Visitors to IFSEC International 2015 will be among the first in Europe to see a preview of the new Magicard Helix re-transfer ID card printer with built-in visual security. Essentra Security will be on stand E1650 at IFSEC International, which runs at ExCeL London on June 16 to 18, 2015.
The Magicard Helix, pictured, is claimed to be the world’s first re-transfer printer which can apply a secure visible watermark to each card during the re-transfer process. Using an evolution of Magicard’s HoloKote security feature, the Helix is able to exploit the wavelengths and lens effect of the re-transfer film to fluoresce under UV lighting conditions.
Sue Woodcock, Marketing Manager for Essentra Security, said that with Magicard, Essentra will have a much larger stand this year. “The extra space will allow us to offer live demonstrations of the long list of innovative features which have been built into the highly impressive Helix ID card printer.”
An intuitive touch screen provides an interface to the Helix’s high-volume print engine. Other features include 1000 capacity ribbons, 200 capacity hoppers and film cassettes to eliminate contamination.
As a distributor of card printers, systems and accessories to the ID Channel, Essentra Security will also be introducing some new ID solutions recently been launched by other card printer manufacturers. These include the Datacard SD160 card printer; and the Evolis Avansia re-transfer printer, which is aimed at users who require very quality card delivery, and which can issue more than 140 single-sided colour cards per hour.
Also on show will be ID card products offered by HID and Zebra, as well as new Swiftcolor SCC-2000D SCC-4000D inkjet models which provide the option to print onto both paper and plastic.
