VelocID - Quick Thoughts on ID & Promo Products

Yes, it was swell seeing our lanyards hanging around the Super Bowl.

noreply@blogger.com (The Swell Guy) — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:55:00 +0000

SC High School featured in Apple promotional video. Can you spot the Laminex ID Accessories?

noreply@blogger.com (Travis Brewington) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:58:00 +0000

SCREEN SHOT: Apple promotional film

- Apple.com

Read more here: http://www.thestate.com/2012/01/24/2126800/lexington-highs-high-profile.html#storylink=cpy

Read more here: http://www.thestate.com/2012/01/24/2126800/lexington-highs-high-profile.html#storylink=cp

Lexington High School was recently featured in a promotional video for the new iBooksTM textbooks program from Apple. We're excited for Lexington District 1, and we're always glad to see customers positively represented in the news. The entire presentation is fascinating, and we can't wait to try out iBooks AuthorTM ourselves.

For a glimpse of the Lexington portion of the video, jump to 45:22.

Way to go Lexington HS, and thanks to Apple for continually developing new products that help us think different!

Visitor Management with Color Label Printing

noreply@blogger.com (Travis Brewington) — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 15:43:00 +0000

Here's a concise industry blog post on one of our customer applications. OPI Products is now happily using an Epson high speed color printer and Jolly Lobby Track VM software. A very innovative solution that changes the game quite a bit. If you're a visitor management user and you're tired of plain black & white labels, consider one of the new Epson ink jets for your next printer. It's quiet, fast and clean.

Read the full post here

Keeping Kids Safer with RFID - Great IDea!

noreply@blogger.com (Travis Brewington) — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 20:25:00 +0000

Canadian Manufacturer, Prairie Tech Enterprises is rolling out their new "Where Abouts" system to help protect the lives of people and animals who are in close proximity to farm equipment. Their breakthrough system involves the use of RFID wristbands worn by persons or livestock. These bands notify equipment operators via a transponder in their farm vehicles. When a RFID wearing body is within 100 feet of the vehicle, the driver is notifed. Great IDea guys!
Read the full story here

Making the Event Ticket a Sweet Keepsake

noreply@blogger.com (The Swell Guy) — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 15:01:00 +0000

Some lucky folks will have their MLB All Star Game Tickets in this hot looking ticket holder/lanyard combo. Lucky them.

Guest Cards for Special Event

noreply@blogger.com (The Swell Guy) — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 15:04:00 +0000

The feedback on these Guest Cards for Racheal Ray's Feedback? Loved them!

Note: The badge holders and lanyards were pretty sweet, too!

Extra Bling For Our Glitter Lanyards

noreply@blogger.com (The Swell Guy) — Thu, 26 May 2011 12:27:00 +0000

You asked for it and you got it! We now have more colors and options than ever for our Glitter Lanyards. Let us know when you are ready for some extra bling mojo and we'll cover what you need to make it happen. You don't think these are a fit for you? Try handing them out at your next trade show and watch people flock to your booth. Really!

Another CombiPASS Option

noreply@blogger.com (The Swell Guy) — Wed, 25 May 2011 13:15:00 +0000

Our CombiPASS hangtag/keyfob line continues to receive rave reviews. It's an easy ordering decision when you consider every user gets something extra compared to a regular hangtag. If "The Football" or "The Roundball" does not work for you, we now have "The General". Yes, something for everyone. That is how we roll.

New Round Ball CombiPASS

noreply@blogger.com (The Swell Guy) — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 14:19:00 +0000

A while back we showed a sample of our football shaped CombiPASS. Response to this product has been super. We now also have a new "Round Ball CombiPass" which is excellent for soccer, basketball, hockey, and baseball venue parking or if you simply want to feature a sport in general. Let us know your idea and we are happy to work on concept art. With the added key fob you not only manage parking, you also inspire loyalty. We call that a win-win.

noreply@blogger.com (The Swell Guy) — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 15:49:00 +0000

We are starting to see quite a few more requests for QR codes and have manufactured several event credential and badge holder orders with this code included. It's great to see that Jolly Technology, one of our software partners for visitor management and ID card software, is now supporting QR codes across their product line. Well done, Jolly. Well done.

Have you considered using QR codes, yet? Do you know what they do?

Custom Printed Armband Badge Holders

noreply@blogger.com (The Swell Guy) — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 15:05:00 +0000

Occasionally we get a call to see if we can print on arm band badge holders. Sure. It is in our wheelhouse to drop print on the vinyl pocket or the elastic armband. What specialized project can we do for you?

Secure Credentials

noreply@blogger.com (The Swell Guy) — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 15:35:00 +0000

Here is a shout out to our good friend, David Murphy, from Zebra Technologies. Do you need your ID cards to be secure? How secure? You can be confident that our advice will help you make the best informed decision.

We Dig Customer Love!

noreply@blogger.com (The Swell Guy) — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 15:00:00 +0000

Several weeks ago I think we set a record for notes and letters from customers thanking us for great work. I love it when those notes are directed to management to point out how well our staff is serving folks.

This morning flowers arrived for our Kim Crawford and we all assumed it was from her most loving husband, but alas, it was from a customer and it included a swell thank you note. Way to go, Kim!

We love hearing from all of you when we do great and when you think we can improve on what we do for you. It's is a big goal here to create an increasing group of raving fans. Thanks for the feedback.

