HID Seos Bamboo Eco Cards Tested
While HID Bamboo cards initially failed production, HID finally ships the Seos Bamboo Eco cards, stating a ~73% less plastic, environmentally-friendly solution than traditional plastic alternatives. But how well do they work, and what are the environmental benefits?
IPVM bought and tested the HID Seos Bamboo card credentials against traditional HID plastic and clamshell Seos cards. In this report, we examine:
- **** ** *** ******* *** ********* Seos *****?
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Price **. *********** ******* ***********
***'* **** ****** ***** **** * marginally ****** **** **** *********** ******* or ********* **** *****, ******* ~$*.**-$*.** more *** ****. ***** ******* **** vary ********* ** ******* *** **** discounts, *** ****** ***** *** ** purchased ****** *** ~$* * **** for * **** ** *** **** a *********** **** *****:
Physical ********** ** ******* *****
***'* ****** **** ***** **** *** same ****** *** ***** ** *********** plastic *** ********* *** *****, **** the ****** *** ********* ***** ****** the **** *********, ***** ** ***** as ***** ** * *********** ******* credential:
*** *** ********** ** *** *** and ****** ** *** ***** *** to ****** ***** **** ** *** primary ********. *** ****** ** *********/*******-*******, with * ***** ******* *** ******* weight **** *** ********* *** ******* cards.
***** *** *** *** ******** *** chips *** ******** **** ** *** bamboo, *******, *** ********* *****, ****** the ***** ***** ***** **** *** bamboo **** *** * ****** **** than * *********** **** **** *** is ******* ** * *********:
Bamboo ***** *** ********
******* ***** ********* ********* **** ***, *** *** ****** ***** **** started ******** ** ****** ******. *** delay *** *** ** ****** ********** (see ***********), *** *** **** **** **** while ********** *** ********** ******, *** can *** ******* ***** ****** ** Bamboo *****:
******* *********** *** ************** *** **** important ** ***. ***** ******** ** certain ******* ******, ***** **** ****** by *********** ** *** ******* ******** used ** ****** ***** *****, ** paused ********* ** **** *******. *** that *** *********** ****** **** **** resolved, ** *** **** ** ******* orders *** **** ****** *****.
Bamboo ***** ****** ** ******* **** ***/***
***** ***** ************* *** *** ***'* DTC/HDP **** ******** *** ****** *******, employee ******, *** ** ***********, ****** cards ****** ** ******* ***** *** existing ********. *** **** **** **** the ****** ***** *** *** ********* customizable, *** **** *** ********* ******* to ********* ***** *****:
** ***** ** *************, ** ********* do *** ***** **** ******* *** Seos ****** *****, *** *** ********* different ******* *** **** ***** **** details ** **** ****** *********, ********* the ******** ** **** *********** ********** alternatives ** ********** *** ****** ********.
*** **** ** ****** ** * laminated ******* **** ****** ***** **** prone ** *********** *** ************* **********, as ********* ** *** ******** ******* of *** ******.
Executive *******
***** **** ******* ***** **** *** Seos ****** ***** ***** ********* **** range ******** ** ******* *** ********* cards ** * ********** ****** ****, bamboo ***** **** ******* *********** ******** to *********** ******* *****. *** ****** cards *** **** ********, ****** **** prone ** ******** *** **** *********** to ************* ********** (********, ****, ***.), growing ****, *********, *** *********** **** exposed ** *** ********.
******* *** ********** *********** ** ****** cards, ***** ****** **** ******* *** offer ************* ******** *** *********** ****** HID's ****** *********.****-******** ************* **** ****** *** ***** **** environmental **********, ********* ******* ****** ********* in ****** ********** **. *********** ******* cards. ***** *** *** *** ******** the ************* ******* *** ****** *****, HID ****** *** ****** ***** ***~**% **** *********** *********** ******* ***** *** *** PVC-free, *********** ****************** ******************* **** *** **********, *** ******* plastic **** ** *********** **** *****.
