Yes, it was swell seeing our lanyards hanging around the Super Bowl.

SC High School featured in Apple promotional video. Can you spot the Laminex ID Accessories?

SCREEN SHOT: Apple promotional film

- Apple.com

Read more here: http://www.thestate.com/2012/01/24/2126800/lexington-highs-high-profile.html#storylink=cpy

Read more here: http://www.thestate.com/2012/01/24/2126800/lexington-highs-high-profile.html#storylink=cp

Lexington High School was recently featured in a promotional video for the new iBooksTM textbooks program from Apple. We're excited for Lexington District 1, and we're always glad to see customers positively represented in the news. The entire presentation is fascinating, and we can't wait to try out iBooks AuthorTM ourselves.


For a glimpse of the Lexington portion of the video, jump to 45:22.

Way to go Lexington HS, and thanks to Apple for continually developing new products that help us think different!

Visitor Management with Color Label Printing

Here's a concise industry blog post on one of our customer applications. OPI Products is now happily using an Epson high speed color printer and Jolly Lobby Track VM software. A very innovative solution that changes the game quite a bit. If you're a visitor management user and you're tired of plain black & white labels, consider one of the new Epson ink jets for your next printer. It's quiet, fast and clean.

Read the full post here

Keeping Kids Safer with RFID - Great IDea!

Canadian Manufacturer, Prairie Tech Enterprises is rolling out their new "Where Abouts" system to help protect the lives of people and animals who are in close proximity to farm equipment. Their breakthrough system involves the use of RFID wristbands worn by persons or livestock. These bands notify equipment operators via a transponder in their farm vehicles. When a RFID wearing body is within 100 feet of the vehicle, the driver is notifed. Great IDea guys!
Read the full story here

Making the Event Ticket a Sweet Keepsake

Some lucky folks will have their MLB All Star Game Tickets in this hot looking ticket holder/lanyard combo. Lucky them.

Guest Cards for Special Event

The feedback on these Guest Cards for Racheal Ray's Feedback?  Loved them!

Note:  The badge holders and lanyards were pretty sweet, too!

Extra Bling For Our Glitter Lanyards

You asked for it and you got it! We now have more colors and options than ever for our Glitter Lanyards. Let us know when you are ready for some extra bling mojo and we'll cover what you need to make it happen. You don't think these are a fit for you? Try handing them out at your next trade show and watch people flock to your booth. Really!

Another CombiPASS Option

Our CombiPASS hangtag/keyfob line continues to receive rave reviews. It's an easy ordering decision when you consider every user gets something extra compared to a regular hangtag. If "The Football" or "The Roundball" does not work for you, we now have "The General". Yes, something for everyone. That is how we roll.

New Round Ball CombiPASS

A while back we showed a sample of our football shaped CombiPASS. Response to this product has been super. We now also have a new "Round Ball CombiPass" which is excellent for soccer, basketball, hockey, and baseball venue parking or if you simply want to feature a sport in general. Let us know your idea and we are happy to work on concept art. With the added key fob you not only manage parking, you also inspire loyalty. We call that a win-win.

We are starting to see quite a few more requests for QR codes and have manufactured several event credential and badge holder orders with this code included. It's great to see that Jolly Technology, one of our software partners for visitor management and ID card software, is now supporting QR codes across their product line. Well done, Jolly. Well done.

Have you considered using QR codes, yet? Do you know what they do?

Custom Printed Armband Badge Holders

Occasionally we get a call to see if we can print on arm band badge holders. Sure. It is in our wheelhouse to drop print on the vinyl pocket or the elastic armband. What specialized project can we do for you?

Secure Credentials

Here is a shout out to our good friend, David Murphy, from Zebra Technologies. Do you need your ID cards to be secure? How secure? You can be confident that our advice will help you make the best informed decision.

We Dig Customer Love!

Several weeks ago I think we set a record for notes and letters from customers thanking us for great work. I love it when those notes are directed to management to point out how well our staff is serving folks.

This morning flowers arrived for our Kim Crawford and we all assumed it was from her most loving husband, but alas, it was from a customer and it included a swell thank you note. Way to go, Kim!

We love hearing from all of you when we do great and when you think we can improve on what we do for you. It's is a big goal here to create an increasing group of raving fans. Thanks for the feedback.

A Nifty Membership Card

Here is a sweet idea for a membership club card. Our client prints the personalized info, slides it under the clear flap and zips it through a laminator. Not only is it cost effective, do you think the card holder will lose something this cool? Sweet.

RFID Wristbands could be considered for Lollapalooza

SecureBand featured in RFID Journal - February 9, 2011 issue. Exciting news for Laminex/CredentialExpress. The new SecureBand RFID wristband proved successful at the ACL festival in 2010.  Read the entire article.

Learn more about selling the SecureBand product to your customers by calling (800) 438-8850.

Skimming RFID Credit Cards

See the icon in the circle? It means a high frequency RFID chip is inside the card. This icon is usually printed smaller on the backside of credit card. If the card has this feature it is quite useful for quicker purchasing, but the card information can also be skimmed by a bad guy. Visit skimsafe.com for a solution to this problem.

CombiPASS

Our new CombiPASS combines a parking pass with a key fob which can include a season schedule, discount code, or any other promotional information. It's a great idea for stadiums, events, and festivals. Anti-counterfeiting security features and parking access options are available. Let us know if you would like a sample. It's pretty sweet.

Adding Payment Options to US Government ID Cards?

Yep, the US government is looking at adding more functions to the Common Access Card according to this report.

We say: This is another very good reason to use our SkimSAFE badge holders with CAC and other PIV cards.

Virtual Lanyard Samples - Free Toolset

CredentialExpress has a nifty new offering on the website. If your customers need to see what their printed lanyard looks like BEFORE they order, this tool will keep them engaged during the sale process. Try it today and inquire at asi/47204 or SAGE 68651 for actual samples of CredentialExpress custom lanyard products.

Laminex ASIS Booth

We had a lot of positive comments on our booth and our products at ASIS this year. We agree that the booth set-up was pretty sweet. You didn't make it out to Dallas? Just hit us with an e-mail for a FREE packet with the new catalog and a few of our most popular attachment samples.