| 摘要 |
A method of manufacture of an identification card made of plastics material (11, 12) and which comprises application of a photographic image (15) of the user to a surface portion of the card, said image being first applied by a thermal transfer printer to an intermediate shoot (14), the shoot being then applied to the card in order to transfer the image from the intermediate shoot to said surface portion of the card by the action of heat and pressure provided by polished metal plates (10). The intermediate sheet (14) may be polycarbonate or polyester film. The plastics material of the card may be polycarbonate or PVC. A magnetic strip (13) can be applied to the opposite face of the card at the same time as the image is transferred to the card. <IMAGE> |
