Marketing Card Technology operates a 90,000 square foot facility in Downers Grove, IL with space dedicated to the manufacturing of both Laminated & UV Coated cards following PCI standards for physical security.
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Some of our highlights in card manufacturing include:.​
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PCI Compliant for card manufacturing - approved supplier for manufacturing EMV & Non-EMV financial products. MCT is fully certified to manufacture MasterCard®, Visa®, & American Express®.
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Manufacturing capacity in excess of 10,000,000 cards weekly.
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In-house printing/manufacturing of plastic cards is a staple service of Marketing Card Technology. MCT has many years of experience working as a trade organization and a direct supplier.
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Laminated cards in excess of 30mil manufactured within ISO standards.
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Surface printed UV cured cards on materials up to 30mil.
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Substrates include but are not limited to...
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PVC​
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Paper
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rPVC (recycled PVC)
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In-house printing using both UV litho & silkscreen presses.
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Litho printing of up to 6C in a single pass, but capable of numerous passes of print to accommodate more complex designs. ​
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Silkscreen printing of a range of products such as: metallic or pearl flood coatings, pre-lamination specialty inks, post-lamination overprints, scented inks, color-shifting inks, glow-in-the-dark, signature panels, and more.​
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Standard and specialty card sizes...
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High-Die punches available for CR80 (2.125" x 3.375"), 3-up keytags, luggage tags, & various corner hole punches.
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PMC dies available for UV coated CR80, alternate corner radius, & specialty sizes with or without unique outer cut requirements.
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Steel-rule dies are used when flexibility is needed for specialty card and keytag combinations.
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Foil hot-stamp signature panels, holograms, or custom designs. Full sheet foil stamp available for large static projects or non-standard size cards.
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Chip milling/embedding for contact cards.
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Magnetic stripes (HiCo or LoCo) in standard or custom colors.
