What Printing Crafts Can Be Added To The Plastic Card?

   In our lives, you will often see all kinds of plastic cards, such as membership cards, ID cards, bank cards, student cards, social security cards, bus cards, personal business cards, etc. Most of these cards are made of PVC materials, because of its high-grade, durable, waterproof and anti-fouling characteristics.

   Plastic cards can be divided into ordinary types and high-end types. If you want to make high-end types of plastic cards, such as membership cards, you can classify them from the card design. For example, ordinary membership cards, silver membership cards and gold membership cards are the performance of membership card levels.



   A exquisite and creative card design cannot be separated from special crafts. At Smart One, we offer tons of different customization options, allowing you to get plastic cards that look professional, meet your needs, and reflect your business. Are you looking for inspiration for your plastic card design? Let's take a look at our professional printing crafts.

(1) Card Thickness
   The standard size of the plastic card is the same as that of the credit card, which is also commonly referred to as CR80. A standard CR80 credit card has the following dimensions: width of 85.5mm and height of 54mm. Our custom plastic cards come in any sizes and shapes according to your request.
   How thick does your plastic cards need to be? Look at our article "How to select the correct plastic card thickness", you will find your answer.

(2) Card Materials
   Plastic card can be made of various materials, such as PVC, PET, PETG, Clear Plastic, Laser, Metal, etc. PVC is the most commonly used material. PET and PETG are environmentally friendly materials. Different materials can reflect different intuitive feelings and visual impact so that you can use plastic cards to express the uniqueness of your brand.
   Want to learn more about each material? This article "Plastic Card Material" can help you better choose the card material that suits your business.

(3) Card Surface
   glossy, matte, frosted, transparent/clear, brushed and laser finishes are available for you to choose from. Different finishes on your PVC card may create different looks and feels to the final products. If you're not sure which finishes are right for your PVC cards, think about the functionality and end goal for your card. For example, if you need consumers to be able to sign the card, choose a matte finish. If you want a vibrant or glossy effect, choose s glossy finish.
   Want to know which card surface is suitable for your brand? This article "PVC Card Finishes" can help you better choose the card surface that make your card stand out.

(4) Card Background
   Card base can be added with gold, silver other colors when the card is synthesized, which will create a starry metallic sheen. This card can be flashed locally, or the entire card can be flashed in gold or silver, depending on customer's requirements.
   Want to know how the gold and silver cards are made? This article "Gold/Silver Powder Card" can help broaden your knowledge.

(5) Local Spot UV Effect
   Spot UV, also known as Spot Gloss or Spot Varnish, is a method for coating printed cards. Whether it's a logo, pattern, text or other design elements for your plastic card, these areas can be easily highlighted with spot uv printing. You can often see it on these pvc card, such as business card, membership card, gift card, VIP card, contact ic card and so on.
   Want to see samples of each type of spot UV printing card？ This article "Spot UV Printing On A PVC Card" can help broaden your knowledge.

(6) Hot Stamping
   If you want your card's design to shine, think about foil stamping. Foil stamping comes in gold, silver, laser or other colors. It can be used on name, logo or any other area that you want to stand out. Foil stamping is perfect for foil stamped business cards, loyalty cards, gift cards and more.
   Do you want your cards to look more high-end?  This article "Foil Stamping Plastic Cards" can help you find more inspiration.

(7) Embossing name, number and date (gold, silver or colorless for options)
   Embossed number card is a PVC card printed with a series of raised embossed numbers or letters. Our embossing technology can also be customized name, date, account number, sequential or random number in several sizes. Raised numbers and letters, with or without tipping, this option can be added to the plastic cards. 
   Can I add embossed code to my plastic card? This article "Embossed Numbers On Plastic Cards" will help you find the answer.

(8) Magnetic Stripe: ( Hi/Lo: 300Oe,2750Oe,4000Oe)
   The magnetic stripe is a thin layer of ferrous oxide applied to the surface of the card, which are dark strips of magnetic material that used in conjunction with the POS system. Magnetic Stripes have two main types: high-coercivity (HiCo) and low-coercivity (LoCo).  Magnetic stripe can also be customized in various colors, such as gold, silver, white, black, gray, etc. 
   How to choose the magnetic stripe on your plastic card? The answer is on the article "Magnetic Stripes Plastic Card".

(9) Signature Panel
   The signature panel is a white or translucent writable surface area that is placed on the back of a plastic card. It allows customers to use a variety of ink pens to write directly on the surface of plastic card, not just a permanent marker. Signature panel is not only used for customer signatures, but can also be used to add any type of information at a later time, including expiration date, member name, member join date, or any other information.
   Signature areas are available in various shapes or sizes. Want to make a custom signature panel? Look at this article "Signature Panels On Plastic Cards" if there's anything you want.

(10) Scratch off
   Scratch off panel is a scratch film that covers the back of the plastic card and can be removed with the edge of a coin to expose the pre-printed scratch data printed underneath it. According to your needs, the scratch data can be pin numbers, codes, sequential numbering, barcodes, names, winning numbers, and passwords.
   Scratch off panel can be customized in any shapes, sizes and colors. Want to make a custom scratch off? Read this article "Scratch Offs On PVC Card", let's get to know it in advance.

(11) Barcode, OR Code
   Barcodes consisting of a series of black bars and white spaces can be scanned by the barcode scanners. The barcode is divided into 1D code and QR code. The most widely used barcode format is Code39, Code 128, EN-13,etc. The code can be a serial number or a random code. The QR barcode card can store numbers, chinese characters, pictures or far more.
   Is it possible to print personalized barcodes? No problem! We also offer severial printing crafts for barcodes, to kown more on this article "Barcode cards".

(12) Punching Hole (hole, slot, butterfly hole)
   A typical punch hole is usually used on the ID card or ID badge so that they can be worn, and each plastic card is punched in the same position. Smartone can also customize holes, slots or butterfly hole in any size and shape on the plastic card according to your requires.
   Want to make a custom hole punch? We can customize holes in different sizes. See our article "Hole and Slot Punch on the ID cards" amd we will continue to update new punching holes.

(13)Security: UV Security Printing(Ultraviolet), Water Mark, Micro Text, Guilloche pattern, etc

(14) Die Cut (Custom Shape)
    If you're looking for custom shaped business cards, then die cut plastic cards might be the best choice for you. Usually irregular shapes can be called die cut cards or shape cards, such as rectangles, squares, triangles, circles, etc. Die cut cards can be customized in any shapes and sizes, which breaks through the limitations of traditional standard-size cards. 

   In addition to the above processes, we have other printing options, such as Holograms, Gilding, Portrait, Anti-Fack Logo, Laser logo, labeling, etc. At Smart One, we offer a variety of plastic cards to meet your needs. We specialize in creating plastic business cards, custom gift cards, loyalty cards, reward cards, membership cards, key tags, ID badges and discount cards, etc. They're all available in any color, transparent or clear, frosted, custom shapes and much more!   If you have any questions about plastic cards printing, feel free to contact us, [email protected] we will respond you soon!