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Recognition Technology Specialists, Inc P.O. Box 1683 Loganville, GA 30052-1683 Phone: +1 (866) RTSPEC1 Fax: +1 (678) 344-2458 |
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• Products ID Software •  Badge Products • Event Badges • Government Cards • Homeland Security • Municipal • State • Federal • Luggage Tags • Photo ID Cards • Retail Use Cards • Customer Loyalty • Gift Certificates • Pre-Paid Cards Visitor Badging • PassagePoint Wristbands • Wristbands Cleaning Products • Cleaning Supplies Program Products • School Photo ID Program Dog Tag Products • Non-Embossed Dog Tags • Forms • Contact • Online Catalog • Photo Tips • OEM to SONY Ribbon Database • Cleaning Supplies • Request a FREE Sample Sony Photo ID Ribbon! • Guided Tour of PassagePoint • Request Information on our School Photo ID Program. • Subscribe to our monthly newsletter! Recognition Technology Specialists,Inc P.O. Box 1683 Loganville, GA 30052-1683 Local: +1 (678) 344-1640 Toll Free: +1 (866) RTSPEC1 Fax: +1 (678) 344-2458 Try our online Catalog! We accept these cards.
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Why use a double laminated white CR-80 compliant card stock? A double laminated stock means that both the face and reverse of the card are laminated with a thin, clear, PVC layer. The technology most commonly used in the production of Photo IDs from these desktop printers is dye-sublimation. In the dye-sublimation process a thermally sensitive dye is heated to a fairly high temperature causing the dye to liquefy. Because the specific printing point (picture element or pixel), through the ribbon,is in contact with the clear PVC layer on the surface of the card, the dye migrates down into that layer imparting the color to that pixel. Differences in the temperature that the pixel is heated to will control how much dye migrates into the PVC giving control over how much Cyan(C), Magenta(M), and Yellow(Y) are deposited into that pixel during each of the passes under the print head. This is how these printers create all the amazing colors that you see coming out on the test cards and your production IDs. Because the color migrates into the top clear PVC layer and doesn't just sit on the surface the images on these cards are extremely durable. The color black can be made 2 different ways. It can be made from a combination of the CMY color panels which usually results in a very dark Grey instead of a true, deep black. Typically, the black (K) panel is a resin panel that produces a very dark rich black. The down side to this mechanism is that the black resin does not penetrate the clear PVC layer of the card. It is bonded to the surface of the card making it susceptible to wear and scratching. This is where the "O" or "T" panels in your YMCKO or YMCKT ribbon designations come into play. The "O" panel is heat transferred to the surface of the card over top of the PVC layer and the black resin. This layer is very durable after transfer and very scratch resistant, thus giving a longer life to the black surface layer and the card in general. Unless specified in the description of our products, all our cards are double laminated to produce the best image possible for your printing. As of this writing, CR-80 compliant cards are coming onto the market that are based on corn instead of the petroleum based plastics commonly in use. Although we are extremely happy to see the use of renewable materials in plastics, we want to caution our customers to ask about the origins of the plastic in the cards before purchasing. Usually, the corn based cards do not work with the resins and dyes that are designed for the PVC based cards. Testing performed here at RTS showed the dye migration into the clear layer of corn based cards to be significantly less than what is required to produce an acceptable image. The Black (K) panel resins do not adhere to the corn based clear layer on the new cards. In the cards we tested, even the "O" (overcoat or topcoat) layer that protects the card image didn't stick to the corn based plastics. Although we offer a variety of thicknesses and colors in our card stock, most anything other than a "standard" 30mil thick CR-80 compliant white card will need to be a special order. The one exception to that rule is a "standard" card with a 2750 Oersted magnetic stripe, which we stock plenty of. To get pricing on the white, 30mil, CR-80 plain blank card without a magnetic stripe, Click Here or click the plain card image below. For the card with the 2750 Oersted magnetic stripe, Click Here or click the magnetic stripe card image below.
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