DataCard GV500 Datasheet

MODULAR FINISHING SYSTEM FOR
OPTIMUM THROUGHPUT AND VERSATILITY

The Datacard®Attacher®GV500 print finishing system delivers the capabilities you

need to produce compelling, creative solutions that drive revenue and build

customer loyalty. This versatile, reliable system is ideal for the financial, retail,

bindery/fulfillment, gift card and greeting card markets.

• Create unique products. The Attacher GV500 system offers unique fulfillment

capabilities. It handles a wide range of formats, including flat or folded sheets,

signatures, brochures, booklets, leaflets and envelopes. The system also can apply

plastic cards, CDs, coins, sachets and many other items, including dimensional

objects. All of this is designed to help you create complex formats, attract high-

margin specialty jobs and increase customer retention.

• Extremely versatile design. The Attacher GV500 system has a modular design

that makes it easy to move and install feeders and other top-mount components.

Vacuum transport modules can be added at any time, so you can easily acquire

new capabilities and protect your investment. Options include folding, scoring,

match verification, inkjet personalization, windowing and page opening.

• Exceptional speed and productivity. The Attacher GV500 system processes up to

28,000 carriers or documents per hour, depending on the format. The system also

can be equipped for dual stream production to increase throughput. An innovative

system design helps ensure accurate registration.

DATACARD®ATTACHER

®

GV500 PRINT FINISHING SYSTEM

Versatile, modular design

Datacard Attacher print finishing

systems feature high-powered

capabilities and extensive options:

• High throughput:

- Production speeds up to

28,000 carriers or documents

per hour

- Excellent positional accuracy

- Quick changeovers

- Fast, easy setups

- Exceptional system uptime

- Real-time verification helps

ensure data integrity

• Modular configuration

• Attaching and finishing options

• Inline personalization: magnetic

stripe encoding and imaging

• Labeling system for scratch-off

labels

• Divert/reject bin

FOR FORMATS UP TO

500MM (20.0 IN.)

Finishing Options

Datacard and Attacher are registered trademarks,
trademarks and/or service marks of DataCard
Corporation in the United States and/or other
countries. Names and logos on sample cards are
fictitious. Any similarity to actual names, trademarks
or tradenames is coincidental. Post-it is a trademark of
3M Company.

©2006-2008 DataCard Corporation.
All rights reserved.

CD8-4109

Specifications

Datacard St. Louis

11640 Adie Road

St. Louis, MO 63043

[phone]

[phone] FAX

Datacard Group

Corporate Headquarters

11111 Bren Road West

Minnetonka, MN 55343-9015

[phone]

www.datacard.com

Feeders

• VF-III feeder:Versatile feeder handles a variety of items

• VF-II/ES feeder: Extended-size version of the VF-III feeder

• CR80 card feeder: Feeds plastic cards

• Card feeder/ME: Card feeder with top and bottom magnetic stripe encoding capability

• Rotary feeder : Feeds three-dimensional items, such as coins and keys

• Rotary pick-n-place: Affixes items such as 3D objects, CDs/DVDs, magnets and secure tags

Gluing

Choice or combination of mechanically driven pattern gluer, extrusion system for cold glue or
hot-melt system.

Folders

Fold components can be mounted on any vacuum transport to make a plow fold, and can be
interchanged with feeders and opening components. A vacuum transport equipped with two plow
folding components will make a V, C, Z or roll-fold. A cross-fold option is also available.

• Minimum fold: 0.75 in. (19.0 mm)

• Maximum fold: Depends on fold type

Scoring Li

neal scoring for a variety of paper stock. Plow folding requires prescoring or inline scoring.

Personalization

Continuous inkjet and UV-curable Drop-on-Demand inkjet options, as well as magnetic encoding,
are available to personalize the carrier and items attached to the carrier.

Match verification

Verifies the match of card to carrier, using one or more of the following technologies: OCR, bar
code, magnetic stripe, 2D bar code.

Read/print

Reads preprinted bar codes or magnetic stripes, performs database lookup and/or drives an inkjet
printer to personalize documents.

Turning (90º)

Rotates documents 90º for finishing.

Windowing/patch

Feeds film, preprinted paper or Post-It Note®stock from a roll, cuts it to the required length (or

application

at a timing mark), and applies it to the carrier. Patch sizes range from 2.0 x 2.0 in. (50.8 x 50.8 mm)
to 11.0 x 12.0 in. (279.4 x 304.8 mm), within a placement tolerance of ±0.0625 in. (1.5875 mm)

Page opening

Left and/or right components open flaps or prefolded documents, such as brochures, letters,
signatures, greeting cards, mailers and folding cartons.

Label application Applies labels for scratch-off activation, direct mail packages and other applications.

Power supply

480VAC (transformers required for other voltages)

Compressed air

100 psi

Dimensions

Width: 89.0 in. (2.3 m); Length varies according to configuration

Carrier sheet

• Width: 4.5 in. to 20.0 in. (114.0 mm to 508.0 mm)

• Length: 4.5 in. to 17.0 in. (114.0 mm to 432.0 mm)

• Thickness: 60 gsm to < 0.125 in. (3.0 mm) (product dependent)
Width is measured across the belt. Length is measured in the running direction. Perfect bound
stock will not feed.

Throughput

Up to 28,000 carriers or documents per hour.

Vacuum transport

Perforated moving vacuum belt transports the carrier document in register while it undergoes

bases/modules

additional processing. Each transpor t has three mounting positions to accept a feeder or other
components. Feeders and components can be interchanged.

Maximum

Four (4) fully functional modules that can be configured with any option and one (1) non-driven

modules/bases

module. Non-driven modules can accept folding components, hot melt glue systems, labeling heads
or continuous inkject printing options.

Infeed table

Stock shingled on long table and fed by vacuum wheel into aligner section. Extended infeed table

(extended) is the only option.

Aligner module

Separates the product, aligns and registers it, then transpor ts it to the vacuum belt of the next
module. A double detect can be fitted here.

Divert/reject

Diverts stock that does not meet preset specifications, such as a mismatched carrier and card.

Delivery

Shingle delivery table at the end of the system shingles stock. Overlap is operator-adjustable.
Automatic batch counter separates stock at a pre-determined number.

System Requirements

DATACARD®ATTACHER®GV500
PRINT FINISHING SYSTEM