Datacard Ga-Vehren Systems Cut Card Personalization and Packaging Costs with Patent Pending ''One-Pass'' Efficiency

Datacard Ga-Vehren Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of
DataCard Corporation, has developed and sold an integrated
personalization and print finishing solution for multiple markets,
most notably the gift-card market. This solution creates a "one-pass"
system that can create greater efficiency and security in many
operations.

Datacard Ga-Vehren is the pioneer of the inline personalization
and finishing process dating back to products introduced over 15 years
ago. These systems combine the best of the high-speed Datacard
Ga-Vehren Attacher(R) Print Finishing System and Datacard(R) CPST
MJ7500(TM) Card Personalization System to integrate the
personalization of a card and/or carrier, with the affixing and
finishing of the card to the carrier. This patent pending process can
be applied to multiple card, carrier, and object formats on either the
Attacher(R) print finishing system or the MJ7500(TM) card
personalization system platform.

The typical production process requires two discrete systems; one
for card personalization and one for packaging/card-affixing. In the
inline, integrated process, a single system can personalize the card
by printing a bar code and encoding the magnetic stripe, affix the
card to a carrier, and complete additional print finishing steps at
speeds up to 20,000 per hour. A single system will significantly
reduce operational costs such as labor and power consumption. In
addition, users also save floor space, limit their capital
investments, and cut work-in-process time while minimizing the
handling of the personalized items. The ultimate savings in a single,
inline system depends on the type of operation and jobs being run.

"Customers who have installed an integrated personalization and
print finishing system on one platform have seen 25% to 40% reductions
in manufacturing costs," says Jeff Peters, Vice President and Managing
Director of Datacard Ga-Vehren Corporation. "This is very significant
given the competitive and unpredictable nature of the gift-card and
direct mail business."

Datacard Group offers the world's best-selling secure ID and card
personalization solutions. The company's portfolio includes systems
for high-volume card issuance, card delivery, print finishing, secure
ID issuance and passport production, plus extensive service and
supplies offerings. Datacard Ga-Vehren is located in St. Louis, MO,
and designs and manufactures the MJ7500 and Attacher systems.
(www.datacard.com) (www.gavehren.com).

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