***** ****** ***** **** * ********** higher **** **** ******* *****, ***** reduced ********** ***** ******* **** ** be ******** **** ********** **** *******, causing * ****** ****** ** ****** cards ** ** *******. ***** ******* for ***** ***** **** **** ** distributor, **** ***** ****** * ****** overall **** *** ****** ***** **. traditional ******* ** ********* *****, ***** may *** **** ** ** ******** as **********.
*** ***** ********* ***** ***** *********** disadvantages ****** ******** ******* ***** ** access ***********. *******, ***** *** ********* about ***** ******* *** **** ** improve ***** ************* ********* *** ******** using ****** *****.
Bamboo ***** **** *******
**** ******* ***** *** ****** ***** are **** ******* *** ***** ** snapping *** *********** **** *********** ******* and ********* ***********.
**** ****** *** ********** ** *** different ***** ** ******** ***** ** ~90° ***** ** ***** ******* ***** a ***** *****. ** * **** did *** ****/**** ** ~**° *** was **** ** * ******, ** passed *** ********** ****.
**** *** ***** **** ****** **** the ******, *** ****** ***** ******** the ******* ***** (******* ***** ** ~19 ***) ****** ******* ******** ** the ********* (******* ***** ** ~** lbf). *******, *** ****** ***** **** less ******** **** *** ********* *** failed ****** ***** **** ** **°, with ******* ***** *** ******* ** 90° (******* ***** ** ~* ***), as **** ** *** ***** *****:
**** *** ***** **** ****** ** the ******, *** ****** *** ********* cards ****** *** ********** **** (******* force ** ~** ***), **** *** clamshell **** ********* ****** ***********, ******* to ~**° ****** *******, ****** *** bamboo ****. *** ******* **** ****** the ********** ****, *** ******* **** bent ~**° (******* ***** ~* ***).
******* *********** **** **** ******** *** did *** ********** ******** *******, ****** bamboo *****, ***** *** **** ************. After *** ***** **** **** ** ~90°, *** ******* **** ******** ** its ******** ***** *** *** ** physical ****** ** *********** **********, *********** as ********, ******* *** ****** *** clamshell ***** ******* *** *** *** function **** ********* ** * ******.
***** *** ****** *** ********* ***** required ******* ****** *** *******, *** clamshell ***** ******** **** *********** *** bending ** ~**° ****** *******. *** bamboo ***** ******* ** * ***** angle (******* ** ~**°). *** ******* Seos **** ******** **** ***** ** bend **** *** ****** ** ********* cards *** *** *** **** **** bent ** ~**° *** ******** ** its ******** *****. *** ****** ****** and ********* ***** *** *** ****, but *** ******* **** ********** ******** after *******.
*** **** **** **** ****** *** different *************** **** ***, *** ********* should ******** *** ******** *************** *** product *** ** *** ********-****** *******:
** ** ******* ** **********, ****** is * ******* ******** *** ********** has ********* *************** **** *** **** exposed ** ***** ******** ** ********* to ******* **********. ** ****, ** encourage ********* ** ******** ***** *************** as **** ** ***** ******** ****** process.
Bamboo ***** **** **** *******
**** *****-****** *** **** ***** ***** on *** ****** *** ********* *****. The ***** ***** ** *** ****** cards **** **** ******* **** *** clamshell ****, ******* ** ** ******* pull ***** ** ~** ***, ******** to *** *********'* ******* **** ***** of ~** ***, ** ***** ** the ***** *****:
***** *** ****** ****'* **** **** required **** ***** ** **** **** a *********, ** ** *** ******** that ****** * ****** ** ********* card **** ** ********* ******* ** these ****** ****** ** ******** ***.
Increased *********** **. *********** ******* *****
*** ** *** ******* ********** ** bamboo ***** ******** ** *********** ******* cards, *** ***** *** *** ** increased ****** ** ****** ***** ******. Due ** ************* ******* *** ******* durability, *** ********* ******* ** ****, splintering, *** ******* *** ***** *** users ** ******* ***** ****** ***** more ********** **** *********** ******* ** clamshell *****, ***** **** **** *********** and **** ******** ************* ********** ** testing.
***** ****** ***** **** * ********** higher **** *** **** **** *******, ordering ***** ***** ** ******* *** loss ** ***** ***** ********** *** damaged ***** *** ***** *** ***** to ******** **** ****** ***** **** traditional ******* ***********, ***** *** ******* increase ***** **** *** **** ******* plastic ************.
