badge holders

Now that you’ve made the investment into a card printer, you definitely want your cards to last as long as possible. Card durability is essential to guard your cards against everyday wear and tear — eliminating the cost of creating replacement badges due to card damage. Whether you’re producing student IDs, construction worker credentials, or staff badges, we have all the ways to keep your cards looking fresh.

Lamination

Just like with anything, lamination protects from scratches, debris, and water. It’s the same for your ID cards! We’ve lined up your options from inexpensive to luxury protection:

Adhesive ID Card Overlays

Clear lamination overlay stickers add great protection and durability to a basic ID card system. Whether it is to protect the image of an ID badge from getting scratched in the wallet or to keep the image from transferring off of the card in a vinyl ID badge holder pouch. These plain overlays are “peel and stick” transparent labels which are manually affixed after the ID card is printed. These are also available in holographic varieties to add visual card security!

Lamination module

Overlaminates add a layer of visual security to your cards, making it more difficult for counterfeiters to duplicate. With varying thicknesses (.6 mil and 1.0 mil) you can choose the level of durability for your cards. They also add durability by reducing swipe abrasion and dye migration, and by shielding the images on your card from UV light. With lamination, you can add up to 5 times durability to your cards!

HDP Printers

All HDP (High Definition Printers) also known as “retransfer printers” require film for the printing process. In addition to improved color saturation and edge-to-edge printing from HDP printers, the film provides UV protection which protects the card color from fading. Combining this with a lamination unit offers supreme protection for the cards.

Badge holders

Badge holders come in all shapes, sizes, colors, and durability. Badge holders can have “zip-lock” features to lock out elements such as rain or debris. Others come in rigid plastic to reinforce badges, making sure they aren’t bent or warped. Commonly, badge holders are thin plastic pouches affixed to lanyards to prevent scratches and scuffs. If dealing with heavy machinery or construction, arm badge holders are an excellent alternative to ensure badges don’t catch in moving mechanical parts.

Break away lanyards

More of a safety precaution than anything else, break-away lanyards have a safety latch on them which detaches under pressure. This is usually required for schools and health care facilities to prevent choking. If a lanyard gets caught on an object or pulled with force, the latch along the neck separates the lanyard into two to prevent choking.

ADVANTIDGE offers a wide variety of card printer systems, or other visitor management devices, to fill any of your asset tracking, visitor management, or identification card needs. From card printers and supplies for issuance to badge clips and other peripherals to put them into your users’ hands. With more than 40 years of combined industry experience, we’re ready to help you achieve your identification goals. For specific information please contact our sales department at sales@advantidge.com or call 800-965-5932 for more information on this update– we provide excellent customer service!