Zebra Card Printer System of the Future

Online, May 5, 2011 (Newswire.com) - Zebra Card Printer systems have been instrumental in over 90 countries so far. These printers provide printed plastic custom printed cards that are used as identification, for access and for debit functions. The cards are able to be printed in full color and cards that contain embedded information are able to be made multifunctional by printing identification information on surface of the top of the PVC card. Other printers available with Zebra are the bar code printers that assist with product tracking.

Printer systems such as the Zebra Card printer system are always improving. New security methods, increased technology and new market requirements propel Zebra Card into new, innovative ways to improve identification results with more security and increased accuracy.

Recently, a new change developed that may change the way the identification for people and products are used. It is thought that identification and tracking printers will grow and change with this new technology. Kodak has developed an invisible clear ink this month. The clear ink can be used to identify counterfeit versions of printed documents. Kodak has called their new ink "NexPress Red fluorescing Dry Ink. This ink appears clear when a normal person looks at a printed piece of material. The ink displays in red when ultraviolet light is illuminating the card.

Applications of this new ink are images and non-reproducible barcodes that can be read with appropriate document and card readers. The bar codes can be customized to print variable information on each document or card, allowing each printed piece to be uniquely identified. Kodak has developed this new ink with InData Systems. That company specializes in displayed and hidden bar codes. Their bar code processes are used for tracking, information and authentication.

The bar card is not easy to duplicate. When the invisible bar code does not authenticate by being read by the UV reader assigned to read the bar code, the card is not an authorized card or document produced by the company or organization. The reader will either pass or fail the authentication based on whether the bar code is present to be read or not.

The ink is not currently available in any form, but will be available for sale by Kodak shortly. When this occurs, it will be possible for the ink to be used on various applications. One application may be the identification card printed on [url: http://www.safecardid.com/]ID card printers[/url].

There are many undeveloped uses for this new technology that will become obvious in the months to come. Being able to print an invisible bar code on a document or card will be invaluable to many business processes. Business will become more efficient with this security feature that will be difficult to reproduce.