ID Card Lamination For Extra Protection & Security

ID card lamination is often associated with largeseveral times a day, lamination prevents card wear.o
government projects like driver's licenses or national IDThe lamination layer can include fine-detail holographic
cards, where cards are used for many years. Inpatterns, for the ultimate in card security. These
addition to this, lamination is now increasing in popularityholographic patterns can be standard (available
for many types of ID card applications. So, what is itoff-the-shelf) but are more often customized to an
for?organization's needs.
Lamination works by applying, at high temperature, aNEW LAMINATING PRINTER
thick plastic overlay to the ID card after it has beenThe high-security Magicard Tango +L integrated ID
printed. Most laminators offer two thicknesses ofcard printer and laminator features a robust metal
lamination film, 0.6 mil and 1.0 mil. In addition, 'thin'construction for long-term reliability.
lamination films are also now available; these canFeaturing both USB and Ethernet interfaces, and the
provide holographic patterns for visual security, but areability to print and laminate single and double-sided
less suitable where card protection against wear iscards, plus unique HoloKote watermark card security,
required.the Tango +L is suitable for all applications.
Lamination has these benefits:o Increases card life toLaminating films available include standard laminates,
10,000's of swipes, so it is good for high-useand also custom holographic laminates, which can be
applications like airports or factories where cards maytailored precisely to suit an organizations design and
be swiped many times per day.o For applicationssecurity requirements. Both thick (0.6 mil and 1.0 mil) and
where cards are removed from wallets or pursesthin holographic films are available.