Magnetic stripe cards can add value and security to your ID cards, gift cards, and membership cards. Some of the benefits include:
- Low cost compared to other technology cards
- Re-writable data that can be updated when required
- Higher data capacity than most barcodes
- More secure than barcodes
- Ease and speed of use, making them ideal for transit and point of sale applications
- Well established standards, resulting in high compatibility
When adding a magnetic stripe encoder to some ID card printer models, you may have to specify "mag stripe up" or "mag stripe down." Mag stripe up means the magnetic stripe is on the front of the card and mag stripe down means the magnetic stripe is on the back of the card. This information is important for certain printer models because the mag encoder will be installed differently for each. The most common configuration is mag stripe down.
For help with your magnetic stripe encoding requirements, please give our ID Professionals a call at (800) 321-4405.
