Unprinted card surfaces
Choose plain cards where all approved printing or personalisation will be added later using suitable equipment.
BLANK AND PART-PRINTED PLASTIC CARDS
Blank and part-printed plastic cards ready for your own printing and personalisation.
PlasticCard.nz supplies blank and part-printed plastic cards for New Zealand organisations that print names, photographs, numbers or other details using their own compatible equipment.
Choose completely unprinted cards or add fixed branding before delivery, leaving clear areas for information you will add later. Tell us which printer or card process you use, and we’ll help confirm the details needed for an accurate quote.
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READY FOR YOUR NEXT STEP
Start with blank cards prepared for what you will add next.
Blank plastic cards give you a clean base for local printing and on-demand card issue. Part-printed cards can carry your fixed branding while leaving agreed areas clear for names, photographs, numbers or dates.
Because card printers and ribbons do not all use the same media, the card material, thickness and surface should be matched to the equipment that will handle them.
Part-printed brand bases
Keep logos, backgrounds or instructions consistent while leaving defined areas for later local details.
Matched to your equipment
Confirm the material, thickness and surface required by the printer or personalisation equipment you already use.
Consistent repeat orders
Keep the confirmed card specification on record so later orders can follow the same requirements.
WHERE BLANK CARDS ARE USEFUL
Blank cards for organisations that print and issue cards themselves.
These cards suit organisations with an established card printer or personalisation process. Choose completely blank stock or part-printed cards that keep fixed branding consistent while local details are added when needed.
In-house card printing
Hold suitable blank stock for an established desktop card printer and approved ribbon or print process.
On-demand ID or membership issue
Add names, photographs, numbers or dates locally where the organisation already operates a suitable process.
Part-printed staff cards
Keep fixed branding consistent while authorised staff add changing cardholder details later.
Visitor and event cards
Prepare cards locally for short-run issue when the printer and media requirements are already known.
Equipment testing
Order an agreed sample or test quantity where suitability needs to be checked with the intended equipment.
Cards for existing equipment
Order card stock that matches the media requirements confirmed for an existing printer, encoder or card system.
A blank-card quote starts with the printer, ribbon and card specification you already use.
Tell us what you will add to the cards after delivery and which printer or equipment you use. From there, we can confirm the card format, quantity and any fixed branding required before preparing a quote.
Intended use
What the cards are for and which printing, personalisation or system step will happen after delivery.
Equipment details
The printer, ribbon, encoder or reader make and model that the cards need to suit.
Accepted media specification
The card material, dimensions, thickness, surface and other limits stated by the equipment or system provider.
Approximate quantity
How many cards you need for the first order and the likely pattern for repeat supply.
Blank and printed areas
Whether the cards are fully unprinted or need fixed artwork with defined spaces left clear for later details.
Technical requirements
Any provider-confirmed magnetic-stripe, chip, frequency, encoding or construction requirement.
Delivery
Where the cards need to be delivered and when they are required for testing or use.
SPECIFICATION AND ARTWORK SUPPORT
We check the card format and fixed artwork against the printer and ribbon you use.
Share the equipment model, accepted media requirements and an example of the information you plan to add later. We can review the proposed blank areas, fixed artwork and card format and identify anything that still needs confirmation.
If the cards will be printed, encoded or read by another system, the provider responsible for that equipment should confirm compatibility and testing requirements before the order is finalised.
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HELPFUL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Questions about blank and part-printed plastic cards?
Can blank cards be used in any desktop card printer?
No. Card material, dimensions, thickness and surface must suit the specific printer and ribbon. Please provide the equipment model and accepted media specification before quotation.
Can you supply completely unprinted plastic cards?
Yes, where a suitable unprinted card specification can be confirmed for the intended use, quantity and later process.
Can fixed branding be printed before we add local details?
Part-printed cards can carry agreed logos, backgrounds or instructions while defined areas remain available for later names, photographs, numbers or dates.
Can blank cards include a magnetic stripe?
A magnetic stripe can be considered only when the responsible equipment or system provider confirms the required stripe type, position, coercivity, encoding and testing requirements.
Can blank cards include RFID or NFC technology?
An electronic blank card may be considered for a confirmed project, but the system provider must specify the chip, frequency, memory, construction, encoding and compatibility requirements.
Should we test blank cards before ordering a larger quantity?
Testing may be appropriate when a card must pass through a particular printer, ribbon, encoder or reader. The test method and acceptance responsibility should be agreed for the job.
What do you need to quote blank plastic cards?
Please share the intended use, equipment make and model, accepted card-media specification, approximate quantity, blank or part-printed areas, any confirmed technical requirements, delivery destination and timing.
READY TO ORDER BLANK PLASTIC CARDS?
Order blank or part-printed cards ready for your own printing and card-issue process.
Tell us what you plan to add after delivery, which equipment you use and whether any fixed branding is required. We’ll help confirm the card details and prepare a quote.