A Nifty Membership Card

noreply@blogger.com (The Swell Guy) — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 14:41:00 +0000

Here is a sweet idea for a membership club card. Our client prints the personalized info, slides it under the clear flap and zips it through a laminator. Not only is it cost effective, do you think the card holder will lose something this cool? Sweet.

RFID Wristbands could be considered for Lollapalooza

noreply@blogger.com (Travis Brewington) — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 17:38:00 +0000

SecureBand featured in RFID Journal - February 9, 2011 issue. Exciting news for Laminex/CredentialExpress. The new SecureBand RFID wristband proved successful at the ACL festival in 2010. Read the entire article.

Learn more about selling the SecureBand product to your customers by calling (800) 438-8850.

Skimming RFID Credit Cards

noreply@blogger.com (The Swell Guy) — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 14:52:00 +0000

See the icon in the circle? It means a high frequency RFID chip is inside the card. This icon is usually printed smaller on the backside of credit card. If the card has this feature it is quite useful for quicker purchasing, but the card information can also be skimmed by a bad guy. Visit skimsafe.com for a solution to this problem.

CombiPASS

noreply@blogger.com (The Swell Guy) — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 19:25:00 +0000

Our new CombiPASS combines a parking pass with a key fob which can include a season schedule, discount code, or any other promotional information. It's a great idea for stadiums, events, and festivals. Anti-counterfeiting security features and parking access options are available. Let us know if you would like a sample. It's pretty sweet.

Adding Payment Options to US Government ID Cards?

noreply@blogger.com (The Swell Guy) — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 14:22:00 +0000

Yep, the US government is looking at adding more functions to the Common Access Card according to this report.

We say: This is another very good reason to use our SkimSAFE badge holders with CAC and other PIV cards.

Virtual Lanyard Samples - Free Toolset

noreply@blogger.com (Travis Brewington) — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 16:58:00 +0000

CredentialExpress has a nifty new offering on the website. If your customers need to see what their printed lanyard looks like BEFORE they order, this tool will keep them engaged during the sale process. Try it today and inquire at asi/47204 or SAGE 68651 for actual samples of CredentialExpress custom lanyard products.

Laminex ASIS Booth

noreply@blogger.com (The Swell Guy) — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 21:06:00 +0000

We had a lot of positive comments on our booth and our products at ASIS this year. We agree that the booth set-up was pretty sweet. You didn't make it out to Dallas? Just hit us with an e-mail for a FREE packet with the new catalog and a few of our most popular attachment samples.

Cowboy Bill (or is that Woody?)

noreply@blogger.com (The Swell Guy) — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 21:03:00 +0000

Cowboy Bill said DIS is the new sheriff in retransfer ID card printers. We agree.

Sony and HID agree to team up on FeliCa RFID

noreply@blogger.com (Travis Brewington) — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 18:44:00 +0000

Sony and HID Global have agreed to work jointly on the "new" Sony FeliCa contactless smart card reader project. FeliCa is a near field communication card, operating in the 13.57 MhZ frequency band. FeliCa cards are a perfect candidate for protection with Laminex's SkimSAFE badge holder product, with blocks any and all 13.56 MhZ transmissions to and from the card, unless the user removes the card from the holder.

Near field communications are going to be in our lives as American technology consumers, that may not be a choice for many of us. What we can choose to do is operate responsibly while protecting our cards' encoded data. Read more about protecting your 13.56 MhZ card data on the SkimSAFE website.

12 Security Guidelines from SIA

noreply@blogger.com (Travis Brewington) — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 18:48:00 +0000

SIA - the Security Industry Association released its draft of a 12- point Privacy Framework for identity information security this week. Read more on this important plan here

One of the points in the framework is "Implementing privacy-enhancing solutions during the design phase of products, when possible."

A simple, low tech way to do just this is the use of an RFID shielded badge holder for personal ID cards that are RFID enabled. As many government employees are carrying a PIV, and CAC as their primary form of photo identification, these shielded badge holders protect the person's valuable private data that can be encoded on the card's RFID chip.

Read more on protecting your card with RFID shielded secure badge holders here.

Portland Schools Get Serious about Security

noreply@blogger.com (Travis Brewington) — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 14:29:00 +0000

Portland Public School officials Address new Security

We say - nice job, Portland School District! If districts are not allowed to enforce simple safety procedures, how are they to keep children and staff members safer? Visitor passes are one of the measures to ensure that adults walking the halls of a school are both authorized and cleared to be there. Visitor Pass Solutions (Data Management) sells a complete line of these types of passes, and Laminex is a full-line distributor.

See what self-expiring visitor passes might offer your organization. Check out their new online catalog and call Laminex at (800) 438-8850 if we can help you or answer any questions.

Lanyards for Students and You!

noreply@blogger.com (Travis Brewington) — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 19:38:00 +0000

Jefferson County, KY is using ID Lanyards to identify school bus riders this year. Although it may seem like a small item to most of us, a fabric lanyard is the perfect way to identify a class of student or division of an employee from a long distance. Laminex sells thousands of lanyards every week to schools and businesses all across the USA.

Our take: While lanyard color is an easy way to differentiate between students, a fully customized product gets the job done while displaying your school mascot or logo and colors right on the lanyard. See some examples of what your next lanyard order should look like by viewing the Laminex virtual lanyard catalog.