Magnetic Stripe Cards

Description

Magnetic stripe cards, often called “magstripe cards,” are versatile, durable, and widely used across industries for applications like payment, identification, access control, and loyalty programs. These cards include a magnetic stripe that stores encoded data, making them compatible with card readers for secure and efficient data transactions.

A magnetic stripe card is a PVC or composite plastic card embedded with a magnetic stripe that stores encoded data. The stripe consists of tiny, magnetized particles that can be read by compatible devices such as POS terminals, access control systems, and card readers.

There are 2 standard sizes for magnetic stripe card, CR80 and CR50
CR80: 86*54*0.76 mm (3-3/8*2-1/8”, thickness 30 mil)
CR50: 88.6*43.8*0.76 mm (3-1/2*1-23/32”, thickness 30 mil)

Magnetic stripe type:
1. Low-coercivity (Loco) at 300 Oe or 600 Oe;
2. High-coercivity (Hico) at 2750 Oe or 4000 Oe.
Loco is mainly used for membership card, loyalty card, points card, etc; while hico is mainly used for bank card, access control card.

Printing Options:
Barcodes, Card finishes, Card material, Card thickness, Die cuts, Embossing, Encoding, Foil stamping, Metallic, Spot UV, Scratch offs, Signature panels, Variable data, etc.