About our service
We specialise in printing plastic cards suitable for Identification and Recognition purposes, such as Photo Identification and Club Membership cards.
Our equipment is suitable for printing small to medium volumes of customised plastic cards.
The types of organisation we typically supply include hospitals & other medical practices, security guard firms, various corporations and small/medium clubs.
Our printer prints a single card at a time so it is not cost effective to print extremely large volumes of cards or to print blanks meant for later customisation.
Print Quality
We use a digital printer capable of 24 bit colour at 300 DPI
Printing at this resolution produces stunning photos and crisp graphics
Printing specifications
We print on white plastic cards the same size and thickness as a standard credit card.
- Card dimensions: 85.6mm X 54mm
- Card thickness 0.76 mm (30 mil)
Quotes and Printing Enquiries
To request a quote or discuss your card design, please use our quote form
Card Setup and Design
There is a setup fee to prepare your cards for printing ranging from $40 to $100 depending on the cards features and complexity.
The setup fee includes:
- Preparing your artwork for the card design
- Sample card proofs of your design
- Postage for the initial batch of cards
To fully understand your print requirements, we need to know what you want in your card design.
Some ways to describe your card design to us:
- Use our quote request form (click here)
- A description in an email or over the phone
- Create a mock up design using a word processor or graphics software
- Draw then fax or post your design ideas
- Scan of take a photo of a similar card you might have
- Use our design templates to create your design to actual size (click here)
What You Need to Supply
Logos and graphics for your card design should be supplied electronically by you. In some cases we can use graphics from your website.
Often, your company logo is all we need to create your card design.
We may resize and enhance your artwork if needed, but won't create or extensively modify your artwork.
To help create your graphics at the correct size, we have example files available for download.
Design guides to aid in preparing your artwork for printing can be found here.
Files available include Photoshop files and JPG images at full size.
Taking Identification Photos
Identification photos should be supplied electronically by you.
Photos should be uniquely named so they can be matched to the details supplied for the person
ie. firstName_lastName.jpg
Poor quality photos are likely to produce poor quality results.
A guide to taking Identification Photos can be found here.
Here you will see examples and information about taking identification photos
Sending Staff Details and Identification Photos
Personalised data (ID Photos,staff details, etc) for the cards should be sent by email to contact@AccessPlasticCards.com
ID Photos should be named appropriately.
The preferred method for receiving details is in Excel spreadsheet format.
Example:| Name | Position | ID | Expiry | | Jane | Doctor | 1234567 | 30/06/2008 | | John | Physiotherapist | 2345678 | 30/06/2008 |
We can supply a spreadsheet to use if required.
Ordering More Cards
Existing customers can order more cards simply by sending an email with the new ID photos and staff details. Send your orders to contact@AccessPlasticCards.com
Modifying your card design
Modifications to your card will incur an extra steup fee based on the work involved - however trivial changes may be done at no charge.
Payment Terms and Conditions
With new customers, payment for initial orders is required in advance
The setup fee and a deposit is required before printing commences with the balance payable before delivery of the completed cards. If the entire order is under $100 then full payment is required before printing commences
Billing terms for subsequent orders will vary depending on your ongoing card printing requirements.
Depending on the size and frequency of your order, you might be billed (at our discretion):- On a monthly cycle
- Per Order
- In advance
We offer 30 day terms to approved repeat customers, however for large orders we may request a deposit or full payment up front.
Access Plastic Cards reserves the right to halt printing if there are outstanding payments owed.
Payment can be made by Direct Deposit or Cheque.
Direct deposit details:
Bank: Commonwealth
Account Name: Access Plastic Cards
BSB: 064102
Account #: 10317550 |
Cheques should be made payable to Access Plastic Cards.
Cheques must clear before printing can commence. |
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