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Four blank cards fanned out in gloss PVC, recycled PVC, wood and matte blue
RFID and NFC card manufacturer

We make the card. Whatever it is for.

Cards, wristbands, key fobs and accessories, made at the plant in Dongguan: matched to your system, printed, encoded, every chip tested, and shipped under your brand.

Minimum order

500 units

Lead time

13 days from approval

Sample

Free before you order

Factory direct, white label

We make it. You sell it.

Every card is made at the plant in Dongguan and leaves ready to sell under your brand.

Made under one roof

Chip, print, encoding and packing on one floor in Dongguan.

100% chip tested

Every card is read before packing. The whole run, not a sample.

Your brand on the box

Your logo on the carton, printed in black. Kaway's name on nothing.

Who we make for

Where it goes to work.

A blank white PVC card resting across the corner of a square white access reader

Hospitality

Room keys and staff cards encoded for the lock the property runs, plus sleeves, door hangers and signage, shipped for every hotel in the group.

Room keys · Staff credentials · Door hangers · Signage

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A blank ID card in a clear badge holder on a navy woven lanyard

Access Control

Security ID cards, fobs and wristbands, the chip confirmed against your reader in writing, then encoded and read-tested at full volume.

Security ID · Readers · Locks · Turnstiles

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A shrink wrapped brick of blank white PVC cards with a single loose card in front of it

Distributors and Resellers

Cards made at the plant and shipped under your brand, with no Kaway marking on the card, the box or the paperwork, ready for you to resell.

Resellers · Trade suppliers · Agencies · OEM

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A fan of gloss blue membership cards with a gold band, one turned over to show the magnetic stripe

Retail and Loyalty

Gift, loyalty and membership cards in large runs, numbered, barcoded and personalised, with artwork and colour kept on file for reorders.

Loyalty · Membership · Gift cards · Key tags

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A blue fabric RFID wristband with a white plastic tag and a one-way bead closure

Clubs and Associations

Membership cards, wristbands and key tags on a single chip, so the turnstile, the locker and the front desk all read the same member credential.

Gyms · Clubs · Associations · Wet areas

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Blank white PVC card on a pale blue background, ready to be specified

Not on this list?

NFC cards shipped inside consumer products, campus cards or transit cards: if it is a card with a chip, the plant makes it for you in large runs.

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1,300m²
Production floor

One plant, every stage inside it.

87
People in the factory

Cutters, printers and encoders.

15+
Years making cards

Experience behind every run.

53+
Countries shipped to

Large runs delivered worldwide.

Products

What we make.

Two RFID cards, one gloss white and one matte navy printed with a contactless symbol

RFID and NFC cards

Encoded to your system and printed to your artwork. 125 kHz, 13.56 MHz or UHF, with every chip tested.

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Three RFID cards cut to special shapes: a white hexagon, a grey circle and a navy key tag with a slot

Special Shapes

Cut to your outline instead of CR80, up to 200 mm, with the same chips and encoding as a standard card.

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Three wooden RFID cards in basswood, cherry and black walnut, the walnut card with a laser engraved corner pattern

Wooden Cards

Basswood, cherry, black walnut or bamboo, laser engraved or UV printed, with the chip inside the card.

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A gloss PVC card printed with an ocean photograph beside a speckled recycled PVC card marked with a green recycling symbol

PVC and Recycled PVC

Gift, membership and ID cards in PVC or recycled PVC, offset printed, foiled, embossed and numbered.

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Blank silicone wristbands in navy, terracotta, sage, charcoal, frosted and plain white, one with a debossed pattern

Silicone wristbands

Put on once and worn all stay. Moulded in your colour, waterproof, with the chip sealed inside.

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Two woven RFID wristbands: navy fabric with a white PVC tag, and herringbone fabric with a wooden tag and wooden bead closure

Woven wristbands

Your name woven into the fabric, closed with a one-way crimp that stays on the wrist it was issued to.

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Two Tyvek wristbands in sage green and navy, each closed with a white tamper evident tab with an embossed zigzag pattern

Tyvek wristbands

Light, tear resistant and numbered in sequence, for day guests, pool passes and short resort stays.

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Three printed vinyl resort wristbands with white snap studs and a row of adjustment holes, one being lifted by hand

Vinyl wristbands

Wipe clean and adjustable, made for pools, spas and the resort staff who wear the band all day long.

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Four RFID key fobs, three in moulded ABS in blue and green and one in black leather, each on a steel split ring

RFID key fobs

Moulded ABS fobs in twelve shapes, on the same chip as your cards, for the key ring people already carry.

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Five gloss laminated PVC key tags in a teardrop shape, fanned out in navy, blue, terracotta, sage and white, each with a punched hole

Printed key tags

Cut from the same sheet as the card, printed and numbered on both sides so the pair always matches.

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Combo key tag cards

One card that breaks into a full-size card and two key tags, all three carrying the same number.