Bamboo ***** **** ****** **** *****
**** ******* ******** **** *** ****** cards **** * ****** **** ***** of ~*" ******** ** ~*.*" **** traditional ******* *****. **** ****** **** range ******* ** ** *** ***** 20 ****** ** ***** ** *** video *****:
***** *** ******** ** ******* ** what ******* *** ********** ** *** bamboo's ****** **** *****, **** ******** found *** ****** *** ** *** bamboo ******** **** *******. ***** *** does *** ******** *** **** ** bamboo ****, ****** ********* *** * higher ********** ******** **** ******** **** as ***. ****-******** ******** ***** **** a ****** ********** ******** *** **** bamboo ***** ******** ********* ******, ******** ***'* ****** ***** ** emit * ******** *************** ****** **** the ****** ***** ********* ** * slightly ******* ********** **** *** *********** plastic *****.
More *********** ** ************* ********** ******** ** *******:
*** ******* ******** **** ****** ***** are **** *********** ** ************* **********, including ***** *** **** ****** **** traditional ******* *****. ***** ****** *** plastic ***** *** ** ********** ** read *********** ** ***** **** ******* to *** ********, ********* ***** *** heat, *** ****** ***** *** ******** damage, ********* *********** *** *******. *** to ********* *******, *** ***** ***** be ******** ** ******* ***** ******* bamboo ***** **** ***** **** ******* cards.
****** ***** **** **** ****** ** water *** ** ******** ****** ** time (~* ****) *** **** ****** on *** ****, ******* ******* ***** did *** ********** ****:
**** ***** **** ****** *********** ***** soaking *** *** ****** **** ** differences ** **** ***********.
**** ****** ****** *** ******* *********** with ******* *** ****** ******, ***** is * ****** ******* *** ***** use. **** *********** **** **** ** a **** ****** ****** ******* *** drying ******, *** ***** ****** *** plastic *****' **** *********** ** ***** was *** ********, *** ****** ***** showed ***** ** *********** *** ******* on *** *******:
Bamboo ****** ******* ************* ******** **** *******
**** ************ ***** ** ***'* ********** and ****-******** ****** ********* ******* **** that ****** ***** **** **** *** footprint **** ***** ******* ************, ****** based ** ******** ***********.
******, ******** ** ***, ***, *** ABS, ****** ***** ****** ********* ****** the *** ******** ************* *******, ******** the ****** ********* ** *** ******** cards. ***** *** **** *** ******** the ***** ***** ** ******, ***, PET, *** *** ******** **** ** their *********** ** ************* *******, ** used****-******** ****** ******** *** ****** ********* ** bamboo *** ******* ***** ***** ** HID's **********.
****: *** ********* ************ *** **** using ********* *** ******** ****** ** material ****** *** ** *** **** manufacturing, *********, ** ******** **** *******. These ********* *** ***** ** ****'* research *** **** ****'* ******** ***********.
***** *** *** *** ******** *** manufacturing ******* *** ****** ** ******* cards, *** ****** ********* ************* ~**.*% ******, ~**.*% *** ******* (for ***** ********), *** ~*.*% ***** materials. *** ****** ***** *** ***-****, which ***** ** ~**% ** ******* Seos ***********.
***** *** ****** ** *** * known **********,****-******** ************* **** ***** ********, * *** ingredient ** *** **********, ** * known ********** **** *** ***** ********* harm ** ******* ** ***** ******** in *** ************* ******* ** ***.
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*** ***** ******* ** ****** ***** carbon *********, ****** ***** ***** ** alternative ** *******, **** * ******** longer **** ***** *** ***** ********** and ****** *****. ** *** ****** customization ******* *** * ****** ******* finish *** ****** *****, ***** ********* for ******* ****** ******* **** ********.
* ** ****** ************ **** '*****' buildings, *** * ***** ** ***** were ******** ************* *******(** ******** ******* ******* ***** ***********), bamboo ***** ***** ** **** ********** and ****** ***** ** **** ***** sensitive.