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PVC Card printing
PVC cards, broadly known as plastic cards, require printers other than the traditional consumer-grade inkjet or laser printers, because of their smooth surface. Thermal transfer is the process…
Encoding magnetic stripes
A magnetic stripe is the dark band/stripe which is featured on the reverse of a bank card, for example. The stripe is made up of tiny magnetic particles…
Encoding contactless smart cards
A contactless card operates without any physical link with the reader: communication is performed through microwave frequencies. A contactless card consists of multiple components: There are different models…
Encoding contact smart cards
Contact smart cards have been in use over the past 25 years, and more than a billion cards have been circulated so far. A smart card is a…
Barcodes
A bar code is the first-level encoding option for plastic cards, and it is the most widely used method as well. Graphical encoding is performed as the badge…
Holograms on cards
A hologram is an advanced form of photography that allows an image to be recorded in three dimensions. As opposed to 3D and virtual reality on a 2D…
Card lamination
The process called card lamination is the application of a protective polyester film onto a card’s surface to protect it from wear and tear and UV rays, and…
Evolis card printer operation
Evolis printers personalize plastic cards for a wide spectrum of applications When required, encoding (contact and contactless smart cards, magnetic stripes) is performed before printing. See how and…