Increase card durability and shield from UV exposure for extended card life

Once personalized, cards can be laminated inline using chromXpert laminates. This heat-sealing film can contain holographic and other Visual Security Elements (VSEs) for enhanced protection. Matica offers a range of standard holographic designs in both patch laminate and continuous film formats. For the ultimate security protection, organisations can opt for a customized holographic laminate with VSEs that are unique to them – this approach is often adopted for government secure documents such as driving licenses and national ID cards.

Another important reason to laminate pre-personalized cards is to increase the durability and extend the life of the card, thanks to the enhanced mechanical and UV resistance of the lamination material. A card laminated with a 1.0 mil (35 micron) patch can have a lifecycle of up to 10 years – a timeframe often mandated for government/citizen ID schemes.

IMPORTANT: Printer warranty subject to the use of chromXpert ribbons. 

Key strengths

  • Increased card durability
  • Increased card security including holographic and other Visual Security Elements (VSEs)
  • Standard or customized holographic designs
  • Thin film overlay or 0.5mil (clear), 0.6mil (holographic) and 1.0mil (holographic/clear) patches
  • Use inline with the MC310 DTC printer or any retransfer printer by integrating the optional lamination module
  • Recyclable cores
  • Chip and magnetic stripe cut out options for use with technology cards

Ideal for

  • Secure government ID card programs
  • Financial cards
  • Access control cards
  • Campus / student cards
  • Hybrid personalization for direct-to-card and lamination

Optional upgrades

  • Your own customized secure holographic laminate dedicated and unique to your specific project

Laminate specifications – MC-L / L2 series

ChromXpert has developed a full range of laminates for the MC-L and MC-L2 laminators. The MC-L laminator can be used stand alone or inline with the MC660 printer. The MC-L2 laminator is designed for use inline with the MC310 printer.

Laminate: Thin film clear overlay
Capacity: Up to 1000 cards
Use with: MC-L, MC-L2
Product code: PR26608500

Thin film clear overlay is developed and harmonized for use with Matica’s MC-L and MC-L2 printers:

  • Applies a very thin, transparent varnish type layer on top of the entire card surface
  • The overlay will protect the card against physical impacts and forgeries. If the card has a contact chip embedded, the varnish layer will not adhere to the chip contact area

Overlay size:

Sample card design:

Laminate: Generic holographic overlay ‘Design A’
Capacity: Up to 1000 cards
Use with: MC-L, MC-L2
Product code: PR26608503

Generic holographic overlay ‘Design A’ has been developed and harmonized for use with Matica’s MC-L and MC-L2 printers:

  • Applies a very thin, semi-transparent varnish type layer on top of the entire card surface
  • The overlay will protect the card against physical impacts and forgeries
  • Embedded generic holographic pattern to reduce the risk of counterfeiting

Overlay size:

Sample card design:

Laminate: Custom holographic overlay
Capacity: Up to 1000 cards
Use with: MC-L, MC-L2
Product code: PR26608502

Custom holographic overlay has been developed and harmonized for use with Matica’s MC-L and MC-L2 printers:

  • Applies a very thin, semi-transparent varnish type layer on top of the entire card surface
  • The overlay will protect the card against physical impacts and forgeries
  • Embedded unique, customized holographic pattern for increased counterfeiting protection

Overlay size:

Sample card design:

Laminate: 0.5mil or 1.0mil Clear patch
Capacity: 500 cards
Use with: MC-L, MC-L2
Product code: PR26605406 (0.5mil), PR26605401 (1.0mil)

0.5mil or 1.0mil Clear patch has been developed and harmonized for use with Matica’s MC-L and MC-L2 printers:

  • 0.5mil / 0.021mm or 1.0mil / 0.035mm thick transparent patch on top of the card surface
  • Optimized durability with full card body protection for secure ID cards

Patch size:

Sample card design:

Laminate: 0.5mil or 1.0mil Clear patch with chip cut-out
Capacity: 500 cards
Use with: MC-L, MC-L2
Product code: PR26605407 (0.5mil), PR26605402 (1.0mil)

0.5mil or 1.0mil Clear patch with chip cut-out has been developed and harmonized for use with Matica’s MC-L and MC-L2 printers:

  • 0.5mil / 0.021mm or 35mil / 0.035mm thick transparent patch on top of the card surface
  • Cut-out aligned for contact chip smart cards
  • Optimized durability with full card body protection for secure ID or financial cards

