Single-card printing in waterless UV offset
The UV waterless printing process compared to the conventional offset
printing process offers decisive advantages with respect to the printing
of unflexible, non-absorbent materials like ABS, PVC, PET and others.
All kinds of plastic materials are used for smart cards like telephone
cards, memory cards, microprocessor cards, access control cards, bank
and credit cards,etc. UV waterless offset inks, processed with waterless
offset printing plates (available as positive and negative), show excellent
drying characteristics under UV light, which is extremely important in
this printing process.
In order to suit the fast developping smart card market, special printing
technologies and systems have been launched, such as Rimec/Plextor's special
offset printing machines for single cards with customized modifications for
individual requirements.
These special printing machines grant highest flexibility and easy operation
at the world's highest printing speed of up to 20.000 single cards per
hour.
A remarkable, cost effective feature is, among others, the single-card
transport through the printing line without grippers, enabling
the printing of all kinds of smart cards with a thickness of 0.40 up to
1.5 mm. The printed cards do not have to be laminated, punched etc.
The flexibility of the Rimec/Plextor machines and the UV waterless printing
process realize shortest change over times (difficult adjustment
of water/ink balance is not necessary), followed by a quick change of
process colors to special colors at minimum misprints.
A high ink density, reliable ink control, and a brilliant varnishing
quality are among the many considerable features of the UV waterless
printing process in combination with Rimec/Plextor's special offset printing
machines. High contrast, a great image definition in the shadows and less
dot gaining ensure high quality printing results; an image transfer with
small and accurate dots of up to 200 lines per cm can be realized.
The mentioned facts prove printing without water as a very economic process
and a clear increase of productivity compared to the conventional offset
process.
Card Counting Units
RIMEC offers effective card counting systems
Spare parts availability
RIMEC has short delivery times for consumables and spare parts due an
extensive stock which is essential to the customers to avoid
production stops.
Service, Maintenance, Training
RIMEC's technicians and printing engineers guarantee excellent installation service, maintenance and repair of machines as well as training of customers' printing personnel worldwide.
RIMEC GmbH
Neuwieder Str. 10
90411 Nürnberg
Germany
Tel: +49 911 9520 0
Fax:+49 911 521105
Email: maschinen@rimec.de
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