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manufacturingexcellenceandthree-year
hardwarewarranty,it’stheidealsolution
forunparalleledquality,performance
andsecurity.
High Definition Printing Quality
HIDGlobalpioneeredHighDenition
Printing,alsocalledretransferprint
technologyindesktopIDcardprinters.
Now,HIDleveragesthetechnologyto
introduceitsfthgenerationHDPprint
engineintheFARGOHDP8500.Retransfer
technologyworkswithawidevariety
ofcardmaterials,givingyougreater
printingexibility.And,you’llbeableto
producecrisp,highdenitionimageson
technologycards—evencardswithsurface
imperfections.TheFARGOHDP8500is
theclearchoiceforIDissuanceoperations
wherethehighestprintqualityisrequired.
High Durability Results
TheFARGOHDP8500isdesignedto
workwiththemostdurableconsumables,
ensuringlong-lifecardprovisionforsmall
andlargegovernmentIDprograms.Clear
andholographicoverlaminatepatches
providehighercarddurabilityand
longerlifetoIDcredentials.Anoptional
durableretransferlmprovideseven
greaterabrasionresistance.Thehighest-
levelsecurityfeatures,includingsecure
printingandsecurelamination,provide
lastingprotectionfromfraud.TheFARGO
HDP8500 is the ideal printing system for
IDcardsthatneedtolast.
Rugged and Robust
TheHDP8500looksandfeels
moresolidthanotherdesktop
printers.Itssolidmetalcabinetry
andprecision-engineeredinterior
componentsprovideimproved
resistancetopartsfatigueand
general wear from routine and
repeated use.
Produce IDs reliably and
continuously—even in the most
demanding environments.
High Definition printing
delivers the highest image
quality—layeredonthehighest
functioningcards.HDPFilmfuses
tothesurfaceofproximityand
smartcards,conformingtoridges
and indentations formed by
embeddedelectronics.
High Duty Performance
WiththenewFARGO®HDP8500Industrial
CardPrinter/Encoder,HIDGlobaldelivers
themostreliable,highdutyperformance
IDcardprinterintheindustry.
TheFARGOHDP8500,featuringHID’sHigh
DenitionPrinting
™
(HDP
®
)technology,
isthesuperiorindustrialIDprinterfor
extended-run,highthroughputcredential
personalizationandissuance.It’sespecially
suitedforthehighdutycyclerequirements
oflargegovernmentIDcardprograms,
laboriousservicebureauconditions,
and demanding university and large
enterprise environments.
WiththeFARGOHDP8500,you’llgeta
print system loaded with features that
ensurereliability,fromenhancedcard
andconsumablematerialhandlingto
airltration.You’llgetasystemthat
performs—ithasoneofthehighestcard
inputcapacitiesintheindustryandrequires
minimaloperatorintervention,savingtime
andmoney.And,you’llgetasystemthat’s
designedforoperationalandissuance
security.TheHDP8500isenabledwithin
theHIDGlobalTrustedIdentityPlatform™
(TIP).Withitsbuilt-insecurityfeatures
fromoperatorPINnumberaccessand
multi-lockingentrypoints,todata
encryptionandresinribbondata-erase
functionality,you’llknowyoursystem
issecure.
Whereverhighdutycycleandthroughput
isrequired,theFARGOHDP8500delivers.
BackedbyHIDGlobal’s45yearsof