| Id badges and passes are important for school, office | | | | annual id badges for employees to wear daily, a 10 |
| and event use. Id tags may include name, title, photo | | | | mil pouch is recommended. |
| and information about the access level of the person. | | | | If your ID will be displayed on the employee, visitor |
| Laminated badges look great and are protected from | | | | or attendee then you will want to select badge clips |
| wear and tear damage. Creating laminated ID tags | | | | for clipping the ID onto pocket or collar or select a |
| are easy to make with a few supplies. | | | | lanyard for hanging from the neck. If you purchase a |
| First you will want to select the size of your badges. | | | | non punched pouch you will need to punch the ID |
| You can buy perforated paper to print badges on or | | | | card to allow the badge clips and lanyards. It's best |
| print on standard card stock and cut to size using a | | | | to select a quality punch, as cheap versions get dull |
| paper cutting machine. One standard size option is to | | | | easy and perform badly. |
| print business card size ids and laminate with a | | | | If you need to also select a laminating machine for |
| luggage tag or vertical id tag pouch that is pre | | | | you id cards there are a couple important factors to |
| punched for your lanyard or badge clip, but any size | | | | consider. Besides the obvious points of choosing a |
| badge can be made. Determine what contents needs | | | | machine that will last, size is an important factor. |
| to be included on the ID and how prominent the | | | | There are many ID laminating machines on the |
| badge must be. You may want a large badge or one | | | | market that are 3"-4" wide. If you will use your |
| that will fit into a person's wallet or pocket. Before | | | | laminating machine soley for laminating id tags, this |
| printing, its best to look at standard size laminating | | | | may be an option for you but is probably not the |
| pouches to avoid additional costs in customized | | | | best investment. First, a larger sheet size laminating |
| pouches. You will want to get a pouch that is about 1 | | | | machine normally costs only slightly more than a card |
| 4" wider and longer than your card. Laminating | | | | size machine. A larger machine can also laminate more |
| pouches can be purchased pre punched in certain | | | | than one id at a time, placing 4 card size pouches into |
| sizes or can be punched using an oval slot punch | | | | a laminating carrier will substantially reduce the time |
| intended to punch a hole perfect for use with | | | | required for lamination. Lastly, a larger machine is |
| lanyards and clips. When selecting your pouches, you | | | | more versatile and allows for the laminating of larger |
| will also need to choose a mil thickness. Most card | | | | documents in addition to small, card size pouches. |
| size pouches are available in 5mil, 7mil and 10 mil. | | | | Some laminating machines are limited to 7 mil thick |
| Thicker pouches will be sturdier and last longer. If | | | | pouches or thinner, so be sure to find a laminator |
| your id badges are for a weekend event, a 5 mil | | | | that can handle the pouch thickness you select for |
| pouch may be appropriate. If you are laminating | | | | your id badges. |