The AlphaCard Pilot printer is designed for on-demand card printer; each card is hand-fed into the printer so each card is printed individually. For dual sided cards, flip the card over and re-print the back. With quick print speeds (35 seconds for full color cards, 7 seconds for monochrome cards) your low-volume card program can efficiently print cards as needed.
Magnetic stripe encoding allows your organization to store data on your cards, a popular feature in ID cards used for to pull up cardholder information including student ID cards, library cards, retail rewards programs, and gym membership cards.
Key features of the AlphaCard Pilot:
- Built-in AlphaGuard watermark system
- Single-sided printer
- Full color cards in 35 seconds
- Monochrome cards in 7 seconds
- Hand feed only, no hoppers
- Dye sublimation printing technology
The AlphaCard Pilot ID card printer comes with the built-in AlphaGuard watermark system—this lets you burn a hologram-like watermark over the top of your finished cards for easier card identification that makes your cards harder to tamper with or duplicate for added security. And the AlphaGuard watermark system comes at no additional cost and requires no special supplies or materials!
Secure Cards with AlphaGuard
Your AlphaCard Pilot comes equipped with free AlphaGuard—a unique printing technology that allows you to print a holographic-like watermark image over your cards, using no additional materials or upgrades! This helps to prevent counterfeiting of fake cards, card tampering to alter cardholder data, and makes it easier to authenticate real cards.
Rewritable Card Technology
In addition to the traditional printing process, you can print rewritable cards with the AlphaCard Pilot. Using specialized rewritable cards that are made from temperature-sensitive materials, you can print on, erase, and reprint each card up to 500 times to save on supplies. Please note that rewritable cards are only available in blue or black, and do monochrome printing only.
Exclusive AlphaCare30 Membership
Your purchase includes an AlphaCare30 membership which gives you exclusive access to expert technical resources for 30 days. You must active your membership within one week.
