Sigma DSE Direct-to-Card Printer
A complete direct-to-card printing system for essential printing needs
As a world leader and innovator in identity issuance, we’re reimagining the ID solutions industry by providing an issuance system that’s designed with the industry-leading Sigma printer architecture in a streamlined casing – all at an affordable offering – with the Sigma DSE.
Types of cards
- Employee ID Cards
- Student, Teacher, Faculty, and Admin ID Cards
- Membership Cards
- Guest Cards
- Passenger Cards
- Visitor ID Cards
- Event ID Cards
Industries
- Education
- Healthcare
- Retail
- Hospitality
- Transportation
Key Features
Out-of-Box Experience
The DSE reduces the complexity and frustrations of unboxing and is specifically engineered to start the ultimate printing experience in 10 minutes.
Printer Dashboard
See printer status, order supplies, check cleaning status, update firmware, or contact help, all on your mobile device.
Issuance Flexibility
Printing cards has never been easier, with the flexibility to issue IDs with software in the cloud or on premises.
Physical and Digital
Gain the ability to issue a physical ID (card) and a digital ID (mobile flash pass) at the same time.
Standard Features and Supplies
Print Technology
- Dye-sublimation
Print Capabilities
- Single or dual-sided
Print Resolution
- 300 dots per inch (dpi) (300 x 300, 300 x 600, 300 x 1200)
Monochrome Printing
- Up to 750 cards per hour (CPH) single-sided
Print Speed
- Printer Only - Full color printing
- Single-sided color ribbon – Up to 185 cards per hour (CPH)
- Double-sided color ribbon – Up to 100 cards per hour (CPH)
Card Capacity
- Input hopper - up to 100 cards
- Output hopper - up to 25 cards
Card Sizes
- Card input size:
- Thickness - 0.024 inches to 0.040 inches
- (0.609mm - 1.016mm)
- Dimension - CR-80
Operating Environment
- Temperature: 60°F to 95°F (15°C to 35°C)
- Humidity: 20%-80% RH – non-condensing
Physical Dimensions
- L 17.5 in x W 8.4 in x H 9.0 in / 44.5 cm x 22.6 cm x 22.9 cm
Weight
- 12.1 lbs (5.49 kg)
Connectivity
- USB & Ethernet (duplex only)
Warranties
- 24 Months Printer & Printhead Warranty
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
Smart Card Encoding
- 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, MIFARE DESFire EV1/EV2, HID Prox, iClass, iClass SE, iClass Seos, FeliCa