Magnetic Stripe Cards

A magnetic stripe card is a specific type of plastic card that has a special material attached to it. This material, a magnetic stripe or magstripe, allows the card to save specific data.

The science behind a magnetic stripe is remarkable. With a strip of magnetic material, the card becomes capable of storing data. This is accomplished by changing the magnetism of the particles on the band. When you swipe the card past a reading head, the data can be retrieved and read. The data that the magnetic stripe card contains can also be changed when necessary.

Magnetic stripe cards are very useful, especially for businesses. Banks use these cards all the time, and this has made a lot of our lives easier and much more convenient. You can also incorporate magnetic stripe cards in your business, by creating magnetic stripe debit cards, gift cards or loyalty cards, for your customers.

PlasticCard.nz makes use of world-class materials, including high-quality magnetic stripes from Germany, in order to produce your magnetic stripe card. The magnetic stripe undergoes a specific manufacturing process, where iron oxide particles are combined with a resin, in order to have the magnetic stripe attached to the plastic card. Once the magnetic stripe card has been put together, information can then be entered or encoded into the card.

PlasticCard.nz can embed specific numbers and characters on your magnetic stripe card during the construction process. You only have to provide the specific data that needs to be encoded, and the professionals at PlasticCard.nz will input the information on the track that you desire.

Click here to read more about common uses for magnetic stripe plastic cards.

Any of the plastic cards that PlasticCard.nz offers can have a magnetic stripe applied to it. This makes the card even more functional, while maintaining the high standards and quality that PlasticCard.nz plastic cards are known to have.

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