HiCo and LoCo magnetic strip Cards - What's the Difference?

A magnetic stripe card is a type of card capable of storing data by modifying the magnetism of tiny iron-based magnetic particles on a band of magnetic material on the card. The magnetic stripe, sometimes called swipe card or magstripe, is read by physical contact and swiping past a magnetic reading head。

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HiCo and LoCo Cards - What Does it Mean and What's the Difference?

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A magnetic stripe card is a type of card capable of storing data by modifying the magnetism of tiny iron-based magnetic particles on a band of magnetic material on the card. The magnetic stripe, sometimes called swipe card or magstripe, is read by physical contact and swiping past a magnetic reading head。 HiCo stands for high-coercivity and LoCo stands for low-coercivity. Coercivity refers to the magnetic material's resistance to becoming demagnetized - therefore, HiCo and LoCo represent different standards of card durability and security. Coercivity is usually measured in Oersted (Oe) units to denote the magnetic stripe's strength or intensity. High-coercivity (HiCo) stripes are magnetically harder, while low-coercivity (LoCo) stripes are magnetically softer. HiCo mag stripe cards can run as high as 4000 Oe; however, a 2750 Oe is common for most HiCo cards. In contrast, LoCo cards are 300 Oe. LoCo is best suited for cards used infrequently and/or where data is routinely cha...
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Choose a material suited to your RFID Card

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Our company is specializing in researching, manufacturing and distributing of contactless IC card, contact IC card, smart RFID tag and thermal rewritable card which can be widely used in transportation, schools, telecommunications, in Internet cafes, shopping malls, hotels and other fields. E-mail:  fiona@xinyesmartcard.cn PVC is a commonly-used material for RFID card making in many industries. Usually in solid white. But it is not the only choice; there are Clear PVC, Black PVC, Brushed PVC and Hologram PVC to fit with different finish. Environment-friendly material like ABS, PET, PETG are also available to make pvc card. You can choose the one that best suits needs of your Discount cards, Loyalty cards, Membership cards and more. Transparent plastic Transparent plastic is different from other materials because it is possible to see through from one side to the other side. Incorporating transparency into your design with different finishes of...
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How Do RFID Keyfobs Work?

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A  RFID keyfob  or ‘fob’ is the term used to refer to a small hardware device that is programmed to give access to a variety of physical objects, such as a car or building. Fobs provide the same function of traditional metal keys, as well as add a level of convenience and security for the user that the traditional key cannot. RFID Technology RFID Keyfobs work through the use of Radio Frequency IDentification, or RFID for short. RFID is an ‘intelligent’ barcode system that uses electromagnetic fields for identifying and tracking data on ‘tags’, which contain stored information. The information is passed using radio waves, hence the name Radio Frequency IDentification. An RFID device serves the same purpose as a barcode on a product, or the magnetic strip on the back of a credit card, as it provides a unique identity to the object in question. RFID technology also employs the use of a ‘reader’ to gain the information from the tag – similar to a barcode scanner or credi...
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