Plastic card applications

Identification badges/ID badges provide visual authentication of the holder via a picture or other personal data such as name, ID, barcode, or signature. It also acts as a corporate image vehicle, thanks to a high-quality finish.

An Access control card secures and prioritizes access  to a site or to a corporate LAN, thanks to visual identification and to encoded data related to the holder.

A transit badge  is used as a pass for subscribers to a weekly, monthly, or annual transportation plan (plastic card) , and also for one-time fares (disposable cardboard tickets).

A leisure card identifies members, thanks to graphic personalization. It can also be used for controlling access to various facilities according to a user profile that can be encoded on a chip, a magnetic stripe or bar code.

Loyalty cards are used by retailers as promotional vehicles of their corporate image through printed logos and graphics. They are also used to track all purchases, thanks to a chip, a magnetic stripe or a bar code.

Banks and credit companies are increasingly moving toward instant and over-the-counter personalization of banking cards (the holder's data is printed and the smart chip is encoded on the spot).

National ID cards , resident permits , driver's licenses , health cards : these official documents require premium levels of security standards to fight forgeries, and need to resist to wear and tear as well.