About Us
The card for every format
American Key Cards exists for one reason: to be the single U.S. source for compatible access credentials — including the strange, old, and obscure formats other vendors won't touch.
When a facility manager can't find a replacement card for an aging Kantech ioProx, Keri PXL, Vicon, or Indala system, they usually end up paying OEM prices for a part the OEM barely supports. We built AKC to fix that: identify the format, manufacture a compatible credential to ISO spec, encode it to your facility code, and ship it — for a fraction of OEM pricing.
What we stand for
How we're different
Coverage over convenience
Most vendors stock only the popular formats. We go after the obscure ones — the Vicons, the ioProx tags, the Keri K-formats — so you have one source for everything.
Honesty as policy
We tell you what's reproducible and what isn't. If your credential uses strong encryption and can't be cloned, we say so — instead of selling you a card that won't work.
OEM performance, not OEM prices
Compatible-by-specification credentials meet the same ISO standards as the originals — without the OEM markup.
U.S.-based support
Real people who know access control, encoding to your facility code, and quick re-orders kept on file.
Capabilities
From identification to encoded, printed, ready-to-use cards
- Format identification from a photo or printed card numbers
- Manufacturing to ISO 7810 ID-1 in clamshell and ISO thicknesses
- Encoding to your facility code and card-number range
- Full-color printing, numbering and custom artwork
- Volume runs with samples for verification
- Formats kept on file for fast re-orders
Not sure which format you have?
Send us the numbers printed on your card — we'll identify the format and quote a compatible card, usually within one business day.