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What technologies are available for personnel to clock-in and clock-out?

“Clocking-in” is a time-honored use of ID cards.  Employees have been "punching-in" when they arrive at work since the early days of industrial automation.  The word "punch-in" came from the now outdated technology of punch cards, or paper cards with small slots in them to allow automated [...]

By |2017-08-14T06:57:43-04:00May 8th, 2017|Categories: Card Technology, Security|

Tips on avoiding accidents involving ID cards on the worksite

In many industries, it is considered “Best Practice” to require employees to wear a visible employee ID badge at all times. This allows a company to verify that everyone on site has been appropriately vetted and is authorized to be present. ID badges also make it [...]

By |2022-10-25T06:06:22-04:00April 17th, 2017|Categories: Current Clients|Tags: , , |

Gift of Life Michigan—Nonprofit of the Month

At InstantCard, we're proud to say that we've been working with Gift of Life Michigan for more than eight years. Through innovative programs and exceptional service, they continue to maximize organ and tissue donation for transplantation in Michigan. From their website: Gift of Life Michigan, headquartered in Ann Arbor, is [...]

By |2017-08-14T07:22:50-04:00April 10th, 2017|Categories: Company News, Nonprofit of the Month|

Enhance Your ID Card Security with Chip Card Technology

Over this past year, U.S. banks have taken a giant step toward increasing the security of financial transactions by adding smart-chips to our debit and credit cards.  Now that Americans are becoming familiar with seeing chips on their bank cards, many are asking us if the [...]

When to consider adding an expiration date on your ID cards

Many of our clients issue photo employee ID cards without an expiration date. For companies which have an exit interview procedure, an expiration date is often not necessary because they can recover the ID card when an employee leaves. Other organizations are not concerned about the [...]

By |2024-08-05T06:53:59-04:00March 20th, 2017|Categories: Current Clients, ID Card Design, Security|Tags: , , , , , , |
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More Than Just a Flash-Pass

Without a doubt, a lot of our clients require simple, classic ID badges. And, while such badges can be printed in-house, they come to us because of a general, well-deserved hatred of jammed printers. We do, however, have quite a few clients who realize that by [...]

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