Allstate Printing & Graphics

Just like many other businesses, the plastic card manufacturing faces several difficulties in its operations. The first problem encountered in plastic card printing is lack of finance. To achieve the most efficient production where the speed is prompt and wastage is reduced due to the use of the latest technology, the acquisition of the new or latest equipment finance is needed. Many plastic card printer lack the means to gain finance to upgrade their factories. The financing available to the plastic card printing firms is restrictive; it comes with harsh terms and conditions such as high interest rates and the demand for collaterals.


The next challenge faced by any plastic card printer is the high cost of materials. In some cases the plastic card printing materials have to be sourced from remote locations thus the transportation and taxation raises. The plastic card manufacturing materials are also double taxed or high taxation is burdened on them. The plastic card manufacturing materials also attract extra costs such as warehousing due to the need to buy in bulk to save through the economies of scale. The problem of the material problem is compounded by the lack of sound financial backing which could enable the plastic card printer to stock in bulk materials thus enjoy cost cuts that would then be reflected in the prices given to the customers.

The third challenge faced by the plastic card manufacturing businesses is lack of enough market for all the players. Many plastic card printing customers are still tied to the traditional paper printing which is fast becoming obsolete due to the efforts of conserving the environment through reduced deforestation. The entry of the digital and online printing has given the plastic card printing industry a great blow. Most of the plastic card printing customers who have online businesses source their printing from online publishers of soft copies thus the plastic card printer lose the opportunity to make money.

The plastic card printing industry is also challenged by the issue of security having in mind that they sometimes need to process some sensitive plastic card printing jobs such as the membership cards, access cards or card personalization. These types of products need extra security to safeguard them from illegal duplication or counterfeiting; if this happens, the proper usage of the plastic cards is compromised. The threat extends to the security of the customers’ personal information and the companies’ assets; the modern plastic card manufacturing equipment is in high demand across the globe making criminals steal them and export them to places that they are in demand and cannot be easily discovered.

There is also the lack of funding for research and development of newer technology, materials and skills.

Many governments have little interest in the plastic card printing save for the taxation. This makes very little of the revenues gained to be ploughed back to the industry.

Allstate’s equipment arsenal includes 5 Videojet PrintPro ink jetting machines with a 2” print area that utilize MEK fast drying inks to streamline production. Allstate also operates an HP head that can cover a 4” print area with superior print quality and pinpoint accuracy.

These machines provide Allstate with numerous competitive advantages:
• High speed that surpass other technologies

• Dry on any surface including UV coated materials, plastic, etc

• 256 Jets per print head which provides lifelike resolution

• Simple set up and flexibility to turn over jobs in minutes

Allstate’s quality and speed have gained the trusted business of the leaders in the prepaid calling card industry such as IDT, STI, and Locus. In addition Allstate handles Finish Line’s Winners Circle Membership cards which are all run on our VideoJet PrintPro machines.

X/S PCS gives you the freedom to decide when, where and how much you use your X/S PCS phone. No hidden daily charges or daily fees- just a great rate - anytime, day or night!

“No matter what your game is or where the roads take you, Finish Line has the mall's best selection of athletic footwear for the entire family. Join the Finish Line Winner's Circle preferred customer program, and you will receive exclusive benefits:

Earn a $20 reward certificate every time you spend $200 at Finish Line in 12 months. *
Get special member discounts on the best footwear and apparel.
Get Finish Line magazine and other insider looks at the latest stuff.”

Behind the scenes look at how those special reward cards are actually manufactured and produced by Allstate Printing!!

The cards are produced with high quality 30mil PVC material with full 4 colors on the front side and one color on the reverse side. The sheets are glossy on both sides but we also use a special UV coating to make the front glossier! We print on large sheets and then we use a special die to cut all the cards. Imagine a giant cookie cutter! This cookie cutter has the small round hole on the side of the card for you to use your keyring to and also has a perforation to tear off the keycard from the credit card size part. You can use the key part for your keychain and also use the credit size part for your wallet!


After the cards are all cut, then we work on the data! We are provided data by FINISH LINE through our specialized and very secure servers and we format this data into human readable format and into barcodes. This data is then ink-jetted by utilizing our specialized process called DOD. The data is DOD inkjetted to both the card portion and on the key card.

After all cards are inkjetted with the barcodes, they go through our final Quality Control inspection. Then they are moved to packaging and distributed to over 700 Finish Line stores nation wide!
Over 10million of these cards have been exclusively manufactured by ALLSTATE PRINTING!!!

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