At QualTeq, achieving the highest quality smart card at every level is one of our driving principles. Our goal is ZERO DEFECTS, from manufacturing and security to service, and our rigorous testing programs, which include Excellence in Quality™ (EIQ), Total Quality Management and numerous others attest to our determination for smart card perfection.

 

All of QualTeq's performance and standards testing is performed by highly qualified inspectors.

 

Requisite in-progress checks include:

  • Lamination adhesion checks
  • Stripe/hologram quality checks
  • Twist Test
  • Grinding/milling/chip placement tests
  • Electrical inspection
  • Finished product review

Other primary testing phases include:

  • Vendor compliance with QualTeq standards
  • Plastic core stock inspection
  • Post-print testing for registration, artwork, surface damage, dimensional accuracy
  • Warpage, delamination, scratch/smudge lamination inspections
  • In-progress performance tests for state-of-the-art blanking equipment
  • Inspection against bubbles/flaws, dimensional defects, contaminants
  • Mag Check Program
  • Surface Roughness Measurements
  • Plastic durability
  • Production Control Gauges and Quality Circle Tables
  • Abrasion Resistance Testing
  • Acu-Gage Card Dimension System
  • Examination of metal surfaces of laminating plates