PRINTING PROGRAMS & OPTIONS

ID Badge Printing Options:
Materials, Features & Fulfillment

Build the right badging solution for your organization—from card construction and security features to ordering and delivery.

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Choose a Program
Select Badge Construction
Add Features
Choose Fulfillment
Initial Setup & Shipping

1. Choose Your Order Program

There are two flexible options to get the badges you need.

Batch Badging™

  • Print what you need now
  • Ideal for one-time or project orders
  • Pay as you go
  • Ongoing commitment optional

Prepaid Badging™

  • Purchase badge credits in advance
  • Request badges as needed
  • Include your initial batch order
  • Helps preserve custom program pricing

Shipment quantities and included shipping allowances are confirmed in the approved quote.

2. Choose Your Card Construction

Card Type Description Best Fit
Standard PVC Durable, high-quality plastic card. Everyday employee ID badges.
Composite PVC Multi-layer construction for added strength. Thicker, more durable card stock.
PVC + 1 Mil Lamination Add 1-mil lamination per side for extra protection. Added durability and longer card life.
Proximity PVC Composite PVC with 125 kHz proximity RFID technology. Approved, compatible current access systems.
Other RFID PVC* Standard or composite PVC with 13.56 MHz contactless RFID technology. Approved, compatible current systems.

Standard PVC

Durable, high-quality plastic card.
Best fit: Everyday employee ID badges.

Composite PVC

Multi-layer construction for added strength.
Best fit: Thicker, more durable card stock.

PVC + 1 Mil Lamination

Add 1-mil lamination per side for extra protection.
Best fit: Added durability and longer card life.

Proximity PVC

Composite PVC with 125 kHz proximity RFID technology.
Best fit: Approved, compatible current access systems.

Other RFID PVC*

Standard or composite PVC with 13.56 MHz contactless RFID technology.
Best fit: Approved, compatible current systems.

* Must supply current card specifications, ideally from the current card box label or manufacturer specification sheet. Frequency alone does not determine compatibility—card format, manufacturer, reader compatibility, and security technology are confirmed, and customer testing may be required.

3. Add the Features You Need

Barcode Printing

ⓘ Details
Print approved barcodes or QR codes for identification, attendance, access, or tracking applications. Reader compatibility and testing may be required.

Magnetic Stripe Encoding

ⓘ Details
Encode compatible magnetic-stripe cards for existing systems. We confirm the required card type, coercivity, tracks, and encoding specifications.

RFID Read & Post

ⓘ Details
Read assigned RFID credential numbers, associate them with the correct badgeholder, and provide approved enrollment data for the customer’s systems.

Proximity Card Cloning

ⓘ Details
Reissue certain compatible legacy proximity credentials using approved existing card numbers. Requires customer authorization, compatible technology, and verification.
id badge slot image

Slot Punching

ⓘ Details

Add attachment slots to compatible badges for lanyards, badge reels, and holders, with placement appropriate to the card construction and embedded technology.

Photo Cropping Service

ⓘ Details
Prepare and standardize employee photographs for approved badge layouts using available professional photo-cropping and preparation services.

Remote Photo Capture

ⓘ Details
Use Veonics CELLfie™ remote photo capture to request photos from badgeholders without requiring everyone to visit a photo station.

Sort, Bundle, Pack & Ship

ⓘ Details
Organize badges by department, manager, location, or other approved criteria. Prepare labeled bundles, packaging, and shipment instructions.

Fulfillment

(one per address) · ⓘ Details
Ship individual badges to approved recipient addresses, including specified holders, carrier materials, or other accessories when included in the fulfillment program.

Custom Design Logic

ⓘ Details
Configure approved rules that control badge colors, fields, graphics, layouts, or design assignments using customer-provided data.

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Print approved barcodes or QR codes for identification, attendance, access, or tracking applications. Reader compatibility and testing may be required.

Encode compatible magnetic-stripe cards for existing systems. We confirm the required card type, coercivity, tracks, and encoding specifications.

Read assigned RFID credential numbers, associate them with the correct badgeholder, and provide approved enrollment data for the customer’s systems.

Reissue certain compatible legacy proximity credentials using approved existing card numbers. Requires customer authorization, compatible technology, and verification.

Add attachment slots to compatible badges for lanyards, badge reels, and holders, with placement appropriate to the card construction and embedded technology.

Prepare and standardize employee photographs for approved badge layouts using available professional photo-cropping and preparation services.

Use Veonics CELLfie™ remote photo capture to request photos from badgeholders without requiring everyone to visit a photo station.

Organize badges by department, manager, location, or other approved criteria. Prepare labeled bundles, packaging, and shipment instructions.

Ship individual badges to approved recipient addresses, including specified holders, carrier materials, or other accessories when included in the fulfillment program.

Configure approved rules that control badge colors, fields, graphics, layouts, or design assignments using customer-provided data.

4. Initial Setup & Shipping

A one-time setup aligns your badge design, data, and production process for the best ongoing results.

Initial Setup

A one-time setup to align your badge design, data requirements, and production process—helping ensure accuracy, consistency, and a smooth, repeatable program.

Various Shipping

Shipping options may include USPS First-Class Mail where eligible, USPS Ground Advantage, USPS Priority Mail, UPS Ground, UPS 2nd Day Air, and UPS Next Day Air—selected according to project requirements and shipping timelines.

Get a Badging Quote

Use our self-guided quote process to share your ordering needs, card construction, features, and delivery requirements so we can prepare an accurate proposal.

OR

Contact an ID Specialist

An ID Specialist can fast-track the discovery process by reviewing the same essential project questions with you and preparing a formal proposal for consideration.

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