Plastic Rulers

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  • Is your card single or double sided?.

  • Template Die Name Size Code
    PDF Template Plastic Ruler Small Ruler Small 5.5" x 1.5" RLR50
    PDF Template Plastic Ruler Medium Ruler Medium 8.5" x 2" RLR51
    PDF Template Plastic Ruler Large Ruler Large 17" x 2"
  • Select the material and thickness from the pull down menu. The most common material for plastic cards is 30 Mil Plastic which is a standard credit card thickness, The 20 Mil Plastic is thinner and used where a less rigid final product is desired. EconoBrite is our 120 Pound Card Stock coated with UV Liquid Lamination which is good for shorter term less durable applications.

  • We can imprint each card differently by merging fields from a supplied spreadsheet. This can be used for numbering, barcoding and personalization. Check the Variable Data Tab for additional information. If you sequentially number your job, you can select Random Pack or Sequential Pack. The least expensive is Random pack where the numbers are not in order but have no duplicates. The alternative is Sequential pack where we have to manually ensure that each card is in order which increases the cost.

  • We do not offer Mag Stripe for this card shape. Check Gift Cards if you require magnetic stripe.

  • We do not offer Encoding or magnetic stripe on this card shape. Check Gift Cards if you need encoded mag stripe.

  • Delivery time begins from the day after you approve your proof. Any job approved by 5:00 PM will go into the next days production. A 48 hour job approved on Monday night will ship on Wednesday.

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    Artwork Instructions

    General Plastic Card Artwork

    We provide templates for all our dies and it is important to confirm that your design fits correctly in our die templates. Plastic Card general artwork instructions

    PVC versus Polyester Material

    Our Cards are Polyester Core - NOT PVC

    Our cards use a polyester core with laminate on both sides while a credit card uses a PVC core with laminate on both sides. Both Polyester and PVC cards are 100% plastic and fully waterproof. Typically a PVC card is used for high volume applications like a credit card while polyester cards are used for shorter runs. Both are the same 30 mil thickness and are technically equivalent although PVC is slightly more rigid than Polyester. Our polyester core is a more expensive material than PVC and our process typically produces a higher quality image, permits very high quality variable data including photographs, is faster and more economical at lower volumes.

    PVC CARDS

    Our Cards ARE NOT PVC. Over 99% of our customers are extremely happy with our polyester core cards. While our cards are exactly the same thickness at 30 mil, a PVC card is more rigid. If you have doubts we will happily send you a sample pack so you can confirm this will work for your application. We have thousands of customers using our process ranging from. Library systems, Gyms, Parking Systems, Hotels and resturants, and many other applications.

    Printing on our Plastic Cards with Your Printer

    You Need to Test Your Printer with our Card

    We have many customers that use their printer to print on top of our cards. We also have many customers that are unable to imprint our cards. There are many printer technologies and generations of printers so the only way to confirm is to request a sample package that we will send you to test BEFORE ORDERING.

    Custom Shapes & Dies

    Custom Dies

    We can die cut your card into any shape. We have many dies available or we can make a new die based on your design. All our standard dies are available for our 48 hour shipping program. If we need to create a new custom die your order will take an additional 3 days. Check our Plastic Key Tag section for additional Information. http://www.printed-plastic-products.com/printed-products/plastic-cards-1/plastic-key-tags.html

    Variable Data

    Because we digitally print our plastic cards, we are able to provide full color variable printing anywhere on the card. Most plastic card manufacturers, print their cards on an offset press and use a black and white inkjet process to imprint variable information in open white areas. This process is much more limited and the inkjet quality does not compare with full color digital printing. Unlike inkjet, we can use variable printing of text or images in any color in any area.

    Variable Data Variable Data

    To do a variable project, we need an excel (or delimited) file that has a row for each card and a column for each variable field. Here is an example of a typical layout and data file. If you are using variable photos, signatures, logos or other images, you need to make sure that each file is IDENTICAL in size both in height and width. If the image file is off by a single pixel, the design will be off. The images are inserted automatically not hand placed so errors in sizing will not be seen until the job is completed.

    You should place the name of the image file in the Excel file and place the images together in a directory called "Images". In the example above, the image "p.rose.jpg" is the file name for the image file placed in the images directory and is listed in the row for Pamela Rose in Column "E". We are experts in variable data printing and can assist you on your project.

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