Liveo Research Films Cards Business offers a wide range of rigid PVC and ABS films, in sheets and rolls, specially adapted to the stringent requirements of the printing industry. We guarantee the best film quality by the utilization of selected raw materials, the consistency of formulations and exhaustive quality controls, including on-line surface and thickness checks.

We achieve consistently high product quality by adhering rigorously to a quality assurance system that has been granted ISO 9001: 2000 certification.

Our programme includes films with matt surfaces and different physical and mechanical properties suitable for almost all common printing techniques. Our films guarantee the best results for the production of:

• Magnetic stripe cards
• Smart Cards
• Contactless cards
• Combicards
• High temperature cards
• Laser personalization cards
• Loyalty cards
• Scratch off cards

Liveo Research Films are free of plasticizers, cadmium and lead stabilizers.

Our cards product range includes:

Sicoffset

Application: Core stock for laminated and non-laminated cards
Material: Rigid PVC
Thicknesses: 100 - 820 µm
Standard surface: both sides matt
Colour: opaque white

Sicosmart PVC

Application: Core stock for chip cards, excellent ink adhesion using UV or oxidative drying processes
Material: rigid PVC
Thicknesses: 180 - 820 µm
Standard surface: both sides matt
Colour: opaque white

Sicosmart ABS and PVC/ABS

Application: Core stock for chip cards, particularly recommended for GSM cards, pay TV and health cards
Material: ABS and PVC/ABS
Thicknesses: 180 - 820 µm
Standard surface: both sides matt
Colour: opaque white

Sicoplast

Application: Overlay for credit cards
Material: PVC and ABS
Thicknesses: 50 - 150 µm
Standard surface: both sides matt
Colour: transparent

Sicoplast, coated

Application: coated overlay for full bleed credit cards
Material: PVC coated and ABS coated
Thicknesses: 50 - 150 µm
Standard surface: both sides matt
Colour: transparent

Scratch off cards

Application: laminated or lacquered cards for promotional, fidelity or prepaid telephone cards
Material: PVC
Thicknesses: 300 - 820 µm
Standard surface: both sides matt
Colour: very opaque white

Some films are available with additional properties e.g.:

• UV-stabilization
• fluorescent
• stress whitening, in one or two directions

All of Liveo Research's cards films can be distinguished by the following characteristics:

• Excellent printability with most common printing techniques
• Easy punching and embossing
• Accurate squareness
• Tailor-made solutions for contactless cards
• Worldwide technical service
• Joint developments with customers