Card Features
Metal Card Size
Metal Card Thickness
0.35mm
It is distinctive and unique, yet thin and light with some flexibility. A great choice for light business cards.
0.5mm (recommended)
It is our most popular metal card thickness. Perfect mix between thin- and heaviness, giving a more premium feel. A great choice for business and membership cards.
0.8mm
It is the thickness of a credit card. Thicker cards are often perceived as premium and luxury. A great choice for VIP cards.
Etching
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Chemical etching is a precise technique used to etch custom artwork directly into the stainless steel surface. The process uses acid to etch away unwanted metal, while a photographically prepared mask protects the areas intended to remain in their original form. Regular etching yields a clean 10% debossed indentation, while deep etching achieves a 50% depth relative to your chosen card thickness.
Cut Out
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Chemical etching can also be applied to the exact same position on both the front and back of the card. When these two etched areas meet, the metal falls away completely, creating a striking and unique cut-through effect.
Etch & Fill Spot Colour
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After chemical etching is completed, the recessed areas are filled with one specific spot colour of your choice. This enhances the design, adding a tactile feel and a more durable finish.
Spot Colour Printing
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Screen printing is used to apply spot colour inks directly onto the metal surface, precisely matched to your provided PANTONE® C reference colours. Each individual card is then carefully screen printed by hand to ensure a flawless finish.
Laser Engraving
To achieve striking silver stainless steel highlights, we laser engrave the card surface to cleanly expose the raw metal underneath.
This process is exceptionally accurate, making it ideal for intricate logos, small text, and fine design elements. Unlike chemical etching, laser engraving only removes a microscopically thin top layer, leaving a flush, sleek finish rather than a deep debossed indentation.
UV Printing
For complex, multi-coloured graphics, photographs, and logos with gradients, our advanced UV printing process offers the perfect solution. Generally, we recommend this digital printing method for any artwork requiring more than three colours. Utilising specialised ultraviolet lights, this technique instantly cures the vibrant inks directly onto the stainless steel surface.
NFC Chip
For an enhanced level of convenience, NFC chip cards offer seamless, contactless data transfer directly to smartphones—making them ideal for modern business or membership cards. To maintain a sleek profile, the NFC chip is partially embedded within a custom-etched mold and seamlessly sealed beneath a high-quality, custom printed sticker. Our standard configuration features the NFC Ntag215 square chip (25 x 25mm), with full data encoding included with every order.
Larger chip sizes and alternative chip types (NFC Ntag214, NFC Ntag216, Mifare Classic 1k etc.) are available on request.
Barcode
Barcodes integrated into membership and gift cards streamline check-in processes and track usage with maximum efficiency. Depending on your design preference, the barcode can be cleanly screen printed or precisely laser engraved onto the card's surface.
Please let us know your required format (such as EAN-13, Code 39, or Code 128) and we will tailor the card production to your system.
QR Code
QR codes integrated into business or membership cards bridge the gap between physical networking and digital innovation. A single scan provides clients with instant access to comprehensive digital profiles, seamless contact sharing (vCards), or interactive multimedia content. Depending on your design preference, the barcode can be cleanly screen printed or precisely laser engraved onto the card's surface.
Magnetic Stripe
Magnetic stripes integrated into gift or membership cards securely store encoded data, enabling seamless transactions when swiped through compatible readers. To suit your system requirements, we offer both LoCo and HiCo stripe configurations, with full data encoding included with every order.
Signature Panel
A signature panel can be seamlessly screen printed onto your cards, providing a white surface that allows for personalisation or signature capture.
Magnetic or Adhesive Backing
Magnetic backing will be applied to one card side and allows for effortless placement and repositioning on any ferrous metal surface.
Adhesive backing will be applied fo one card side and provides a secure, permanent way to attach your cards to a wide variety of clean, flat surfaces.
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