Frequently asked questions

In our sector, OEMs (original equipment manufacturers) / system manufacturers primarily produce barrier systems, automatic pay stations and admission systems that control access.

We work closely with OEMs and system manufacturers of access systems right from the development process to ensure that our tickets work smoothly with the hardware and software produced.

The wide range of possible uses for plastic cards make them a real all-rounder. A particular advantage of plastic cards: Their durability and technical flexibility.

The multi-layer structure makes plastic cards extremely robust and durable. They are printed directly onto the carrier material and then laminated onto a scratch-resistant PVC film to protect the colors and the card.

The internationally standardized format according to ISO 7810 is 86 mm x 53.98 mm, so that bank and credit cards, for example, can be used across national borders without any problems. Our standard plastic cards have a thickness of 0.82 mm (+/- 0.08 mm).

In addition, plastic cards can be equipped with various security and information features such as magnetic strips, data chips, holograms, embossing and RFID technology.

Magnetic stripe tickets are user-friendly and have therefore been a popular ticket choice for decades.

The strip consists of tiny iron-based magnetic particles that are fixed in a plastic-like layer. They can store data by changing the magnetism of these particles in a north or south direction, forming a binary code that can then be read by a reader.

Our magnetic strips can be glued or sealed onto the cards. We use magnetic strips with high coercivity HiCo (2750Oe/4000Oe) or low coercivity LoCo (300Oe) in various widths.

High coercive field strength makes accidental erasure of data by an external magnetic field virtually impossible.

Low coercivity is the standard (e.g. on credit cards or key cards), but can be accidentally erased by your cell phone or other external magnetic fields.

Thanks to our specially developed machinery, we are able to offer hybrid recording. This means that we are able to place both HiCo and LoCo magnetic strips on one product.

A simple way to describe barcode technology, although there is much more to it, is:

A pattern of black and white bars, each representing a number from 0-9. Each number has exactly 7 units into which the different colored bars are inserted. Example: The number 1 is made up of two white bars, two black bars, two white bars and one black bar.

When it is read by the barcode scanner, it is converted into binary digits and then back into a number to which a specific function is assigned, e.g. "Open barrier".

Why is not only the number itself printed? There are many more possible errors if the number is not printed correctly, is damaged or the ticket is held upside down (e.g. 9/6).

The main advantage of one-dimensional barcodes is that they work so quickly and don't keep your customers waiting at the barrier.

The main difference between 1D and 2D barcodes is the data capability. While 1D barcodes usually carry a simple 13-digit number, 2D barcodes can carry up to thousands of characters.

The most well-known 2D code is probably the QR code.

2D barcodes may take a little longer to read than a 1D barcode, but they contain a lot more information and can be used for more complex processes.