Card and mailing incorporating the card and system and method for producing the same

A method for manufacturing a mailing assembly, the method comprising the steps of:

• printing at least one card and at least one carrier on a first sheet constructed of a first material wherein the carrier has a top surface and a bottom surface wherein the card has a top layer and bottom layer;
• applying a first adhesive to the first sheet;
• applying laminate to the first adhesive;
• applying a second sheet on the card wherein the card is folded over the second sheet to form the top layer of the card and the bottom wherein the second sheet is constructed of a second material;
• applying a second adhesive to the carrier wherein the second adhesive attaches the laminate of the card to the carrier;
• and
• removing the card and the carrier attached to the card from the ribbon.

A mailing assembly comprising:

• a card wherein the card has a top card layer and a bottom card layer further wherein the top card layer and the bottom card layer are made from a same material;
• an identifier between the top card layer and the bottom card layer;
• a first adhesive layer between the top card layer and the bottom card layer;
• a top laminate layer attached to the top card layer;
• a bottom laminate layer attached to the bottom card layer;
• and
• a carrier removably attached to the card wherein a first carrier section is folded over the card so that the card resides between the first carrier section and a second carrier section.

A mailing assembly comprising:

• a card having a top card layer, a middle card layer and a bottom card layer further wherein the top card layer, the middle card layer and the bottom card layer are made from a same material;
• a first adhesive layer between the top card layer and the middle card layer;
• a second adhesive layer between the middle card layer and the bottom card layer;
• a top laminate layer attached to the top card layer;
• a third adhesive layer between the top laminate layer and the top card layer;
• a bottom laminate layer attached to the bottom card layer;
• and
• a fourth adhesive layer between the bottom laminate layer and the bottom card layer.

A system for manufacturing a mailing assembly, the system comprising:

• a transporter that positions and moves a single web of material to an imager that prints a plurality of cards and a plurality of carriers on a single web of material wherein each one of the plurality of cards has a top card layer and a bottom card layer;
• a laminator that receives the single web of material from the imager and applies a laminate to the single web of material;
• a first gluing unit that receives the single web of material from the laminator and uses an adhesive to attach the top card layer to the bottom card layer;
• a second gluing unit that receives the single web of material from the first gluing unit and attaches one of the plurality of carriers to at least one of the plurality of cards.