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A next generation of durability in direct-to-card printing

As the world leader and innovator in identity issuance, we’re reimagining the ID solutions industry by providing an issuance system that’s specifically designed for today’s environments, which gives you the ability to easily issue the most secure identities in the world.

Types of cards

  • National ID Cards
  • Driver’s License
  • Social Security Cards
  • Government-issued IDs & Cards
  • Employee ID Cards
  • Student ID Cards
  • Access Control Cards

Industries

  • National Government
  • Regional & Local Government
  • Enterprise
  • Education
  • Healthcare

Key Features

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Out of Box Experience

Reduces the complexity and frustrations of unboxing specifically engineered to start the ultimate printing experience.

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Printer Dashboard

See printer status, order supplies, check cleaning status, update firmware, or contact help, all on your mobile device.

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Issuance Flexibility

Printing cards has never been easier with flexibility to issue IDs with software in the cloud or on-premises.

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Unmatched Security

Ensure your data is safe from intruders with encryption technology, TPM Module, and Secure Boot.

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Purposeful Design

Designed to integrate into your physical environment with features such as variable light LED ring.

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Physical & Digital

Ability to issue a physical ID (card) and a digital ID (mobile flash pass) at the same time.

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Flexible Printing Solution

Customers can modify as they see fit by offering enhancements like smart card capabilities, lamination, and tactile impression.

Standard Features and Supplies

Print Technology

  • Dye-sublimation / resin thermal transfer
  • Rewritable technology

Print Capabilities

  • Single or dual-sided

Print Resolution

  • 300 dots per inch (dpi) (300 X 600, 300 X 1200)

Monochrome Printing

  • Up to 1100 cards per hour single-sided

Print, Lamination, and Tactile Speed

  • Full color printing
  • Up to 210 cards per hour front side YMCK ribbon with front side lamination
  • Up to 185 cards per hour front side YMCK-K ribbon, back side K with front side lamination
  • Up to 195 cards per hour (one side print and lamination with tactile) YMCK
  • Up to 160 cards per hour (two sided printer and lamination with tactile) YMCK K

Card Capacity

  • Input hopper - up to 125 cards
  • Output hopper - up to 25 cards (up to 100 optional)
  • Reject hopper - up to 10 cards

Card Sizes

  • Card input size:
  • Thickness - 0.010 inches to 0.040 inches
    • (0.25mm - 1.016mm)
  • Dimension - ID-1, CR-79, CR-80

Operating Environment

  • Temperature: 60°F to 95°F (15°C to 35°C)
  • Humidity: 20-80 % RH - non condensing

Physical Dimensions

  • L 23.8 in x W 10.6 in x H 20.4 in / 60.4 cm x 27 cm x 51.9 cm

Weight

  • 30 lbs (13.62 kg); with options will vary

Connectivity

  • USB & Ethernet

Warranties

  • 36 Months Printer

Web Browser Support for Instant ID as a Service

  • Chrome - Preferred
  • Edge/Internet Explorer
  • Safari

Operating System Support for Printer Driver

  • Windows 11
  • Windows 10 (32- and 64-bit)
  • Windows Server 2019
  • Windows Server 2022

Optional Features and Supplies

Magnetic Stripe Encoding

  • ISO 7811 three-track support (high- and low- coercivity)
  • JIS Type II Single-track option

Multi-Hopper

  • Six-compartment multi-hopper (Six 125-card hoppers, 750-card total capacity)

WiFi

  • Wi-Fi types: 802.11g/n
  • Authentication modes: None, WPA2 Personal
  • Dual-band 2.4GHz & 5GHz

Smart Card Encoding

  • Single Wire or Loosely coupled:
  • Contact smart card encoding: ISO 7816 T=0 (T=1),
  • Class A 5V (3V and 1.8V)
  • Contactless smart card encoding: ISO 14443 – A (B),
  • ISO 15693, MiFare Series, DESFire Series,
  • HID IClass Series, HID Prox (125 KHZ)

Color Ribbons

  • Prefilled print ribbon cassettes:
    • YMCKT (500)
    • YMCKT-KT (350)
    • KTT (750)
    • ST-KT (500)
    • GT-KT (500)
  • Refill print ribbon kits:
    • YMCKT (250/50)
    • ymcKT (650)
    • YMCKT-KT (350)
    • ymcKT-KT (435)
    • KT (1000)
    • KTT (750)
    • YMCKF-KT (300)
    • YMCKL-KT (300)
    • YMCK** (500)
    • YMCK-K** (500)

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