Provider of plastic card solutions like ID Cards, Loyalty cards, Gift cards, Identification badges, Membership Cards, and Access Key cards.

What clients say about CardsPlus:

"Well, this was a WOW moment for me with regards to the service received from your company. Wow, wow and wow!!!" --Carol
"Thank you for a great journey in creating our brand new identity cards! :)" -- Natalie
"Everyone we dealt with seemed knowledgeable and professional and worked well together as a team."
"Rozelle was very professional and friendly and responded promptly to any queries."
"Thank you very much, I truly appreciate your service." -- Verna
"Thank you very much for your prompt service, I haven't had a supplier that has been so quick and helpful. Kudo's to you and CardPlus." --Hans
"Always a pleasure dealing with your company." -- Penni
"Brilliant! Brilliant! Brilliant! I LOVE it! A million thanks, you've done an excellent job" --Ethel
"Thank you very much you guys are one of a kind." --Maria
"I still cannot believe what a difference your [EDIsecure] card machine makes to our company’s image! Thank you very much for the good service." --Hannelie
"First impressions are lasting impressions, and I can tell you this – you must be wowing clients all over the country, from the funky auto-responder on the website inquiry, right down to your quick response for a quote. Well done and keep it up. SA needs more companies like yours to make us serious contenders in the world economy." -- Carol
"You, (as always), went the extra mile to ensure that I received my cards order, despite the extremely short lead time ...... and that with a smile!" --Lizette
"BEAUTIFUL CARDS thank you!" --Clare
"The cards are fantastic and I can’t wait to get reaction from members." --Football Membership Club
"You guys rock"-- Chris
"[The Sales Team] helped me out with the order and even phoned to follow up on a question I had. Later on I was also very pleased with a guy from the Technical department who helped me out with a problem." -- Marjet
"You went the extra mile to ensure that I received my cards order, despite the extremely short lead time ...... and that with a smile!" -- Event Company
"[The CardsPlus Team] is always on Skype and that helps me a lot, because is easier to communicate with, reliable and mostly cost effective. Every time I have technical problem they are there for me" -- Charles
"Quick as lightning!" -- Feroza
"Very patient and went the extra mile to assist me. Prompt in response as well." -- Charne
"Fantastic to deal with" -- Duncan
"Thank you for making sure that our Printer is always printing!" -- Charmaine
"You are a pleasure to deal with. Always friendly and professional!" -- Robbie
"CardsPlus was very helpful and ensured our delivery was 1 week ahead of time. So we have to say a big Thank you as we could launch product a week earlier." --Dean
"Good communication, understanding and patience. all in all you are the best!"-- Richard
"Your service has saved my life! =) Thanks a bunch!" --Claire
"We are very happy with the service we have received. Thanks again for everything." --Charl
"Your service was impeccable as usual and a great experience. Thank you for your efforts" - Tyrone
"Its so nice to work with a company that focuses on the client , it's been a fantastic experience"--Duncan
"Thanks again so much for all of your assistance. It is awesome dealing with you :) I’ll be in contact soon." --Gavin
"Thanks for the efficient and great service :)" --Khayni
"Great service from Rozelle and her team" --Advertising Agency
"I was impressed by the way that each one did his part so well and everyone knew who is responsible for what. Great team." -- Membership Identification Provider
"The overall service was excellent with each team member fulfilling their roles very well" -- Anon
"The cards were superb! The schools was “wow”ed by them. The kids were extremely happy to see how beautiful, clear and impressive the cards were. Thanks to you and the CardPlus Team for making my company the star." -- Lungi
"Everything was received in good order and the service was excellent as always. It’s a pleasure doing business with you." -- Werner
"The Quality and Service was fantastic...We will definitely keep you updated with our progress. You will be hearing from us very soon. Keep the production ready on your side!" --Elaine
"I wanted to congratulate you guys on your job with the cards. They were done very professionally and really impressed me!" --Jaimie
"Thanks and sorry for not letting you know sooner that I was over the moon. The cards look great, but I was most impressed by your professionalism and service level and the fact that the deadline was met on such a short notice. You have definitely made me a client and kicked dust in the eyes of our previous supplier." --Christine
"I wanted to contact you today to say Thank you so very much for your speedy and wonderful service!! :) We received the cards yesterday- thank you! They are perfect!!" --Lauren
"Thanks again for your great after-sales service" -- Rickus
"A very big thank you for your effort in getting the cards ready for Friday, despite all the unforeseen delays. The cards are stunning and I hope will be a great success story for our company." -- Sylvia
"I have received the cards and they are absolutely beautiful. I have no doubt that the client will love them. Thank you so much." --Verna
"Thanks CardsPlus for the cards. Fantastic Service :-)"-- Club Organiser
"Again you impressed me with your customer driven service. I start believing there is nothing you can’t help with.;) I highly appreciate the spontaneous service." --Philip
"CardsPlus is 100% - no problems – it's nice working with a company with such high professionalism." -- Elaine
"I have received the cards and they look great!!!! We are soo impressed!! :) Many thanks!" -- Natalie
"WOW…….Cardsplus ROCK!!!!!THANK YOU SO MUCH TO you and the production team…………my client is going to think I am marvelous. Thank you for making me look good!" -- Pam
"The cards look stunning!!! My goodness,the client was so impressed!!! Thank you so much!! I'm actually looking at a few other customers who will definitely be interested. Thanks for the email. Your service and quality is excellent!" -- Crystelle
"Your price range are great- the best in the market." --Carol
"Wow!!!! That’s absolutely unbelievable turn-around and service. Thank you." --Jacques
"You handled the project with utmost professionalism from start to finish. I particularly found the experience of dealing with one person through the entire project to be a plus...nowadays we are so used to being fobbed from one person/dept to another...you have a winning formula and winning staff!" --Lizette
"I must say that Lisa {your graphic designer} is a genius and her card is creating a wonderful stir. She is an exceptionally talented young lady!" --Lizette
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Cards with Technology
 CardsPlus strongly believes in educating the marketplace creating informed plastic card consumers. Below we offer a brief explanation of the various technologies available in a plastic card as well information on the type of print processes needed to print on such cards.
The Magnetic Stripe Card
                                                                                   
