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PLA/BOIS card, Opt for a sustainable alternative

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27 February 2023
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Introduction

Edikio's new PLA/BOIS cards offer you a new alternative to PVC for your personalised labels and cards! With their reduced environmental impact and attractive natural wood look, they are suitable for a wide range of uses and offer a host of personalisation options thanks to the Edikio Guest and Edikio Price Tag software. They are also tested and validated by Edikio's R&D and quality departments to ensure a professional, high-quality finish.

PLA/BOIS cards: a sustainable alternative to PVC

With their natural wood look, PLA/BOIS cards offer you similar user benefits to conventional PVC cards.

Hotel and restaurant owners, the PLA/BOIS cards are easy to clean and durable. Thanks to their attractive, professional black monochrome finish, they will blend in perfectly with the presentation of your buffets or top-of-the-range products and services.

They are particularly recommended for :

Retailers, PLA/BOIS cards offer a strong, durable base for an attractive presentation your shop and some of your products. 

Black monochrome printing gives you a high-quality, harmonious result for :

  • Price labels for your packaged products
  • Presentation labels for your items
  • Your business cards

Choose reduced environmental impact

PLA/wood cards are made from bio-based materials, some of which are recycled:

  • Polylactic acid (PLA) is a sustainable substitute for plastic made from renewable bio-sourced resources such as maize and sugar cane, non-derived from petroleum and non-toxic.
  • Wood fibre is a by-product of the industrial processing of wood. PEFC-certified wood from sustainably managed forests.

Compatibility of PLA/BOIS cards

PLA/BOIS cards (Ref. C7001) with standard CR80 dimensions (0.76mm thick) are compatible with :

They can be printed with the black monochrome ribbon "BLACK RMS".** (Ref. RCT095NAA for Access and RCT094NAA for Flex) and are also compatible with Edikio accessories.

Download the PLA/BOIS card data sheet

Edikio, an alternative range to show your difference

The launch of the PLA/BOIS card is part of a global approach by the Edikio brand to meet the growing needs of professionals to reduce the environmental impact of their activities.. These cards complement the alternative Edikio range, which already includes paper cards compatible with Edikio Access*, Flex and Duplex solutions.

Depending on your needs and uses, these two alternatives to PVC allow you to create personalised, professional labels and cards with Edikio Guest and Edikio Price Tag.

Find out more about the Edikio alternative range

*From the serial number 10001152726. To find your serial number: go to the bottom of your Access! There you'll find a label and the S/N indication that corresponds to your printer's serial number:

** Firmware and driver updates are required to use the BLACK RMS ribbon.

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