Oasys Technologies provides a complete end-to-end manufacturing solution for the production of banking cards, smart cards, ID cards, eID documents, and secure identity products.
With over 40 years of industry expertise, Oasys designs and manufactures advanced card collation, lamination, and punching systems that deliver the precision, quality, and productivity demanded by today’s secure card manufacturers.
From accurately assembling complex multi-layer card constructions and achieving superior lamination quality to high-speed, print-registered card cutting, Oasys offers a fully integrated range of machinery that supports every critical stage of the production process.
Trusted by leading card manufacturers worldwide, Oasys combines innovation, engineering excellence, and specialist industry knowledge to provide a true one-stop solution for secure card and identity document manufacturing.
BANKING CARD CONSTRUCTION
The production of modern banking cards, smart cards, and secure identity documents follows a carefully controlled manufacturing process built around three key stages: collation, lamination, and punching. During collation, multiple printed, security, and functional layers are accurately assembled into a precise card construction.
The laminated stack is then bonded under controlled heat and pressure to create a durable, secure card body capable of withstanding years of use. Finally, the laminated sheets are punched into their finished format using high-precision cutting systems that ensure exact registration and dimensional accuracy. Together, these three critical processes determine the quality, security, durability, and performance of the final card, making advanced manufacturing technology essential for achieving the highest production standards.
COLLATION
As card structures become increasingly complex, manufacturers require greater accuracy, higher yields, and enhanced production efficiency. Oasys Technologies has established itself as a leader in card collation technology, delivering advanced collator systems designed to handle sophisticated multi-layer card constructions with exceptional precision and reliability.
Trusted by professional card manufacturers worldwide, Oasys collators provide the accuracy, throughput, and process control needed for the production of banking cards, smart cards, ID cards, and other secure documents, making them the industry’s machine of choice for high-performance card manufacturing.
LAMINATION
Oasys Technologies designs, builds, and installs a specialist range of lamination systems developed exclusively for the plastic card industry. As the only manufacturer dedicated solely to laminators for banking cards, smart cards, and secure identity cards, Oasys takes a no-compromise approach to lamination technology.
This specialist focus enables the delivery of exceptional laminated card quality, precise process control, and consistent production performance. The result is improved productivity, higher yields, reduced waste, and the superior card quality demanded by today’s financial, government, and secure card manufacturers worldwide.
PUNCH
Oasys Technologies pioneered the use of print registration sensing in card punching technology, becoming the first company to offer commercially available bank card cutting machines capable of delivering consistently accurate credit card cutting. Building on decades of innovation and expertise, Oasys now provides a comprehensive range of card punching systems, from semi-automatic solutions to fully automatic, high-speed production equipment.
Designed for precision, reliability, and maximum throughput, Oasys punching machines are trusted worldwide for the cutting of credit cards, smart cards, gift cards, hanger cards, polycarbonate ID cards, and secure eID document pages, ensuring exceptional quality and production efficiency across the secure card manufacturing industry.
TECHNOLOGY
While the fundamental stages of banking card production—collation, lamination, and punching—remain much the same as when Oasys Technologies helped pioneer many of the industry’s core manufacturing processes, the cards themselves have evolved dramatically. Today’s banking cards, smart cards, and secure identity documents incorporate increasingly sophisticated technologies, including contactless antennas, embedded chips, advanced security features, and enhanced personalisation requirements.
As more functionality and data are integrated into ever more complex card structures, manufacturers face greater challenges in achieving the precision, quality, and yields demanded by the market. Oasys continues to innovate alongside the industry, developing advanced manufacturing solutions that build upon proven foundations while meeting the evolving requirements of modern card construction and secure document production.
SYSTEMS
OCL600 FULLY AUTOMATIC 1,2,3,4,5 OR 6 STATION COLLATOR
The increasing complexity of some card structures and layers and the need for higher yields accuracy and output have made the Oasys Collator the machine of choice for professional Card manufacture across the industry.
In response to increasing demand for increased automation – reduced handling and labour saving, Oasys now offer AMR handling on many of their Credit ID Card and Passport Page production machines.
OMTS RANGE OF COMPACT TWINSTACK LAMINATORS
Oasys design build and install a specialist range of Lamination machinery specifically developed for the Plastic Card Industry.
Oasys are the only manufacturer of laminators exclusively dedicated to the production of Plastic cards – banking and Smart Cards. The result is a “no compromise” approach to the technology in achieving the optimum laminated card quality – with the resulting benefits in productivity, quality and yield.
OCP400 SERIES HIGH SPEED PUNCH MACHINES
Oasys Card punches were the first commercially available card cutting machines to use Print registration sensing to provide consistently accurate credit card cutting – having pioneered the technology Oasys now provide a range of machines from semi automatic manual fed to fully automatic, high speed, progression punches.
Products cut include Credit and Smart Cards, Gift and “Hanger” Cards – Polycarbonate ID and eID document pages.
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