Patch size:

Sample card design:

Laminate: 0.6mil or 1.0mil Holographic patch ‘Design A’
Capacity: 500 cards
Use with: MC-L, MC-L2
Product code: PR26608412 (0.6mil), PR26608415 (1.0mil), PR26608414 (0.6mil with chip cut out)

0.6mil or 1.0mil Holographic patch ‘Design A’ has been developed and harmonized for use with Matica’s MC-L and MC-L2 printers:

  • 0.6mil / 0.023mm or 1.0mil / 0.035mm thick semi-transparent patch on top of the card surface
  • Embedded generic holographic pattern to reduce the risk of counterfeiting
  • Select from various patch thicknesses or a cut-out for contact chip smart cards
  • Optimized durability with full card body protection for secure ID or financial cards

Patch size:

Sample card design:

Laminate: 0.6mil Holographic patch ‘Design B’
Capacity: 500 cards
Use with: MC-L, MC-L2
Product code: PR26608413

0.6mill Holographic patch ‘Design B’ has been developed and harmonized for use with Matica’s MC-L and MC-L2 printers:

  • 0.6mil / 0.023mm thick semi-transparent patch on top of the card surface
  • Embedded generic holographic pattern to reduce the risk of counterfeiting
  • Optimized durability with full card body protection for secure ID or financial cards

Patch size:

Sample card design:

Laminate: 0.6mil or 1.0mil Custom holographic patch
Capacity: 500 cards
Use with: MC-L, MC-L2
Product code: PR26605411(0.6mil), PR26608410 (1.0mil)

0.6mil or 1.0mil Custom holographic patch has been developed and harmonized for use with Matica’s MC-L and MC-L2 printers:

  • 0.6mil / 0.023mm or 1.0mil / 0.035mm thick semi-transparent patch on top of the card surface
  • Embedded unique, customized holographic pattern for increased counterfeiting protection
  • Select from various patch thicknesses or a cut-out for contact chip smart cards
  • Optimized durability with full card body protection for secure ID or financial cards

Patch size:

Sample card design:

Laminate specifications – ILM-LS and ILM-DS series

ChromXpert has developed a full range of laminates for the ILM-LS and ILM-DS laminators. The ILM laminators are for use inline with XID series retransfer printers.

Laminate: Thin film clear overlay
Capacity: Up to 1250 cards
Use with: ILM-LS, ILM-DS
Product code: PR20808500

Thin film clear overlay is developed and harmonized for use with Matica’s ILM-LS and ILM-DS:

  • Applies a very thin, transparent varnish type layer on top of the entire card surface
  • The overlay will protect the card against physical impacts and forgeries. If the card has a contact chip embedded, the varnish layer will not adhere to the chip contact area

Overlay size:

Sample card design:

Laminate: Generic holographic overlay ‘Design A’
Capacity: Up to 1250 cards
Use with: ILM-LS, ILM-DS
Product code: PR20808503

Generic holographic overlay ‘Design A’ has been developed and harmonized for use with Matica’s ILM-LS and ILM-DS laminators:

  • Applies a very thin, semi-transparent varnish type layer on top of the entire card surface
  • The overlay will protect the card against physical impacts and forgeries
  • Embedded generic holographic pattern to reduce the risk of counterfeiting

Overlay size:

Sample card design:

Laminate: Custom holographic overlay
Capacity: Up to 1250 cards
Use with: ILM-LS, ILM-DS
Product code: PR20820502

Custom holographic overlay has been developed and harmonized for use with Matica’s ILM-LS and ILM-DS laminators:

  • Applies a very thin, semi-transparent varnish type layer on top of the entire card surface
  • The overlay will protect the card against physical impacts and forgeries
  • Embedded unique, customized holographic pattern for increased counterfeiting protection

Overlay size:

Sample card design:

Laminate: Custom holographic overlay in registration
Capacity: Up to 1000 cards
Use with: ILM-LS, ILM-DS
Product code: PR20820504

Custom holographic overlay in registration has been developed and harmonized for use with Matica’s ILM-LS and ILM-DS laminators:

  • Applies a very thin, semi-transparent varnish type layer on top of the entire card surface
  • The overlay will protect the card against physical impacts and forgeries
  • Registration marks ensure a consistent, repetitive design is issued onto every card
  • Embedded unique, customized holographic pattern for increased counterfeiting protection