A magnetic stripe card is a type of card capable of storing data by modifying the magnetism of tiny iron-based magnetic particles on a band of magnetic material on the card. The magnetic stripe, sometimes called a mag stripe, is read by physical contact and swiping past a reading head. 

 Magstripes come in two main varieties: high-coercivity (HiCo) and low-coercivity (LoCo). High coercivity magstripes are harder to erase, and therefore are appropriate for cards that are frequently used or that need to have a long life.

A magnetic stripe is simply a storage device. Its “magic” is held in the program that the magnetic reader communicates with. The code, be it simply a name and ID number, or an encrypted code, containing secure information, is read into the program, then it, depending on its design, accomplishes the task that is required.

 

Smart Cards

Smart cards with a microprocessor look like standard plastic cards, but are equipped with an embedded Integrated Circuit (IC) chip. Microprocessor cards can store information, carry out local processing on the data stored, and perform complex calculations. These cards take the form of either "contact" cards which require a card reader or "contactless" cards which use radio frequency signals to operate. Smart cards can store over 100 times more information than a magnetic stripe and they can be reprogrammed to add, delete or rearrange data.

 Contactless Cards

Proximity cards use Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) to read a card or tag without requiring physical contact between the card and the reading device. With these proximity readers, there is no physical wear and tear on the card or the reading device. The card is simply held up to a reader, within the reader's detection range and the cards unique number is then read into the system.
 
 
Of the brands of contactless Proximity Cards, MiFare is the most common. It operates in the 13.56 MHz frequency and offers read/write capabilities. Also available are EM 4100 and EM 4102, which come with pre-encoded security numbering, and operate on 125 khz.
 Contact Smart Cards

Standard sized blank PVC cards embedded with smart chips available with various memory capacities. Smart cards are used in many applications worldwide, including:
 
 
  • Secure identity applications - employee ID badges, citizen ID documents, electronic passports, driver’s licenses, online authentication devices
  • Healthcare applications - health ID cards, physician ID cards, portable medical records cards
  • Payment applications - credit/debit cards, transit payment cards
  • Telecommunications applications- GSM Subscriber Identity Modules, pay telephone payment cards
Printing Processes

Due to the characteristics of certain technologies, some printing process are not recommended.

Cards Plus also offers the only certified methods of printing onto smart cards (both contact and contactless). Retransfer and offset printing are the only methods of print that will not reduce the lifespan of the card or damage the technology within the card.

Each contactless card has a fine antenna and a small chip sandwiched between the sheets of plastic. When printed on a standard Direct to Card printer, the card is heated once each time a colour is printed on the card- a total of 5 times for the standard full colour card. The rate that the metal antenna cools down is different than the rate that the plastic cools, making the antennae brittle and thus, the life of the card is reduced. Manufacturer recommendation for contactless chip cards is offset printing and retransfer printing.

Contact chip cards contain an external chip imbedded into the face of the plastic card. Inconsistencies in depth of imbedding can cause the chip to be slightly raised above the surface of the card. Direct to Card printing is not recommended for this type of card, as not only will the uneven surface result in an inconsistent print, but the raised metal chip will damage the printer’s printhead. Manufacturer recommendation for this type of card is offset and retransfer printing.
 

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