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Personalisation
Thermo-transfer and dye-sublimation printing is a flat
printing process where colour is applied onto a card surface using
heat. Depending on the type of ribbon that is used for
personalisation, data can be printed onto the card through the
process of monochrome or full coloured. It is not only possible to
print alphanumeric information, but also photos, barcodes and logos
in high quality.
We offer the following personalisation
services;
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Thermal Printing
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Magnetic Encoding
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Embossing
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CHIP Initialisation
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Embossed
Cards
This traditional way of card personalization roots in a time when
embossing constituted the only way to apply machine-readable data
onto the surface of a plastic card. Meanwhile, in the modern times
of chip card technology, this functionality has become void.
Embossing has a higher perceived quality and durability, though, as
it is still preferred with credit cards. With the introduction of
EMV chip card technology for credit cards, however, and the
accompanying spreading of suitable payment terminals, embossing will
most probably be replaced by thermo transfer personalization which
is far more economical.
Following restrictions apply to embossing: only capital letters, the
fonts Gothic and OCR and a font size of 5 mm can be embossed.
Embossing of special characters is not possible. |
