Apparatus and method for manufacturing plastic cards

Details Apparatus and method for manufacturing plastic cards Apparatus and method for manufacturing plastic cards

1987-05-06

1989-09-05

Hoch, Raymond

Adhesive bonding and miscellaneous chemical manufacture

Methods

Surface bonding and/or assembly therefor

100 93RP, 1565834, 1565835, B32B 3108

Patent

active

048635464

ABSTRACT:
A method and equipment for manufacturing plastic cards, for example, credit cards and the like from a continuous layup including generally two plastic cover leaves and a printed insert. The plastic leaves to be heat sealed are fed through a plurality of press zones in which the lay-up is heated and subsequently cooled. The feed is performed by means of heat conducting, preferably metallic bands one of which carries pegs centrally disposed along its length which interengages with registration holes in the layup and a cooperating band to drive the bands and layup synchronously thorugh the press zones. Its use is in the mass production of plastic cards.

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