Overlay size:

Sample card design:

Laminate: 0.5mil or 1.0mil Clear patch
Capacity: 550 cards
Use with: ILM-LS, ILM-DS
Product code: PR20808406 (0.5mil), PR20808401 (1.0mil)

0.5mil or 1.0mil Clear patch has been developed and harmonized for use with Matica’s ILM-LS and ILM-DS laminators:

  • 0.5mil / 0.021mm or 1.0mil / 0.035mm thick transparent patch on top of the card surface
  • Optimized durability with full card body protection for secure ID cards

Patch size:

Sample card design:

Laminate: 0.5mil or 1.0mil Clear patch with chip cut-out (upper cassette and lower cassette)
Capacity: 550 cards
Use with: ILM-LS, ILM-DS
Product code: PR20808407 (0.5mil upper), PR20808402 (1.0mil upper), PR20808408 (0.5mil lower), PR20820403 (1.0mil lower)

0.5mil or 1.0mil Clear patch with chip cut-out has been developed and harmonized for use with Matica’s ILM-LS and ILM-DS laminators:

  • 0.5mil / 0.021mm or 1.0mil / 0.035mm thick transparent patch on top of the card surface
  • Cut-out aligned for contact chip smart cards. Select correct orientation dependent on which side of the card the chip is located (upper or lower)
  • Optimized durability with full card body protection for secure ID or financial cards

Patch size upper cassette:

Patch size lower cassette:

Sample card design upper cassette:

Sample card design lower cassette:

Laminate: 0.5mil Half patch
Capacity: 550 cards
Use with: ILM-LS, ILM-DS
Product code: DIC10507 (0.5mil)

0.5mil Half patch has been developed and harmonized for use with Matica’s Matica’s ILM-LS / ILM-DS laminators:

  • A 0.5mil / 0.021mm thick transparent half patch patch on top of the card surface
  • This patch is only half size in order to maintain access to the magnetic stripe area
  • Ideal for partial card body protection of financial or access control cards

Patch size:

Sample card design:

Laminate: 0.6mil or 1.0mil Holographic patch ‘Design A’
Capacity: 550 cards
Use with: ILM-LS, ILM-DS
Product code: PR20820412 (0.6mil), PR20820415 (1.0mil) PR20820414 (0.6mil cut-out)

0.6mill or 1.0mil Holographic patch ‘Design A’ has been developed and harmonized for use with Matica’s ILM-LS and ILM-DS laminators:

  • 0.6mil / 0.023mm or 1.0mil / 0.035mm thick semi-transparent patch on top of the card surface
  • Embedded generic holographic pattern to reduce the risk of counterfeiting
  • Select from various patch thicknesses or a cut-out for contact chip smart cards
  • Optimized durability with full card body protection for secure ID or financial cards

Patch size:

Patch cut-out size:

Sample card design:

Sample card design with cut-out:

Laminate: 0.6mil Holographic patch ‘Design B’
Capacity: 550 cards
Use with: ILM-LS, ILM-DS
Product code: PR20820413 (0.6mil)

0.6mil Holographic patch ‘Design B’ has been developed and harmonized for use with Matica’s ILM-LS and ILM-DS laminators:

  • 0.6mil / 0.023mm thick semi-transparent patch on top of the card surface
  • Embedded generic holographic pattern to reduce the risk of counterfeiting
  • Optimized durability with full card body protection for secure ID or financial cards

Patch size:

Sample card design:

Laminate: 0.6mil or 1mil Custom holographic patch
Capacity: 550 cards
Use with: ILM-LS, ILM-DS
Product code: PR20808411 (0.6mil), PR20808410 (1mil), PR20808416 (0.6mil with cut-out), PR20808417 (1.0mil with cut-out)

0.6mil or 1.0mil Custom holographic patch has been developed and harmonized for use with Matica’s ILM-LS and ILM-DS laminators:

  • 0.6mil / 0.023mm or 1.0mil / 0.035mm thick semi-transparent patch on top of the card surface
  • Select from various patch thicknesses or a cut-out for contact chip smart cards
  • Optimized durability with full card body protection for secure ID or financial cards
  • Embedded unique, customized holographic pattern for increased counterfeiting protection

Patch size:

Patch size with cut-out:

Sample card design:

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