Transcript Digital Printing Personalization

Digital Printing Personalization
Technologies
- Impact on Card Production
ICMA – EXPO 2006
Athens, 08th – 11th October
Presented by: Thies Janczek
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Introduction
Technologies
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Card Production Considerations
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Monochrome
Color
Production Flow
Card Construction Aspects
Summary
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Introduction
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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
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Technologies
Monochrome
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Thermo Transfer
Ink Jet
Laser Engraving
(Grayscale)
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Technologies
Color
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Liquid Toner based
Toner (Powder) based
Photographic Process
Dye-Sublimation D2T2
Laser Technologies
Ink-Jet Systems
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Technologies
Color – Liquid Toner
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HP Indigo press
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Technologies
Color – Toner (Powder)
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Xerox iGen3
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Laser and Xerox Printer
Direct and Indirect systems
MGI Meteor DP40
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Kodak Nexpress
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Technologies
Color – Photographic Process
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Agfa ID-solution
DCT-Pro Imaging
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Technologies
Color – D2T2
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Various equipment manufacturer
Single card printing
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CMYK system
Sublimation dyes ask for protective
coating
Most suitable for PVC overlay
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Glossy and plain surface required
Various receptor coatings are in
development
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Technologies
Color – Laser direct
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Orga Systems
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Combination Laser/D2T2
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Variable wavelength laser
Special dye area
Not industrialized
Laser for grayscale
D2T2 for color
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Technologies
Color – Ink Jet systems
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Flat Bed and Cylinder systems
Agfa Dotrix Modular
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Production Considerations
Production Flow
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Production Flow
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Production Timing
Product order/numbering
Material stability
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Sheet fed and Roll fed
Lamination
Ink and Substrate
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Production Considerations
Card Construction
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Lamination adhesion and -ability
Receptive layer
Adhesive layer
Opaque or transparent print substrate
Overlay limitations
Material Mix
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Summary
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Various technologies for color digital printing are
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Definition of resolution, throughput, and production
flow reduces the selection to a few presses
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High Quality / Resolution systems are available
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Custom colors are available
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Plastic substrate remains to be critical for printing
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Digital Printing Personalization Techn.
- Impact on Card Production
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