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.
Behind that is a team with deep roots in card manufacturing and access-control fulfillment — the people who actually build, encode, and ship credentials at scale. We treat every order the same way, whether it's a single replacement card or a facility-wide rollout: get the format exactly right, build it to spec, and stand behind it for the life of the card.
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.
Backed by a lifetime guarantee
Every card we sell carries a lifetime guarantee against defects in parts and workmanship — the same standard the major OEM manufacturers set. If a card ever fails because of how it was made, we replace it.
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.
Lifetime parts & workmanship guarantee on every card