PO Box 403 ~ Vidalia, GA 30475 or 403 Calendar Road ~ Vidalia, GA 30474
Phone: (912) 537-7442
Fax: (912) 537-7474
Dear Customer,
Some people ask, "How do you make Key Cards?"
Here's how we do it at PHILCO PLASTICS.
IT ALL BEGINS WITH YOUR ORDER
Our telephone receptionist says, "Good morning. This is Diane. How may I direct your call?" During business hours, you will be speaking to a REAL PERSON----not a tape machine with a menu.
(The only time I want a menu is in a restaurant.)
You might even detect our Southern Drawl. For after all----we are located in VIDALIA, GEORGIA where the Sweet Vidalia Onions grow. During April, May and June, we offer our customers a small box of these World-Famous Sweet Vidalia Onions FREE----Just ask.
Then your order goes to graphics department. Here, all images are digitized, and carefully proofed. They are then developed on film to be "burned" onto printing plates.
Once the plates are made, it is time for them to go to press. Philco uses Miehle presses operated by highly skilled personnel. Great attention is paid to detail, in order to insure a flawless image on your card.
Next the printed sheets are laminated. This is done under very high heat and extreme pressure. The sheets of core stock and laminate film are cohesively bonded. The bonding is molecular, not simply adhesive.
SHEARING AND CUTTING
To get the proper angle on the laminated sheets, they are Sheared. This is a very exacting process. The sheets are then sent to the cutters to be cut into individual cards.
The individual cards are then die cut to give them a round edge
MAG STRIPE APPLICATION
A magnetic strip is heat applied to the back of each card. These strips are then programmed at your business location to meet your particular needs.
Last but not least, our inspectors view each card for quality and reject those that do not come up to our standards.
Your order is then shipped UPS. Next Day Air and Second Day Air are also available.