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February 5th, 2012
We like to help people to learn more about plastic card printers and all of the other things that we supply, so we’ve started our own channel on YouTube to show people more about card machines.
We’ll be posting lots of different videos, including product demos, technical support information and useful tips, so if you’d like to find out more about plastic card printers, head to http://www.youtube.com/user/IDManagementSystems and take a look.
If there’s anything you’d like to see a video about, let us know at technical@idmanagement.com and we’ll see if we can sort something out for you.
Magicard Pronto
Tags: videos, YouTube
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February 4th, 2012
We hear from lots of people that want a low cost plastic card printer for producing small volumes of high quality plastic cards. It’s understandable to want to get a printer as cheaply as possible, but you also want to make sure that you get a good plastic card printer that will produce good cards.
The Magicard Pronto is a great little card machine. This plastic card printer is designed for users who are looking to get a start at producing their own plastic cards and are looking to produce perhaps a couple of hundred cards a year in small volumes.
Despite being low-cost, the Magicard Pronto doesn’t economise where it matters. The print from this machine is great 300 dpi that is comparable with machines that cost twice as much as it.
If you’d like to find out more about the Magicard Pronto or any of the other plastic card printers that we supply, call ID Management Systems on 0800 408 1471 and we’ll be happy to help.
 Magicard Pronto
Tags: Magicard Pronto
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February 3rd, 2012
We deal with a very large range of different smart and access cards from brands like Mifare, Paxton, PAC, HID and Cotag and identifying what someone needs isn’t always easy. Most cards look pretty much the same, white plastic, the same size as a credit card. So how are you supposed to tell them apart?
Often, there are discrete markings on the surface of the card or minor differences in the design that we can use to identify your cards, but it’s not uncommon for people to have very specific encoding on their cards that is unique to them, so what do we do if that’s what you need?
The simplest thing is invariably for you to send us a couple of working cards so that we can analyse them and find out exactly what is going on inside them, then we’ll be able to confirm what you need and tell you how much they are.
If you’d like to find out more about getting smart or access cards, call ID Management Systems on 0800 408 1471 and we’ll be happy to help.
Tags: access cards, smart cards
Posted in 13.56Mhz, HID, Mifare card, Net2, Paxton Access, TDSi, access control, proximity cards, smart cards | No Comments »
February 2nd, 2012
The simple answer is no. No company is too small to need ID cards, even if your company is just you, you’ll still have situations where it is beneficial for you to have a high quality and professional looking plastic ID card.
We’re not suggesting that a company of one or even just a few people necessarily needs to buy their own plastic card printer, but with our card bureau service we have the capability to design and produce high quality plastic ID cards for people with requirements as small as a single card.
So whether you’re a tradesman who visits customers or a small business owner wanting to improve the branding of your staff, call ID Management Systems on 0800 408 1471 and we’ll be happy to help you to get custom designed plastic ID cards for your business without having to spend a fortune.
Tags: plastic ID cards for small companies
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February 1st, 2012
As well as the huge number of new plastic card printers that we supply to our customers from major brands like Evolis, Fargo and Magicard, we also deal in a number of pre-used printers.
All pre-used printers are refurbished to a very high standard by our technical staff and have any faults repaired, usually replacing any worn out components with new ones. They will also have been subjected to rigorous testing to make sure that we are happy with their performance, and to give you piece of mind we even give our own 90 day warranty on refurbished printers so you know that you’ll be getting a good quality machine for your money,
So if you’re looking to get hold of a high quality plastic card printer on a tight budget, why not call us on 0800 408 1471, and ask us about our special deals on refurbished plastic card printers?
Tags: refurbished plastic card printers
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January 31st, 2012
The vast majority of plastic card printers that we supply are specifically intended to print onto cards that are CR80 sized, which is roughly 86*54mm, but that doesn’t mean that all cards will end up being the same size.
A popular product that we supply is our 3-up key tags. These are CR80 sized PVC cards that are die-cut so that when you have printed them you can break the card down into three equal sized tags, each with a pre-punched hole in them. These are a great and efficient way of printing individualised tags that can be used for a variety of purposes, like labelling equipment or making key-ring tags.
