Identity Cards

Melinex® Polyester Films for Identity Cards

Global threats to national security, tighter border controls and the need to identify people in a wide range of situations makes secure ID documents increasingly important.

 

Using Melinex® polyester films for ID cards provides security and extended life time; that’s why over 300 million ID cards issued each year use Melinex®polyester films from DuPont Teijin Films.

 

 

Laser Engravable Melinex® ID Cards

• Overlay allows laser personalization
• CORE1 gives significantly increased toughness and durability compared with PVC or PETG solution
• Less expensive than polycarbonate solutions

Melinex® Films for Campus Card

• Simple structure
• Increased mechanical and thermal performance vs standard PVC cards
• Printing on PVC
• 40% Melinex® / 60% PVC is the industry standard and preferred composition for campus cards
• RFID, Chip, Dual Interface, Blanks
• Superior durability, passes laundry test, excellent temperature and solvent resistance

Xavier Study of 9000 cards tested in a Campus environment concluded that cards using Melinex® PET were the most durable.

 For Government Card Issuers

DuPont Teijin Films Melinex® allows you to minimize your risk and deliver success by choosing a World Class supplier.

• Melinex® products have protected citizens around the world for over a decade
• Local technical support is available to assist you with your application
• Our Cards Centre of Excellence in the UK provides state-of-the-art technical support
• Networking and collaboration with card manufacturers and equipment manufacturers in the marketplace globally

For Card Manufacturers

Melinex® offers a choice based on design, cost and performance.

• Choice of CORE film types and thicknesses to suit individual project designs and card structures
• Durability of 5-10 years provided by exceptional mechanical performance ( ISO test data available upon request)
• Color dye diffusion thermal transfer overlays
• Laser engravable overlays