Method and system for printing cards
AssigneeAtlantic Zeiser GmbH
InventorsJens WALKERLING, Thomas BINKELE, Felix LIEBL
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Abstract
A card printing method includes: performing a surface treatment on a first surface of a first card in a card surface treatment station; printing on the first surface of the first card in a card printing station; flipping the first card; transporting a second card together with the first card to the card surface treatment station; performing the surface treatment on a second surface of the first card and on a first surface of the second card in the card surface treatment station; conveying together the first card and second card from the card surface treatment station to the card printing station; and printing the second surface of the first card and the first surface of the second card in the card printing station.
Claims15
A method for printing on cards having a respective first surface and a respective second surface, wherein said first surface and second surface comprise a plastic material, said method comprising in order:
- providing a card printing system including a card feeding station, a card surface treatment station, a card printing station, a card flipping station and a card exit station, wherein said card surface treatment station is a plasma treatment station;
- feeding a first card at said card feeding station;
- performing a plasma surface treatment on a first surface of said first card in said card surface treatment station;
- printing on said first surface of said first card in said card printing station;
- flipping said first card in said card flipping station;
- transporting a second card together with said first card from said card feeding station to said card surface treatment station;
- performing said plasma surface treatment on a second surface of said first card and on a first surface of said second card in said card surface treatment station;
- conveying together said first card and second card from said card surface treatment station to said card printing station;
- printing said second surface of said first card and said first surface of said second card in said card printing station;
- removing said first card at said card exit station.
A card printing system for printing on cards having respective surfaces comprising a plastic material, the card printing system including:
- a card feeding station configured to feed cards to said card printing system;
- a card exit station configured to remove cards from said card printing system;
- a transport device movable along a first path and comprising a first seat and a second seat configured to support two cards of said cards;
- a card surface treatment station located downstream said card feeding station along said first path and configured to perform a surface treatment on a respective surface of said cards, wherein said card surface treatment station is a plasma treatment station;
- a card printing station located downstream said card surface treatment station along said first path and configured to print on said respective surface of said cards;
- wherein said transport device comprises a shuttle, and said shuttle is movable along said first path from said card feeding station to said card surface treatment station, to said card printing station and to said card exit station.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.