or pantone color choose here 1 color and then the specific option (over 1000 prints).
4 color process printing means the mixture of 3 basic color (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow) plus Black.
1 color usally means the printing with full black, or print of serigraphic (metallic colors like silver or gold) or pantone colors based on the specific table (look at www.pantone.com). If you want to print serigraphic or pantone color choose here 1 color and then the specific option (over 1000 prints).
Thickness of 0,76mm is the standard for credit or debit cards.
Thickness of 0,40mm is the standard for telephonic scrath off, one time cards.
A dye-sublimation printer (or dye-sub printer) is a computer printer which employs a printing process that uses heat to transfer dye to a medium such as a plastic card, paper, or fabric. The process is usually to lay one color at a time using a ribbon that has color panels. Most dye-sublimation printers use CMYO colors which differs from the more recognized CMYK colors in that the black dye is eliminated in favour of a clear overcoating. This overcoating (which has numerous names depending on the manufacturer) is effectively a thin laminate which protects the print from discoloration from UV light and the air while also rendering the print water-resistant. Many consumer and professional dye-sublimation printers are designed and used for producing photographic prints.
This process prints images on the reverse side of a retransfer film. The film is then laminated to the surface of a PVC card with heat and pressure. The process uses the same four colour panels as a dye sublimation printer but produces much higher quality because the dye bleeds less on the film than it does on a PVC card. Also, since the film is laminated to the card it is virtually impossible to tamper with the card without destroying it.
The offset tiphographic printing is the most complex, but gives the best results. Because the setup and execution of a new print is difficult is convenient for quantities over 1,000 pcs.
Smart card contact chip option, choose the chip you need
RFID contactless chip option, choose the chip you need
The Signature Panel is the classic pannel present on credit or debit cards where owners has to sign on. It should be of Roll-On or Serigraphic type. In the first case the panel is applied with hot stamping techology, in the second case directly printed with a serigraphic colour. It could be of standard or special dimensions (up to all card surface).
Embossed chars like on credit cards
For example Name, Surname, Progressive numbering, etc.
Personalization with bar code or progressive numbering from a suppied database Usually is printed the ID Photo of Employee or Member. A buttonhole or hole that can be used to connect the card con a clip Give a name to your cards, for example Member card Infordata Please write here some details so we can understand better your need. Blank card – the surface is not printed and remain white Blank card – the surface is not printed and remain white Magnetic stripe is not applied Lo-Co (Low Coercitivity) represent magnetic stripe with low coercitivity of 300Oe (Oersted).
Usually the colour of the stripe is brown. For example it is used for telephonic prepaid cards, for parking cards and in general for one-time-use cards. Hi-Co (High Coercitivity) represent a magnetic stripe with high coercitivity of 2750Oe (Oersted). Usually the colour of the stripe is black. For example it is used with credit and debit cards. Smart card chip is not applied Smart card Infineon SLE 4442 with eeprom chip with 256 byte protected memory eeprom. Download Datasheet Smart Card SLE4442 Smart card Infineon SLE 4428 with with 1024 byte protected memory eeprom. Download Datasheet smart card SLE4428 Smart card Infineon SLE 5542 with 256 byte protected memory eeprom. Download Datasheet smart card SLE5542 Smart card Atmel AT with 1024 byte free memory eeprom. Download Datasheet Smart Card AT24C04 RFID chip is not applied tag 125Khz Read Only 64bit Manchester coding. Download Datasheet chip EM4100 125Khz Read Only RFID tag 125Khz Read Write with programable UID (serial number). Download Datasheet T5567 chip Mifare S50 13,56Mhz with 1Kbyte memory chip. Download Datasheet RFID Mifare 1K S50 13,56Mhz ISO 14443A RFID chip iCode2 SLI 13,56Mhz. Download Datasheet iCode2 SLI RFID 13,56 ISO 15693 Screen printing with metallic colors. This technology is convenient if you have to print above 1000 pcs. Screen printing is a printing technique that uses a woven mesh to support an ink-blocking stencil. The attached stencil forms open areas of mesh that transfer ink as a sharp-edged image onto a substrate. A roller or squeegee is moved across the screen stencil, forcing or pumping ink past the threads of the woven mesh in the open areas.Screen printing is also a stencil method of print making in which a design is imposed on a screen of silk or other fine mesh, with blank areas coated with an impermeable substance, and ink is forced through the mesh onto the printing surface. It is also known as "silk screening" or "serigraphy Pantone are “full” colors that refers to a specific table. The Pantone Color Matching System is largely a standardized color reproduction system. By standardizing the colors, different manufacturers in different locations can all refer to the Pantone system to make sure colors match without direct contact with one another. One such use is standardizing colors in the CMYK process. The CMYK process is a method of printing color by using four inks—cyan, magenta, yellow and black. The vast majority of the world's printed material is produced using the CMYK process, and there is a special subset of Pantone colors that can be reproduced using CMYK. Those that are possible to simulate through the CMYK process are labeled as such within the company's guides.
Personalization with bar code or progressive numbering from a suppied database Usually is printed the ID Photo of Employee or Member. A buttonhole or hole that can be used to connect the card con a clip Give a name to your cards, for example Member card Infordata Please write here some details so we can understand better your need. Blank card – the surface is not printed and remain white Blank card – the surface is not printed and remain white Magnetic stripe is not applied Lo-Co (Low Coercitivity) represent magnetic stripe with low coercitivity of 300Oe (Oersted).