In addition to 3-up key tags, we also supply 2-up key tags, which are very similar but split into two larger tags. We can also supply other shapes and sizes of pre-punched tags, all based around a standard CR80 sized card.
If you’re looking for something particularly specific, we can even produce custom punched cards for you.
If you’d like to find out more about the range of plastic cards that we can supply, call ID Management Systems on 0800 408 1471 and we’ll be happy to help.
Tags: 2-up key tags, 3-up key tags
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January 30th, 2012
Our website shows a large range of the different products that we supply and includes off-the-shelf systems designed to work for a lot of common applications and a substantial choice of different consumables and card accessories to go with it, but if you’re looking to set-up a new system for producing staff ID card or membership or loyalty cards then it’s not just about the printer, you also need to make sure that you get enough cards, printer ribbons, cleaning consumables and card accessories to go with it.
If you’d like to have a complete solution specified for you, complete with all the bits that you need and with the potential for extra discounts on your requirement than you’ll find on our website, call us on 0800 408 1471 and talk to one of our staff and they’ll be able to help you figure out exactly what you need.
Tags: ID Card Solutions
Posted in Card printer ribbons, ID Card Solutions, ID Cards, ID Systems, Plastic Card Printing, identification card, loyalty cards, membership cards | No Comments »
January 27th, 2012
Unlike most printers which print onto paper, the ID card printers that we supply are designed specifically for printing onto plastic. The most common cards are CR80 in size, which is an international standard that most people know as “credit card sized”, roughly 86*54mm. Other sizes are available, but anything larger than CR80 requires extremely specialist and potentially expensive equipment to print on. The most common thickness for cards is 760 micron (slightly over three quarters of a millimetre), but many plastic card printers can handle a range of different card thicknesses, typically from about 250 microns to 1mm.
The majority of plastic cards are made from PVC but alternative materials are available, like PET (polyester) and BioPVC, which is a special form of PVC that is designed to biodegrade and is a good choice for people who are particularly concerned about their environmental credentials.
If you’d like to find out more about the types of plastic cards that are available for your printer, call ID Management Systems on 0800 408 1471 and we’ll be happy to help.
Tags: BioPVC, cr80, PET, PVC
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January 26th, 2012
The plastic card printers that we supply are designed to print to a variety of media, but they can only print to things that have been specifically intended for the purpose.
Unlike a standard laser or inkjet printer, card printers can’t print onto paper, they are specifically designed to print onto cards made of plastic like polyester (PET) or polyvinyl chloride (PVC).
They use a process called dye-sublimation which involves the print-head becoming extremely hot but in a finely controlled way, so that the dye on the ribbon turns gaseous, permeates the surface of the card, then cools rapidly and solidifies.
The colours of the print are applied one at a time, building up the finished print through combining yellow, magenta and cyan print. A lot of card printer ribbons also include a resin black panel, which is used for things like black text and barcodes because it is capable of producing a much sharper and stronger print than a black made up of the different colours.
After the colours have all been applied the printer adds a clear varnish overlay to the card, which helps to protect the print from rough handling and exposure to UV light.
If you’d like to find out more about plastic card printers, call ID Management Systems on 0800 408 1471 and we’ll be happy to help.
Tags: dye-sublimation printing
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January 25th, 2012
It’s very important to spend time making sure that you get the right plastic card printer for your solution, but possibly the most important part of your ID card solution can also be one of the cheapest, the plastic cards themselves.
At ID Management Systems we supply a very wide range of different plastic cards, including cards with different technology like smart cards, proximity cards, mag-stripe cards and also cards made of different types of plastic. It can seem very confusing, but if you’re just getting started and your ID cards are purely meant to be for visual identification, then the odds are what you need are standard Fotodek Premier cards.
We recommend Fotodek cards because they are made of an exceedingly good quality PVC with a great finish, meaning that your finished cards will look better and last longer. These cards aren’t supposed to be the cheapest on the market they’re supposed to be the best.
While we understand why people might want to try and cut corners and save money where they can, plastic cards are something that it is better to aim for quality in. Cheap cards made from poor quality PVC will not print as well or last as long and they may even damage your printer.
If you’d like to find out more about getting the right plastic cards for your ID card solution, call ID Management Systems on 0800 408 1471 and we’ll be happy to help.
Tags: Fotodek Premier
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