18th December 2008
There are a myriad of possible combinations of card types, but in the real world you are likely to come across the following:
Standard plastic card
Also known as: PVC card
Description: A simple plastic card, with no added features like magnetic stri...
15th December 2008
A finished ID card is built up from:
• A blank card
• The printed image
• An overcoat or lamination layer.
The printed image is created with the dye film ribbon. For color printing, inside a dye-sublimation printer is a roll of transparent ri...
11th November 2008
As users search for greater security from their ID credentialing, the focus has been on implementing biometrics and smart cards. However, with so many different technologies around, the sheer choice of which smart card technology to use and what biometric...
30th October 2008
Secure ID card printers are designed for all types of ID badging and Access Control applications.
Want to protect your cards from tampering, counterfeiting or physical abuse?
Security is increasingly important for universities, colleges and schools...
21st October 2008
The cards industry has been predicting for a number of years that Contactless cards will take over, but it finally seems to be happening. While the security and convenience aspects of contactless cards over magnetic stripe cards are well understood, the ...
21st October 2008
ID card lamination is often associated with large government projects like driver’s licenses or national ID cards, where cards are used for many years. In addition to this, lamination is now increasing in popularity for many types of ID card applicatio...
07th October 2008
All Ultra Electronics businesses, including Magicard, conduct an annual strategy review, looking at the next 5 years of business. This is completed by the summer of each year. So, as we enter 2006, it is good to look again at the market and check that the...
29th September 2008
We are all used to our convenient desktop ink-jet printers, whether we use them at work to print documents, or use them at home to print our family photographs. But when people approach the subject of ID card printing, they often think that it must be com...
18th September 2008
Many, many years ago – well, in the early 1990’s! – desktop digital ID card printers did not exist. In order to make ID cards, people used old-fashioned ‘cut-and-paste’ systems to make ID cards – these would typically involve a complicated pr...
09th September 2008
Any ID Card business is a bit like surfing. We look for opportunities, or ‘waves’, that drive the business forward. Sometimes the sea is a bit calm, and we have to create our own ‘waves’. We also look forward, and this means that we create and ...
06th September 2008
ID Badge and Card Printers are easy to use devices, which compare well with consumer printers in their ability to be used straight out of the box. However, as most card printers work quite differently from ink-jet and laser printers, it's worth understand...
05th September 2008
When creating a student ID card, we all consider the details of the color, design and layout. But too often we forget what ID cards are for – Security. What if your student ID card could be copied ? Without a card security feature, anyone with access to...
05th September 2008
When creating a student ID card, we all consider the details of the color, design and layout. But too often we forget what ID cards are for – Security. What if your student ID card could be copied ? Without a card security feature, anyone with access to...
