Custom Plastic Cards

If you are considering putting into practice a custom plastic card for your business, following is the information about features that you have to know about and consider.

Hot Stamp Printing

The most common method to put information on a custom plastic card is via the hot stamp process. An imprinted metal plate is heated and applied to the card, which is superimposed with dry ink. This procedure creates the recognizable printing and logos seen on plastic discount cards or plastic membership cards. You even can arrange plastic business cards hot printed with a striking metallic foil.

Numbering, Bar Coding, Magnetic Striping and OCR

Consecutive numbering is the most fundamental way to distinguish cards from each other. A range of bar code formats also is obtainable for custom plastic card printing. Magnetic striping is more costly and comes in low or high density. 3 tracks are obtainable for magnetically encoding information on custom plastic cards. OCR is a process where a particular pre-printed illustration on a plastic card is scanned into a format that can be used by computer on computerized cash register.

Embossing

You are almost certainly well-known with the raised lettering that appears on a custom plastic ID card. This embossing is done by an automatic process that combines heat and pressure to generate the raised lettering or design on the card. For a final touch, embossed letters are frequently tipped with a contrasting ink or foil during the plastic card printing process.

Panels

Many cards hold the cardholder's signature on a panel for evaluation at the point of purchase or security checkpoint. The panel can be clear or white and may have personalization that's handwritten, typewritten or generated by a computer.

A custom plastic card is a distinguishing and money-making way for business owners to recognize and recompense customer loyalty.