To be sure, the card world understands standards, but nevertheless a variety of special solutions are not standardized. Plastic cards stand the test as an ideal medium for transportation / implementation of ideas from advertising, organizational and company professionals. The applications for these cards have advanced greatly. The development is logical: identification as well as read / write processes that achieve dependable, simple, comfortable operation under extreme environment conditions. It is already a proven medium for ID card and ticket functions, with increasing demand.

Plastic cards are most heavily used non-cash payment methods in the world today. In addition to telecom applications, these card based solutions are encompassing an even wider selection of services including:

The basic utility lies in its durability and reliability.

The reference is the ISO 7810 standard for plastic cards dimensions with tolerances widened as follows:

Standard card type 53.88mm < WIDTH < 54.08mm 85.40mm < LENGTH < 85.80mm Corners are preferably rounded like ISO 7810: r = 3.18 ± 0.3mm

The thickness is also as per ISO standards, often differs according to customer-specific parameters.

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