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Digital Printing Personalization Technologies - Impact on Card Production

Digital Printing Personalization Technologies - Impact on Card Production. ICMA – EXPO 2006 Athens, 08th – 11th October Presented by: Thies Janczek. Content. Introduction Technologies Monochrome Color Card Production Considerations Production Flow Card Construction Aspects Summary.

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Digital Printing Personalization Technologies - Impact on Card Production

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  1. Digital Printing PersonalizationTechnologies- Impact on Card Production ICMA – EXPO 2006 Athens, 08th – 11th October Presented by: Thies Janczek

  2. Content • Introduction • Technologies • Monochrome • Color • Card Production Considerations • Production Flow • Card Construction Aspects • Summary ICMA Expo, Athens

  3. Introduction • Conventional / Digital printing • Each card with a unique printing  personalization • No design limitation from one card to the next • Instant print from digital artwork • Monochrome systems are widely employed for personalization ICMA Expo, Athens

  4. TechnologiesMonochrome • Thermo Transfer • Ink Jet • Laser Engraving (Grayscale) ICMA Expo, Athens

  5. TechnologiesColor • Liquid Toner based • Toner (Powder) based • Photographic Process • Dye-Sublimation D2T2 • Laser Technologies • Ink-Jet Systems ICMA Expo, Athens

  6. TechnologiesColor – Liquid Toner • HP Indigo press ICMA Expo, Athens

  7. Xerox iGen3 MGI Meteor DP40 Kodak Nexpress TechnologiesColor – Toner (Powder) • Laser and Xerox Printer • Direct and Indirect systems ICMA Expo, Athens

  8. TechnologiesColor – Photographic Process • Agfa ID-solution • DCT-Pro Imaging ICMA Expo, Athens

  9. TechnologiesColor – D2T2 • Various equipment manufacturer • Single card printing • Glossy and plain surface required • CMYK system • Sublimation dyes ask for protective coating • Most suitable for PVC overlay • Various receptor coatings are in development ICMA Expo, Athens

  10. TechnologiesColor – Laser direct • Orga Systems • Variable wavelength laser • Special dye area • Not industrialized • Combination Laser/D2T2 • Laser for grayscale • D2T2 for color ICMA Expo, Athens

  11. TechnologiesColor – Ink Jet systems • Flat Bed and Cylinder systems • Agfa Dotrix Modular ICMA Expo, Athens

  12. Production ConsiderationsProduction Flow • Production Flow • Sheet fed and Roll fed • Lamination • Production Timing • Product order/numbering • Material stability • Ink and Substrate ICMA Expo, Athens

  13. Production ConsiderationsCard Construction • Lamination adhesion and -ability • Receptive layer • Adhesive layer • Opaque or transparent print substrate • Overlay limitations • Material Mix ICMA Expo, Athens

  14. Summary • Various technologies for color digital printing are available • Definition of resolution, throughput, and production flow reduces the selection to a few presses • High Quality / Resolution systems are available • Custom colors are available • Plastic substrate remains to be critical for printing ICMA Expo, Athens

  15. Digital Printing Personalization Techn. - Impact on Card Production THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION More Information: COCASO – Thies Janczek – Moewenstrasse 5a – 24113 Molfsee – Germany Phone: +49-(0)4347-701433 – Email : thies@cocaso.com www.cocaso.com ICMA Expo, Athens

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