Which Type Of Plastic ID Card Will Best Fit Your Business?

     Plastic ID card is an essential part of any business, used by companies to identify employees, temporary workers, visitors and track employees'time and attendance. It's also used to allow access to the entrance or specific area of a building and authorize the use of certain office equipment.

     What does an ID card look like? ID card is a non-writable proximity card made of plastic materials, and the ID card chip contains a fixed number. The Plastic ID card, like the magnetic card, only uses the card number. Except for the card number, there is no security function inside the card, and the card number is public and naked on the surface of the card.

     Before you make your ID card, you first need to determine which type of ID card will best fit your business requirements. The universal frequency of Plastic ID card is 125KHz. ID card can be packaged into different types, such as ID thick card, ID thin card, Die Cut ID thin card, ID keychain card, ID glue card, etc. Let's look at a breakdown of the different kinds of plastic ID cards available:
 

ID Thick Cards

     The ID thick card is a thick white rectangular card with an 18 or 10 digit card number printed on it
The standard thickness of a plastic ID thick card is 1.8mm. It has an ID number and a punching hole or slot. The printing method can support screen printing, and can print logos or text information on the card surface.
 

ID Thin Cards

     The standard thickness of ID thin card is 0.8mm, which can be used to print photos or patterns in color printing.
 

Die Cut ID Thin Cards

     Die cut ID thin cards are available in various sizes or shapes according to customer requirements. The thickness is generally 0.8-1.05mm.
 

ID Key Fobs

     ID key fob is also called keychain ID card, which is to encapsulate the ID card into a keychain shape. It’s convenient to carry and use. ID keychain cards generally have a variety of shapes and colors to choose from.
 

ID Glue Card

     The ID glue card is a glue card with an ID card chip encapsulated in the card, which is made of a variety of materials printed with imported crystal glue on the surface.


     Which type of plastic ID card will best fit your business? ID cards are commonly used as employee ID cards, staff ID cards, owner ID cards, access control system ID cards, student ID cards, bus ID card, parking ID card, ticket ID card, etc.

     Once you have determined the type of plastic ID card for your business, then select the printing option to make your plastic ID card. At SmartOne, We have the ability of special printing process to meet your various requirements. We use the best grade plastic materials for all our cards, and not only create the plastic ID cards, but can also help you achieve whatever printing effect you want. If you have any questions about custom plastic ID cards printing, feel free to contact us, [email protected] we will respond within 24 hours or less!