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VAR's ID Card Service Bureau
Business Thriving
Business Solutions, April
2004
Access control technology isn't the only part
of Identatronics Inc.'s (Chicago) business that is growing in sales.
For years, the company has manufactured ID badges, and one new
customer's order helped prompt the VAR to move to a larger location.
The customer was the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) system. In 2003,
Identatronics was contracted to provide badges for 50,000 CPS
employees. The badges are
used for three
purposes: identification,
time and attendance, and as an employee's paycheck. "Typically,
a service bureau order is in the 1,000 to 5,000 cards range,"
explains Michael Grzegorek, VP at Identatronics. "For this
project, we had to convert the cafeteria of our old building into a
service bureau room to provide the security to manufacture these
cards. Furthermore, as we expanded our manufacturing expertise into
smart card and proximity cards, we needed better facilities to work
with these technologies."
In early 2004, Identatronics moved to a new, larger facility seven blocks from its old location. Instead of three rooms being used for service bureau work, the new facility houses 15 card printers in one room equipped with anti-static floors and anti-dust paint so the equipment won't be affected by static shocks. Grzegorek says bar-coded ID cards make up the largest portion of the company's service bureau business.
The new location also allowed Identatronics to increase the efficiency of its ID card manufacturing line. At the company's previous location, the production line zigzagged between two connected buildings. The new building boasts a linear manufacturing line. "Our products are less likely to get damaged in transition with this new setup," states Grzegorek. "Also, the next person in the manufacturing line can check the previous person's work more easily than before."
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