DataCard Attacher GV500 User manual

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 transport 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 transports 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