At present, our common cards include all kinds of membership cards, access cards, attendance cards or bank cards with financial attributes, credit cards or higher id cards, social security cards. And these cards are based on PVC material.
Generally, PVC card and smart card surface printing and technology are basically the same, their biggest difference is that RFID card is embedded in an ordinary PVC card a non-contact chip, with a remote contactless radio frequency interface.
The production process of the contactless cards is: printing → medium → synthesis → punching card → small card → punch card, inkjet code → quality inspection → packaging → shipment
According to the current international standard, the standard PVC card size is 85.5mm*54.0mm, of which the thickness of the ordinary card is 0.76mm, the thickness of the magnetic stripe card is between 0.8-0.84mm, the following is to introduce the production process of PVC card.
- Printing Craft
The printing process usually has offset printing, screen printing, digital printing, offset printing is also known as 4-color printing is the most common printing process, color requirements for CMYK color, gradient layout.
- Card technology
Card surface technology usually includes smooth surface, dumb surface, matte surface, and transparent surface. In addition, the color of the magnetic stripe on the back of the card includes black, gold, and silver-white.
The low diamagnetic stripe is usually 300OE and the high diamagnetic stripe is 2750OE.
- Anti-counterfeiting technology
Anti-counterfeiting technology has laser marks, laser film, watermarking, anti-counterfeiting technology is mainly for the product to make a label with anti-counterfeiting, anti-counterfeiting, anti-counterfeit products, maintain market competitiveness and other functions in one anti-counterfeiting identification.
- Coding process
The coding process is mainly jet code, laser code, UV and DOD code, plain code, bar code (128,39,13 code, etc., buyers in order to specify the number type, digit, and start number.
- Ironing process
The hot stamping process is mainly bronzing, silver, laser, which is the most common effect of pure gold, PVC stamping card refers to the PVC card with stamping process card, is a kind of high-end card.
Conclusion: Each technology has its advantages and disadvantages. When we choose several technologies to combine, we should base them on our needs and actual situations, such as application scenarios. We are a professional and rich manufacturer of what effects and functions we want to achieve. If you are not sure, you can tell us what you think. We will recommend and customize the most suitable one for you according to your situation, thank you!
