HDP8500

Card Printers

The FARGO HDP8500 is the superior industrial ID printer for extended-run, high throughput ID personalization and issuance. It’s especially suited for large government ID card programs and laborious service bureau conditions, as well as demanding university and large enterprise environments.

Solid metal cabinetry and precision-engineered interior components create a stable printer environment that operates reliably over continuous runs. In fact, the HDP8500 is loaded with features that maximize card yield per shift: multi-card processing capabilities, 400-card input hopper capacity, accessible card path and graphical touch screen interface, and built-in physical and electronic security features. These features are all designed to ensure continuous production, even in the most demanding environments.

For high duty-cycle performance, the FARGO HDP8500 delivers:
  • System reliability over continuous runs
  • High-volume card throughput for maximum yields per shift
  • Operational convenience to optimize uptime
  • Issuance security that meets industry standards

Product Details

The advantages Overview:

For high duty-cycle performance, the FARGO HDP8500 Industrial ID Card Printer and Encoder delivers:

  • System reliability over continuous runs
  • High-volume card throughput for maximum yields per shift
  • Operational convenience to optimize uptime
  • Issuance security that meets industry standards
  • Additional on-card visual security with the HDP8500 LaserWriter module and vanGO ID cards to create a One-2-One™ relationship between the card and the cardholder that is nearly impossible to counterfeit
Options

The FARGO HDP8500 has several options that can be added to meet your specialized requirements, including:

  • ISO magnetic encoding
  • Contact or contactless card encoding
  • ISO card flattening mechanism
  • Andon light remote operator feedback
  • Lamination module
  • Laser engraving module
  • Laser writing module for engraving the
    vanGO® patch
  • Wi-FI® module for remote printing
Applications
  • Government-to-citizen IDs
  • Driver Licenses
  • National IDs
  • Border crossing cards
  • Voter registration
  • Service bureau ID production
  • University student ID/payment cards

Specifications

Print Method

HDP® Dye-Sublimation / Resin Thermal Transfer

Print Platform

Dual-sided printing (standard)

Resolution

300 dpi (11.8 dots/mm) continuous tone

Colors

Up to 16.7 million / 256 shades per pixel

Print Speed

• Up to 1200 cards per shift/24 seconds per card
(YMC with transfer)*
• Up to 992 cards per shift/29 seconds per card
(YMCK with transfer)
• Up to 720 cards per shift/40 seconds per card
(YMCKK with transfer)

Simultaneous Printing/Encoding

Standard

Accepted Standard Card Sizes

CR-80 (3.370”L x 2.125”W / 85.6mmL x 54mmW)

Print Area

Over-the-edge on CR-80 cards

Accepted Card Thickness

.030″ (30 mil) to .050″ (50 mil)/.762 mm to 1.27 mm

Dual Input Card
Cartridges/Capacity

(2) 200-card hoppers; Total capacity 400 cards (.030″/.762 mm)

Output Hopper Card Capacity

(1) 200-card hopper (.030″/.762 mm)

Card Cleaning

Replaceable cleaning roller (included with each print ribbon)

Software Drivers

Windows® XP/Server 2003/Vista (32 & 64 bit)/Server 2008 R2 (64 bit)/7 (32 & 64 bit); Mac OS X v10.4/v10.5; and Linux

Interface

USB 2.0 and Ethernet with internal print server

Dimensions

15.5″ H x 28.2″ W x 14.0″ D

Weight

Dual-sided only: 61 lbs / 27.7 kg

Warranty

Printer—three years
Printhead—lifetime, unlimited pass

Options

• High Durable HDP Film card lamination module—dual-sided (simultaneous)
• Secure proprietary consumables system
• Magnetic stripe encoding
• Custom secure holographic HDP film and overlaminate
• Smart card encoding (contact/contactless)
• Andon production status light
• iCLASS® and iCLASS SE programming/encoding platform kit
• ISO card flattener
• Printer cleaning kit
• Laser engraving module
• Laser writing module for vanGO® patch
• Dual output module(400 cards)
• Wi-Fi® module

Software

FARGO Workbench diagnostic utility with Color Assist spot-color matching

User Interface

Touch-screen display


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