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Identity Cards

Melinex® High Strength polyester film- A Unique product you can Identify with.

DuPont Teijin Films offers an exclusive range of polyester films designed specifically for the cards market under the brand name of Melinex®, including high strength CORE films and a new secure overlay PROTECT range.

Melinex® is the Secure Choice for 20% of the World's Population

Our track record in the identity market include Government National ID in Africa, Asia and the Middle East. (references available on request)

Identity Cards Need To Have An Average Lifetime Of 5-10 Years

• Melinex® is a unique patented toughened plastic film with excellent mechanical properties
• Melinex® does not crack, break or snap so withstanding the rigours of use
• Melinex® has excellent solvent resistance to to protect against forgers

Downloads (PDF Format)

• DTF Films for Cards

Visual Inspection Is Always The First Level Of Security And Emphasises The Need To Reduce The Risk Of Fraudulent Mis-Use

• Lamination strength of the card body is created exclusively from the properties of Melinex®
• No use of offline adhesives that could be weak points
• Tamper-evident clear overlay films that cannot be reprinted with fraudulent photo identification

For Card Manufacturers

Melinex® offers a Choice based on Design, Cost and Performance

• Choice of CORE film types and thicknesses to suit individual project designs and card structures (Contact us to request Melinex® Solutions Guide)
• Durability of 5-10 years provide by exceptional Mechanical Perfomance (Contact us to request ISO test data)
• Colour dye diffusion thermal transfer overlays
• Laser Engravable overlays
• UNIQUE COMBINATION of colour D2T2 and Secure Laser engraving on the same film (Development) (Contact us to request updates)

For Government Card Issuers

Melinex® allows you to Minimise Your Risk and Deliver Success by choosing a World Class Supplier

• Melinex® products protect citizens around the world today
• Direct technical support provided by Centre of Excellence in UK
• Local Regional Support
• Networking and teamworking with card manufacturers and equipment manufacturers in the marketplace globally

Note: You will require Microsoft Word to view the Word documents. If you do not have Microsoft Word you can download the Microsoft Word Reader. You will need to download and Adobe Acrobat Reader to be able to view the PDF files, if you dont already have it. For Microsoft Excel files you will require the Excel Reader.