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Q-Card Laboratories Expands to Meet Changing Industry Needs
Lab Experts Test Durability of New Green Materials and Other Industry Innovations
Sunbury, PA – October 2008 – Q-Card, one of the most trusted names in the card transaction market, has expanded Q-Card Laboratories capabilities to accommodate the third-party testing needs of its customers, including the testing of green substrates and other new industry innovations.
Located in the company’s Sunbury, Pennsylvania facility, Q-Card Laboratories provides a comprehensive plastic card and paper ticket testing facility to leading card manufacturers around the world. Through the use of its Mag3 magnetic stripe analyzer, a programmable optical card measurement system called Smart Scope, and a host of ISO-specified testing equipment and procedures, Q-Card Laboratories provides physical card testing, product test cards as well as consulting services onsite and offsite at company facilities.
“Q-Card Laboratories is the best way for card companies that are experimenting with new green materials to ensure they are still providing a quality product,” said Karen Nickolauson, CEO of Q-Card. “Also, it’s really more than just a lab for cards and tickets. Our services extend to magnetic stripe and smartcard card reader testing, the testing of components like magnetic heads, contactless terminal testing, and troubleshooting the sources of other various problems.“
Physical tests Q-Card Laboratories can provide include the testing against environmental conditions such as humidity and temperature, impact resistance, color control and matching, and card flex testing. A variety of additional magnetic stripe testing to ensure cards meet ISO standards and consulting services such as patent evaluation and guidance are also available.
