Card Personalization Services

Photo ID's are becoming common place in many organizations with applications ranging from traditional identification to more advanced uses such as access control, cashless vending and secure logon.

While their uses and applications are important to improving security and reducing costs, the time and equipment sometimes required to produce photo ID cards can add unwanted responsibilities and are often cost prohibitive.

Besides the cost of purchasing a system, organizations need to account for the ongoing labor, supplies, training and maintenance needed to support an in-house photo ID card system. In addition, organizations must consider future uses and requirements to upgrade the system as needs change.

Unfortunately, because of the upfront costs, many organizations are forced to purchase systems that offer fewer features and produce inferior cards with less application possibilities.

Use HID Global's Card Personalization Services to create superior custom credentials. HID Global's North Haven, CT manufacturing facility is the recipient of the Connecticut Gold Shingo Prize. Called the "Nobel Prize of manufacturing" by Business Week magazine, the Shingo Award recognizes excellence in manufacturing practices, translating into strong customer satisfaction and business results.

Turn your HID card into a ready-to-issue credential by having HID personalize each card with the required ID badge information. Only HID can provide one-stop shopping, from award winning facilities, for your complete credential needs.

Technology Selections		Visual Enhancements		Card Personalization
Contactless Smart Card Proximity Contact Smart Chip Magnetic Stripe Composite Formulations		Lithographic Pre-printing Hologram Embedded UV Micro Text		Variable Record Printing Database Provisioning Card Programming and Encoding ...

Service Highlights:

• Multi-technology credentials are manufactured and personalized by a single source in a highly secure facility.
• Eliminates costs associated with cards destroyed or disfigured during the card issuance process.
• Reserved card stock enables credential delivery within days, not weeks!
• In addition to a photo ID, completed credentials can include encoded magnetic stripe, printed bar code, or embedded contact smart chip module.

When Should I Use HID Global's Card Personalization Services? Whether you are choosing to personalize your access control cards for the fist time and do not have the necessary equipment and resources in-house or if you are going through a major re-badge of personnel due to a company name change, merger, acquisition or logo change and need help consolidating multiple databases, HID Global will provide the right services to meet your specific needs.