With the HID® ELEMENT industrial card printer/encoder/laser engraver, HID Global delivers the most reliable, cost-effective, high-volume ID and financial card issuance available in the industry.
Desktop-based yet heavy-duty, HID ELEMENT is especially suited for the high-cycle requirements of large government ID card programs, financial institutions, laborious service bureau conditions and demanding large enterprise environments. Modular and scalable, HID ELEMENT offers high-resolution, UV inkjet printing, optional laser engraving and an array of encoding options to meet a broad range of credential program requirements.
With its reliable operation, minimal maintenance, highly-configurable functionality, scalable throughput and lowest total cost of ownership (TCO) in the industry — HID ELEMENT is the next evolution in superior-quality, high-volume card personalization and issuance.
Benefits:
Lowest total cost of ownership — HID ELEMENT delivers the lowest cost-per-image over standard, ribbon-based desktop Direct-to-Card (DTC™) or retransfer card printers and a lower TCO than feature-comparable central issuance systems
Unprecedented modularity in a desktop — HID ELEMENT offers the flexibility to purchase UV inkjet printing and laser engraving systems either together or as separate, stand-alone units to meet unique card program requirements
Ease of use — HID ELEMENT is as easy to use as standard DTC and retransfer desktop printers but with the modularity, power and throughput speed to rival central issuance
Specification
HID ELEMENT UV Ink Printing System
Side printing: Dual-side printing standard
Printing technology: UV cured inkjet
UV ink types: Yellow (Y), Magenta (M), Cyan (C), Black (K), Clear Overlay (O), Fluorescent (F), White (W)
Printer ink channels: Up to six
Resolution: Up to 600 dpi x 1200 dpi (23.6 dots/mm x 47.2 dots/mm)
Print speed: Up to 300 single-sided cards per hour (@ 600 dpi)
Accepted card size: CR-80 (3.370"L x 2.125"W / 85.6mmL x 54mmW)
Accepted card types: PVC, composite (PET/PVC with PVC as an outer layer), laminated PVC (credit card construction), polycarbonate (PC), laserable PVC
Print area: Over-the-edge on CR-80 cards
Input card capacity: 400 cards (.030" / .762mm thick) per input hopper — up to four hoppers may be added for a total of 1600 cards
Output card capacity: 400 cards (.030" / .762mm thick) per output stacker — up to four stackers may be optionally added for a total of 1600 cards
Optional encoding: Smart card (contact/contactless), ISO magnetic encoding, support for third-party Smartware® simultaneous contact/contactless encoding
Warranty: Printer module and printheads — 12 months
Options: HID ELEMENT laser engraving system, up to four input hoppers/output stackers per unit, encoding, camera registration system
HID ELEMENT Laser Engraving System
Marking: Dual-side standard
Laser type: 3W standard or 8W optional air cooled DPSS laser
Laser resolution: 600 dpi
Laser speed: Up to 300 cards per hour depending on amount of laser marking
Laser accepted card size: CR-80 (3.370"L x 2.125"W / 85.6mmL x 54mmW)
Accepted card types: Polycarbonate (PC) recommended, laserable PVC
Laser personalization types: Sub-surface and tactile laser engraving, microtext, MLI/CLI (optional)
Laser graphics capability: True grayscale
Input card capacity: 400 cards (.030" / .762mm thick) per input hopper — up to four hoppers may be added for a total of 1600 cards
Output card capacity: 400 cards (.030" / .762mm thick) per output stacker — up to four stackers may be optionally added for a total of 1600 cards
Optional encoding: Smart card (contact/contactless), ISO magnetic encoding, support for third-party Smartware® simultaneous contact/contactless encoding
Warranty: Laser diode — 24 months, all other system components —12 months
Options: HID ELEMENT UV ink printing system (combine color with UV printing system), up to four input hoppers/output stackers per unit, encoding, camera registration system, 8W laser (for faster laser marking capability), MLI/CLI