Usually the colour of the stripe is brown. For example it is used for telephonic prepaid cards, for parking cards and in general for one-time-use cards. Hi-Co (High Coercitivity) represent a magnetic stripe with high coercitivity of 2750Oe (Oersted). Usually the colour of the stripe is black. For example it is used with credit and debit cards. Smart card chip is not applied Smart card Infineon SLE 4442 with eeprom chip with 256 byte protected memory eeprom. Download Datasheet Smart Card SLE4442 Smart card Infineon SLE 4428 with with 1024 byte protected memory eeprom. Download Datasheet smart card SLE4428 Smart card Infineon SLE 5542 with 256 byte protected memory eeprom. Download Datasheet smart card SLE5542 Smart card Atmel AT with 1024 byte free memory eeprom. Download Datasheet Smart Card AT24C04 RFID chip is not applied tag 125Khz Read Only 64bit Manchester coding. Download Datasheet chip EM4100 125Khz Read Only RFID tag 125Khz Read Write with programable UID (serial number). Download Datasheet T5567 chip Mifare S50 13,56Mhz with 1Kbyte memory chip. Download Datasheet RFID Mifare 1K S50 13,56Mhz ISO 14443A RFID chip iCode2 SLI 13,56Mhz. Download Datasheet iCode2 SLI RFID 13,56 ISO 15693 Screen printing with metallic colors. This technology is convenient if you have to print above 1000 pcs. Screen printing is a printing technique that uses a woven mesh to support an ink-blocking stencil. The attached stencil forms open areas of mesh that transfer ink as a sharp-edged image onto a substrate. A roller or squeegee is moved across the screen stencil, forcing or pumping ink past the threads of the woven mesh in the open areas.Screen printing is also a stencil method of print making in which a design is imposed on a screen of silk or other fine mesh, with blank areas coated with an impermeable substance, and ink is forced through the mesh onto the printing surface. It is also known as "silk screening" or "serigraphy Pantone are “full” colors that refers to a specific table. The Pantone Color Matching System is largely a standardized color reproduction system. By standardizing the colors, different manufacturers in different locations can all refer to the Pantone system to make sure colors match without direct contact with one another. One such use is standardizing colors in the CMYK process. The CMYK process is a method of printing color by using four inks—cyan, magenta, yellow and black. The vast majority of the world's printed material is produced using the CMYK process, and there is a special subset of Pantone colors that can be reproduced using CMYK. Those that are possible to simulate through the CMYK process are labeled as such within the company's guides.
How we can print a pvc card?
Cards can be printed with many technologies, the most common are:
- With typography, the best choise over 1000pcs, guarantee quality and duration
- With thermal transfer, the best choice up to 1000 pcs or for card personalization.
- With retransder technology, the best choice for small volumes, but with perfect quality, specially indicated for chip card personalization.
Up to 1000 pcs is done thermal printing, above this quantity we suggest to use off-set printing to reduce costs. Over 100,000 pcs please contact us for quotation.
Front and back side printing:
- 4 color process printing means the mixture of 3 basic color (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow) plus Black.
- 1 color usally means the printing with full black, or print of serigraphic (metallic colors like silver or gold) or pantone colors based on the specific table (look at www.pantone.com). If you want to print serigraphic or pantone color choose here 1 color and then the specific option (over 1000 prints).
Printing type:
- La The direct thermal or dye sublimation transfer is done with common card printers. Is the best choice for smaller quantities, or when is necessary the personalization. This technology is not advised to print on chip cards. The monochrome printing is done with direct transfer. The color dye sublimation printing is divided into three separate color panels: yellow, magenta and cyan. This configuration is referred to as YMC. The dye from the ribbon is applied to the plastic card via a multi-pass operation. This means the card will pass under the print head once for each of the three colored ribbon panels, applying each color separately.The term dye sublimation also is referred to as dye diffusion. When the dye on the ribbon is heated by the print head it is transformed from a solid to a gas and diffused onto the plastic card (the card is specially coated to absorb the color dye). The hotter the elements in the print head, the more dye is converted to a gas and absorbed into the plastic card. At 300 dpi the picture quality and continuous color tones produced by a dye sublimation printer outperform most laser or ink jet printers with higher resolutions.
- La Reverse or retransfer printing is a process that prints images on the reverse side of a retransfer film. The film is then laminated to the face of a PVC card with heat and pressure. The process uses the same four color panels as a dye sublimation printer but produces much higher quality because the dye bleeds less on the film than it does on a PVC card. Also, since the film is laminated to the card it is virtually impossible to tamper with the card without destroying it.
- The offset tiphographic printing is the most complex, but gives the best results. Because the setup and execution of a new print is difficult is convenient for quantities over 1,000 pcs.
Card thickness:
- 0,76mm thickness is the standard for credit or debit cards.
- 0,40mm thickness is the standard for telephonic scrath off or one time cards.
magnetic stripe:
- Lo-Co (Low Coercitivity) show a magentic stripe with low coercitivity 300Oe. Commonly the magnetic stripe colour is brown
- Hi-Co (High Coercitivity) show a magentic stripe with high coercitivity 275Oe. Commonly the magnetic stripe colour is black
Signature pannel:
The Signature Panel is the classic pannel present on credit or debit cards where owners has to sign on. It should be of Roll-On or Serigraphic type. In the first case the panel is applied with hot stamping techology, in the second case directly printed with a serigraphic colour. It could be of standard or special dimensions (up to all card surface).