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Lanyards

Printed or woven in your brand colours, with the clip, the hook and the safety release you specify.

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Card holders

Rigid, soft or sealed sleeves and holders, sized to the card you issue and printed with your artwork.

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Door hangers

Wood or board, printed on both sides and cut to fit the door handles of every room in the property.

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Signage and engraved pieces

Room numbers, table markers and cut pieces, made in the same wood and the same finish as the cards.

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Compatibility

Works with what you
already have.

Send the chip type, the reader or lock model and the encoding required: UID, sector data or NDEF. Chip and encoding are confirmed in writing before production.

Chips we supply and encode
MIFARE Classic EV1 1K · 4K
DESFire EV2 · EV3
Ultralight EV1
NTAG 213
NTAG 215
NTAG 216
ICODE SLIX
EM4200
T5577
Impinj Monza · Alien H3
Why Kaway

Where card orders usually go wrong.

The card arrives and the door stays shut.

Chip, frequency and encoding are confirmed in writing against your reader or lock model before production, and the free sample is tested on your system, so a mismatch is caught before the run.

The second run does not match the first.

Artwork, colour references and encoding stay on file at the plant. Every reorder runs against the approved sample, so last year's card and the one printed this week are the same card.

Nobody can tell you what it is made of.

The plant can. Material, chip and finish are chosen and run in Dongguan, so every technical question is answered by the people who made the card, in the same conversation.

Card materials

What it is made of.

Each card material responds differently to print, foil and engraving. Ask for any of them as a sample.

Close up of the corner of a gloss white PVC card, showing the laminated edge

PVC

The standard. Offset print, hot foil, embossing and a signature panel, all on the same card if you need them.

Offset · Hot foil · Embossing · Signature panel
Close up of the corner of a recycled PVC card, printed with a green recycling symbol

Recycled PVC

An eighty per cent recycled core that prints, foils and laminates like standard PVC, in matte or gloss.

Offset · Foil · Matte laminate
Close up of the corner of a cherry wood card, showing the grain and the laser cut edge

Wood

Basswood, cherry, black walnut and bamboo. Engraving cuts a pale line into the grain, so no two cards are the same.

Engraving · UV print · FSC certified facility
Questions

Asked before every order.

Will your card work with the reader or lock we already have?

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Compatibility is confirmed in writing before production: chip type, frequency, memory layout and encoding are checked against your reader or lock model. A free sample encoded to your specification then verifies it on the installed system.

Can you match the card we already use?

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Yes, given the chip type, frequency and data structure. A current card helps match size, material and finish, while chip and encoding are confirmed from the specification. On encrypted systems, the correct chip is supplied and the key holder writes the credential.

Do we see a sample before production?

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Yes. A free sample goes out before any order, encoded and printed to your specification. Material, print, finish and chip performance are checked on your system before the production run is released.

What materials can you make cards in?

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PVC, recycled PVC with an eighty per cent recycled core, and wood in basswood, cherry, black walnut and bamboo. The chip range is the same across materials, so the choice comes down to card lifespan, use environment and finish.

Can you print names, photos and numbers on each card?

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Yes, in the same pass as the artwork: photographs, names, titles, sequential numbering, barcodes, QR codes and chip encoding. Cards arrive finished and ready to issue, with no personalisation step left on your side.

Will a reorder match the cards we ordered before?

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Artwork, colour references, chip type and encoding parameters stay on file at the plant. Every reorder is produced against the approved sample, so successive batches match in print and in data structure.

How we work

From specification to delivery.

Nothing goes into production until the specification and the sample are approved.

01

Send the specification

Chip type and frequency, reader or lock model, encoding, quantity, material and artwork. Gaps are flagged in the first reply.

02

Written confirmation

Chip, encoding, size, material, print and finish confirmed on one page, together with the quote and the lead time.

03

Sample approval

A free sample goes out before any order, encoded and printed to the specification, for testing on your reader or lock.

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Production and testing

Printed, personalised and encoded to the approved sample in Dongguan. Every chip is read-tested before packing.

Verification

Things you can check yourself.

Certificates, standards and addresses, with the numbers you need to look them up.

Wood cards, FSC certified facility
Licence code:FSC-C195226
Certificate:SGSHK-COC-331895
Issued by:SGS Hong Kong Limited
Scope:wooden cards
Wooden cards produced at an FSC certified facility. Ask for the documentation for your order.
Standards the cards are built to
Card body:ISO/IEC 7810, ID-1
MIFARE and NTAG:ISO/IEC 14443 Type A
ICODE:ISO/IEC 15693
UHF Gen2:ISO/IEC 18000-63
Every specification names the chip part number, so you can check it against the reader you use.
Where the cards are made
Plant:Dongguan, Guangdong, China
Production floor:1,300 m²
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Share what is already defined: chip type, reader or lock model, encoding, quantity and artwork. Any missing detail is confirmed in the first reply.

Where the card must work with an installed reader, lock or access system, include the model. The chip is confirmed against it before production.

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