Information about Blank ID Cards

About Blank ID Cards

Blank ID cards are designed to be written to by encoders and read by readers. Blank ID cards are frequently manufactured from plastics such as poly vinyl chloride (PVC) and are polished on the surfaces to allow for printing or applying a magnetic encoded strip. Blank ID cards can be used as simple identification cards, providing a name and photo and an ID number associated with an organization, or may be encoded with a magnetic strip to provide access to a restricted area by using an ID card reader.

Products & Services Related to Blank ID Cards

Bar Code Decoders

Bar code decoders use a receiver mechanism to read a barcode and then convert the code into usable data.

Bar Code Printers

Bar code printers are used to output bar code data in printed form.

Bar Code Scanners

Bar code scanners are designed to read imprinted bar / matrix code symbologies. Bar code scanners can be slot card scanners, fixed mount scanners, or hand-held scanners.

Bar Code Software

Bar code software identifies or decodes bar code symbology, generates output strings corresponding to barcode values, creates bar code fonts, prints bar codes, and/or performs tracking, etc.

Fixed Mount Bar Code Scanners

Fixed mount bar code scanners are designed to manually or mechanically read items passed by their scan windows. Unlike hand scanners, they are affixed to a single location.

Handheld Bar Code Scanners

Hand held bar code scanners are used typically as inventory or point of sale (POS) devices. These scanners are passed over bar codes manually to read data. They often have a gun or wand design.

ID Card Readers and Encoders

ID card readers and ID card encoders are used to transmit personal information onto various forms of storage media and retrieve this data as needed.

Magnetic Stripe Readers and Magnetic Stripe Encoders

Magnetic stripe readers and magnetic stripe encoders read and encode magnetic stripe cards, credit cards, etc.

Slot Card Bar Code Scanners

Slot card bar code scanners are designed to read imprinted bar code cards that are passed through the aperture on the reader.