IDentilam plc – Corporate ID Card production software

Ribbons

The ribbons used in the DOPPIE™ comprise 5 or 6 colour panels

YMCKO Yellow, magenta, cyan, black, overlay (clear) – EPR-1001/N
for 350/450D/450E. Up to 250 images.
YMCKO Yellow, magenta, cyan, black, overlay, (clear) – EPR-1001/NS
for 450OS/450FE. Up to 250 images.
Resin Black. Up to 1250 images – EPR-1002
Security Overlaminate Patches. Up to 250 images – EPR-1003/L

The ‘K’ content is a carbon based black ink most suited to text and barcode printing; the machines can be configured to take best advantage of the combinations.

Easy to load cassettes provide simple and speedy changing of the ribbons; each ribbon will produce about 250 cards, full colour.

Technology
The ribbons used in the DOPPIE™ printers are dyes that are coated onto a cellophane type carrier; the process of printing is referred top as Dye Sublimation.

ribbons The Cyan/Magenta/Yellow (CMY) are combined together to produce a colour facsimile of the image mapped to the printer; the Black (K) resin is printed separately. The colours are layered one over the other and hence the absence of dots found in other print processes. The final ribbon panel is usually an ‘O’ clear overlay varnish, that forms a protective cover over the other colours.

Process
The DOPPIE™ print head heats up as the film passes over it, causing the dyes in the colours to vaporise; the colours penetrate the surface of the plastic card material (sublimation takes place) by 2-3 microns and a smooth continuous tone is printed.

Our software will enable for YMCKO to print to both sides of a card using one set of ribbon panels only – the black to the front of the card is not a true black but made up from the YMC panels; the card is flipped and uses the K to the reverse.

Alternatively the ComPic software enables the user to create barcodes onto the card and to add a blocker to the barcode using the YMC content of the ribbon – this barcode however, is not opaque and sits on the surface of the card.

PRINTERS

Value – Performance – Reliability

DOPPIEs™ are available as portable entry level models through to heavy duty, simplex & duplex models; electronic encoding of smart cards and magnetic stripes is also available on specific models.

All DOPPIE™ machines print at 256 levels of colour (most competitor machines print at 64 levels of colour); 256 colours gives a resultant higher quality & consistency of image – see pdf for full explanation

The DOPPIE™ range includes
DOPPIE™ ComPact – (portable printer) pdf...
DOPPIE™ 450D – (double sided printing production model) pdf...
DOPPIE™ 450E – (electronic chip personalisation – double side printing) pdf...
DOPPIE™ 450FE – (as 450E with extra fast printing) pdf...

See our datasheets for further information.

Doppie™ ComPact

The DOPPIE ComPact printer delivers a simple, low-maintenance solution for ID cards without compromising on quality. Small and robust, designed to be portable, the Compact is ideal to take on-site to events and perfect for situations where space is limited.

Doppie™ ComPact Features:

Extremely compact and lightweight
Single side printing
Full colour edge to edge printing
300 dpi dye-sublimation printing technology
Industry leading 24-bit continuous tone printing
First ever rotating, simple to read and use 2-line LCD display panel to fit any office environment
Optional front or back card exit – ideal if space is tight
All-in-one ribbon cassette with cleaning assist roller
Low maintenance
16Mb Image Memory
Windows compatibility
USB 2.0 output

See our ComPic Compact Bundle...

Doppie™ 450 printers

The Doppie™ 450 series of printers comprise a duplex (double sided printer) and a simplex (single sided printer). The only difference in the two printers is the ability to print to one or 2 sides of the card, in one pass.

Doppie™450 printers offer best value: