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Four blank cards fanned out in gloss PVC, recycled PVC, wood and matte blue

RFID and NFC card manufacturerWe make the card. Whatever it is for.

Cards, wristbands, key fobs and accessories, made in-house: matched to your system, printed, encoded and every chip tested before it ships.

Minimum order

500 units

Lead time

12 days from approval

Sample

Available

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 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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Two white security ID cards with a teal guilloche pattern, hologram patch and colour band, and the back of a third card with a magnetic stripe and barcode

Security ID cards

Name, number and chip on each card, with microtext, hologram and UV ink where the risk needs it.

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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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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 transparent PVC member cards: one clear with white contour lines, one frosted with a clear strip, one half printed in white with a barcode

Transparent cards

Clear PVC printed in colour, with the clear areas left as part of the design.

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Two combo key tag cards: a navy card with a sage contour line design and its attached key tag, and the white back with a barcode and member number on the card and the tag

Combo key tag cards

A card with a breakaway key tag, printed and numbered with the same code on both pieces.

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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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Another material or chip?

Tell us your property or your access system, and we will suggest the right card.

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  • Fabric wristbands

    Woven strap with a PVC tag, built for multi-day festivals, large venues and cashless payment.

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  • Tyvek wristbands

    Paper-light and single use, numbered in sequence to move a one-day crowd through the gate.

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  • Silicone watch wristbands

    Waterproof and adjustable, shaped like a watch strap and made to be worn again and again.

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  • Eco fabric wristbands

    A natural wood tag in place of PVC, for events with sustainability targets. Same chip, same readers.

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  • Stretch wristbands

    No closure and one size for every wrist, with the chip woven in for long, multi-day events.

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  • Vinyl wristbands

    Waterproof single-use bands with a security snap, for water parks, pools and day events.

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  • Another band or closure?

    Tell us your event and the readers on site, and we will suggest the right band.

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Slim event badge

70 x 110 mm. General access at events and congresses, printed on both sides.

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Large conference badge

140 x 88 mm on two lanyard holes, for congresses, trade fairs and conferences of several days.

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Wide access pass

125 x 60 mm. For staff, VIP and tiered access zones, encoded per pass.

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Another format or finish?

Personalised per attendee, with clear holders and matching lanyards. Tell us your event.

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Flat polyester lanyards

The event standard, 10 to 25 mm, with a wide flat face for the brand and the fitting you choose.

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Tubular lanyards

Round and soft on the neck, light to wear for hours, for high-attendance events on a tight budget.

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Woven lanyards

The design woven into the fabric so it never fades, for lanyards kept as a souvenir.

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Another fitting or style?

Hooks, clips, rings, keyrings or badge holders, from 10 to 25 mm wide.

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Clear badge holders

Clear holders for event badges and accreditations, supplied on the same order as the lanyards.

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Card sleeves

Paper sleeves and holders for hotel key cards, printed with the same artwork as the cards.

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Pens

Printed pens for rooms and the front desk, shipped on the same order as the keys.

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Signage

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

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Key fobs

Moulded ABS fobs from 31 to 56 mm in twelve shapes, in 125 kHz or 13.56 MHz.

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Door hangers

In PVC, paper board or wood, printed on both sides and cut to fit the door handle.

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Something else for your venue?

Tell us what you need on site, and we will tell you if it can be made with the rest of the order.

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  • Four-colour offset press on the production floor, with an operator at the far end
  • Gloved hand placing a white card on an encoding reader, with the batch stacked in a tray behind it
  • Ribbon slitting machine cutting printed wristband and lanyard ribbon into strips
  • Pallets of printed card sheets beside the offset presses
  • Tray of copper RFID antenna coils
  • Operator fitting metal hooks to navy lanyards at a workbench
  • RFID inlay sheet with copper antennas and chips in place
  • Card sheet on the personalisation line, each card printed with a serial number and a barcode
  • Operator checking a sheet of RFID antennas
  • Curing ovens with an operator loading trays
  • Team finishing printed blue and yellow lanyards with metal hooks on a packing table
  • Wooden card blanks lifted from the laser cutting bed
  • Walnut card blank under the engraving head
  • Operator at the card punching station
  • Finishing room with stacks of card sheets
  • Wrapped pallets of finished cards ready to ship
Who we make for

Where it goes to work.

A hand holding a laser engraved wooden RFID key card for a fictional hotel up to a guest room door lock

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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Close-up of an RFID staff badge for a fictional company on a navy lanyard, hanging from an office chair in late afternoon light

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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Cobalt blue vinyl RFID wristband with ivory checkerboard edges, closed with a white snap at the side of the wrist

Events and Festivals

Wristbands and badges for entry, zones and cashless, printed for each edition and encoded to the ticketing system the organiser runs.

Festivals · Congresses · Sports · Venues

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A hand tapping an orange loyalty key tag for a fictional grocery club on the contactless reader of a supermarket self-checkout, with a basket of fruit behind

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 fabric RFID wristband with a white PVC tag on a member's wrist, opening a wooden locker with an RFID lock

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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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.

Your specificationCard spec · draft
ChipMIFARE Classic EV1 1K
Reader or lockVingCard Visionline
EncodingUIDSector dataNDEF
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
15+
Years making cards
53+
Countries delivered to
8M
Cards a month the line is built for
100%
Chips read-tested before shipping
How we work

From specification to delivery.

01

Send the specification

Chip, reader, quantity and artwork.

02

Written confirmation

Spec, quote and lead time.

03

Sample approval

Tested on your reader or lock.

04

Production and testing

Every chip read-tested.

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 a free sample can be 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 in-house. 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 production floor can. Material, chip and finish are chosen and run in-house, so every technical question is answered by the people who made the card, in the same conversation.

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, China
Office:Hong Kong
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WeChat QR code for Kaway Group
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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 can then verify 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. Ask for a free sample, encoded and printed to your specification, and check the material, print, finish and chip performance on your system. On long runs, the first pieces are made and sent to you to check before the rest of the run.

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 and numbers on each card?

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Yes, in the same pass as the artwork: 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 in-house. Every reorder is produced against the approved sample, so successive batches match in print and in data structure.

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Send a few lines. You get a price, the right chip and a lead time, the same working day.

✓A reply the same working day, in writing
✓A free sample to test
✓Minimum order 500 units
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