HID® ELEMENT- The next evolution in secure ID and financial card personalization

Desktop-based yet heavy-duty, HID ELEMENT is especially suited for the high-cycle requirements of large government ID card programs, financial institutions, laborious service bureaus and demanding large enterprises. Modular and scalable, HID ELEMENT offers high-resolution, UV inkjet printing and an array of encoding options to meet a broad range of credential program needs.

FAs easy-to-use as standard direct-to-card (DTC) and retransfer desktop printers but with the modularity, power and throughput speed to rival central issuance, HID ELEMENT opens up a whole new world of possibilities for credential issuance at the desktop.

In a class by itself, HID ELEMENT delivers a lower cost per image compared to standard, ribbon-based desktop DTC or retransfer card printers — and a lower total cost of ownership (TCO) than feature-comparable central issuance systems.

HID ELEMENT’s high-resolution printing ranges from 600 dpi to 1200 dpi, delivering sharper images and the ability to precisely print small text, complex characters and crisply defined barcodes that rival even pre-printed cards.

With HID ELEMENT UV inkjet printing, precision nozzles apply thousands of microscopic ink droplets onto the card surface. These are applied in a specific sequence and at a uniform, high velocity ensuring accurate drop size and placement. Immediately upon printing, the ink is cured by exposure to strong UV light, causing ink components to cross-link into a solid within microseconds. As a result, card text and images dry virtually instantly — allowing for a very fast print process.

High frequency inkjet inherently promotes superior-quality images when printing at high speeds and results in ultra-high definition graphics and text on a wide variety of card surfaces spanning PVC, composite, polycarbonate and even metal core cards.