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Providers of ID badges and ID badge systems. Find ID badge suppliers offering identification badge printers, ID badge holders, and badge printing services to help you create employee and visitor ID badges and increase workplace security.
ID Badges and ID Badge Printer Solutions
A complete line of photo ID badge printers, software, cards, & systems from Fargo, Zebra-Eltron, Persona, and Magicard. Shop now.
www.alphacard.com
Id Badges
A complete line of picture ID badges, badge printers, ribbons, cards, software, & complete systems. Same-day shipping. Compare now.
www.discountid.com
Identification Badges
Secure your business with Zebra's innovative and reliable card printers. Access control and ID card printing solutions.
www.zebracard.com
ID Badges
Provides ID badge printing for access authentication. Includes color print ribbons, optically scanned cards, and holographic overlaminates.
www.fargo.com
Photo ID Badges
Easy to Customize and 100% Guaranteed. No Minimum Order. Same-Day Shipping.
www.HolmesStamp.com
ID Badges
Complete ID card systems & supplies. Free Lifetime Technical Support!
Badge Reels | ID Maker Software | Badge Systems | Visitor Badge
IDville.com
Access Control Badges
Custom photo ID systems supplier offers ID equipment and services including laminators, ID cards and lanyards, as well as office equipment.
idhouse.com
Easy ID Badge Solutions
Printers $799 - Systems from $875 Call our experts at (800) 717-8080
www.AlphaCard.com
ID Badges from: $3.00
Custom design to fit your needs. High quality, prompt & affordable.
www.fastidbadges.com
Fire, EMS, Police Badges
See your Personalized Badge before you buy. Fast Delivery.
TheFireStore.com
ID Badge Holders 1-Day
Same Day Shipping - 800-990-2492 Name Vinyl Badge Holders - Savings.
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Make a Badge & See It Now
See It Before You Buy It. Police, Fire, EMS, Security. FREE Shipping!
www.nationalbadgecompany.com
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Id Badges
A complete line of picture ID badges, badge printers, ribbons, cards, software, & complete systems. Same-day shipping. Compare now.
www.discountid.com (Paid)
Access Control Badges
Custom photo ID systems supplier offers ID equipment and services including laminators, ID cards and lanyards, as well as office equipment.
idhouse.com (Paid)
Active Wave Inc.
Offers hands-free access control ID badges made with RFID technology. Research product features, benefits, prices and installation techniques.
www.activewaveinc.com
ID Badges
Provides ID badge printing for access authentication. Includes color print ribbons, optically scanned cards, and holographic overlaminates.
www.fargo.com (Paid)
ID Badges
Complete ID card systems & supplies. Free Lifetime Technical Support!
Badge Reels | ID Maker Software | Badge Systems | Visitor Badge
IDville.com (Paid)
ID Badges and ID Badge Printer Solutions
A complete line of photo ID badge printers, software, cards, & systems from Fargo, Zebra-Eltron, Persona, and Magicard. Shop now.
www.alphacard.com (Paid)
ID Card Software
High quality ID badge and ID card software, ID card systems, ID makers and printers, ID machines, and card printers.
www.idcardsoftware.com(Paid)
Identification Badges
Secure your business with Zebra's innovative and reliable card printers. Access control and ID card printing solutions.
www.zebracard.com (Paid)
Keri Systems: Access Control
Offers integrated access control systems and security systems, including video security, for residential and commercial properties.
www.kerisys.com
Photo ID Badges
Easy to Customize and 100% Guaranteed. No Minimum Order. Same-Day Shipping.
www.HolmesStamp.com (Paid)
Easy ID Badge Solutions
Printers $799 - Systems from $875 Call our experts at (800) 717-8080
www.AlphaCard.com
ID Badges from: $3.00
Custom design to fit your needs. High quality, prompt & affordable.
www.fastidbadges.com
Fire, EMS, Police Badges
See your Personalized Badge before you buy. Fast Delivery.
TheFireStore.com

Guide to Identification (ID) Badges

From simple stickers to radio-frequency tags, choose your security level


You hit that magic number of employees where everyone can't possibly know everyone else. It's a sign of success and it's going to be a little traumatic as well. After all, if you can't recognize everyone, how do you know if they should have access to different parts of your organization? Looks like you're ready to implement an ID card system, a.k.a. the employee badge. Let's talk about the basics of an ID card:
  1. At least one identifying factor. That could be an employee photo, your corporate logo or employee ID number (don't use their Social Security numbers unless you like to be hated)
  2. An expiration date. How long a card is good for depends on how much you want to budget for the badging expense and how secure your property really is. At some facilities, like an airport, cards have a very short lifespan, while other companies will keep ID cards for a couple years.
  3. Card security features – These keep your badges from being easily duplicated. Some common elements are: hologram, silver/gold foil, two-dimensional logo, morphing images, complex graphics using fine lines, hidden and micro text, and electronic chips (for access control).


Action Steps

The best contacts and resources to help you get it done

Start with a sticker badge Just a little more secure than a 'Hello my name is…' badge, these systems can go from very basic, handwritten to printed badges and even ones that will expire using a chemical reaction.

I recommend:  Temtec's TempBadge sells a range of self-expiring stickers you can print yourself.

Laminate your badge The most likely solution for a small business, these are usually printed on heavy paper stock and slipped into a badge holder or laminated. Pros: Easy to print and cheap. Cons: Easy to copy, easy to damage.

I recommend:  Office products company Avery Dennison's product line is a good example of what you get with laminated badges printed on a standard ink jet printer.

Make a plastic badge Think about the 'loyalty' cards that you get from retailers, and you've got a good idea of what you'd be looking at here.Pros: Fairly inexpensive, durable. Cons: Need special printers, tend to be sold in bulk.

I recommend:  Try card vendor IDenticard for plastic cards and printers.

Add an electronic identifier to a plastic badge Your credit card is one example; it probably uses a magnetic stripe; newer credit cards use a radio frequency tag that can communicate with special readers. These same technologies can be used to control access to doors. Pros: Integrates directly with facility access controls, durable. Cons: More expensive, cost and time to replace a lost card often increases.

I recommend:  HID's iClass credentials use a super secure method of data transfer to authenticate the card user and these types of cards can be used for everything from computer access to snack machines, cafeteria payments and getting into the facility.

Put together your system You'll need a basic software package to manage the ID creation process and most likely a basic camera system that can connect to a PC for badge photos. Paper and laminating supplies you can get from your usual office supply store, your security card vendor or even through the security company that sold you the building alarm system. Your office printer can handle the paper badges.

I recommend:  Avery Photo ID's software package manages an office badge system and even sells the camera systems you'll need to capture your employee images. SecurityInfoWatch.com gives you an overview of how to put the whole badge system together.

Tips & Tactics

Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide
  • Badges are no good unless you enforce the wearing of them. That means you have to wear one, too. Senior management sets the tone that all employees follow, and if you're not wearing the badge, don't be surprised if Jake in accounting bemoans wearing a badge, too
  • Have you hired a contractor? Make sure the end-date for their project is the same as the expiration date on their badge.

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By Geoff Kohl
From simple stickers to radio-frequency tags, choose your security level.
You hit that magic number of employees where everyone can't possibly know everyone else. It's a sign of success and it's going to be a little traumatic as well. After all, if you can't recognize everyone, how do you know if they ... Read more
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