DoD DeskCard
Decentralized drop-on-demand personalization for card issuance.
Not every card programme should run through a central bureau. DoD DeskCard puts drop-on-demand personalization on a desk: UV inkjet printing in monochrome or full colour, edge to edge, with a transparent protection layer applied over the whole card or only where it is needed. Images, text, numbers, barcodes and QR codes go onto financial, membership, health and student cards — and because the consumables are inexpensive and the maintenance simple, the cost per card sits well below thermal transfer.
1200 dpi
Print resolution
Edge to edge
Printable area
PVC · PC · metal
Card materials
Desktop
Footprint
Bureau-grade cards, made at the desk
Drop-on-demand UV inkjet
Ink is placed only where the design calls for it, in monochrome or full colour, and cured on the card — no ribbons, no transfer film.
Up to 1200 dpi
Enough resolution for photographic artwork, fine text, barcodes and QR codes that scan first time.
Edge-to-edge printing
The design runs to the card edge rather than stopping at a white border, which is what separates an issued card from a printed one.
Selective protection layer
A transparent protective coat is applied across the full surface or over chosen areas only — useful where a signature panel or a chip has to stay clear.
Data encoding
Information personalization and encoding run in the same pass as the printing, so the card leaves the desk complete.
Lower cost per card
Inexpensive consumables and straightforward maintenance bring running costs down substantially against thermal transfer, without giving up print quality.
Photographic quality that survives the wallet
Up to 1200 dpi delivers vivid colour, and UV curing fixes the ink to the card so the artwork lasts as long as the card does rather than fading through its validity period.
Whatever the card is made of
Various card thicknesses and materials — PVC, PC, metallic and others. A premium metal card and a standard PVC member card come off the same machine.
Configured now, extended later
A modular build means the machine is specified for today’s volume and function set, and modules are added when the programme grows rather than replacing the unit.
Nozzle clogs are a thing of the past
Blocked nozzles are the usual failure of inkjet personalization. The purge system clears the head automatically, so the first card of the morning prints like the last card of the afternoon.
Deployed without a project
Easy deployment and seamless operation — the unit is set up where the cards are issued rather than requiring a bureau environment built around it.
The economics that make local issuing work
Lower consumable costs without sacrificing quality or performance. It is the running cost, not the machine price, that decides whether decentralized issuing is worth doing.
Interested in this system?
Tell us about your issuance program and we will advise on the right configuration.
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