Our range of hardware and software offer state-of-the-art, world-leading, reliable, cost effective, productive solutions for low-, mid- and mid-to-high-volume card issuance applications. Our printers could be used for either full-colour or one-colour printing, on one side or both sides of the card. We furthermore offer the choice of producing photos, text, logos, bar codes, encoding of magnetic stripes, and personalisation of smart card chips or reproduction of digitised signatures.

Application after application, our solutions have proven their superior quality, long-term reliability and overall low cost of ownership, all aspects that are extremely important for any organisation dealing with direct end users.

Anyone with basic PC skills can set-up our entry-level solutions produce attractive, multipurpose cards in a matter of minutes, with no need for technicians or manual adjustments. Our instruction guides are simple and intuitive and each of our printers are shipped with an exclusive “smart” printer driver for the Microsoft Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows 2000 and ME operating systems. The driver enables you to manage every key function from your PC with easy-to-follow on-screen prompts and instructions for simple error recovery. In addition, different access control levels could be specified for security purposes, making use of the optional software.

• We will manage the pre-printing and printing process for membership cards for new and/or replacement cards on your demand as per requirement.
• We have the capacity to print low or high volumes (2000 full colour cards or 6000 B&W cards per day).
• We work from paper based or electronic information sets.
• We can go as far taking care of the distribution of membership cards.
• D.I.Y. option: Purchase or rent the hardware and software required.
• Choose a hardware and software configuration to satisfy your particular need.
• Let us assist with the pre-printing considerations to save you time and money.
• Select and order the required consumables through us.

• VIANET web-based software to store and print the data from your ODBC compliant database from anywhere in the world. Even the option of adding photos to the database, from distributed branches, for printing purposes, which will add an upgraded and upmarket functionality on the membership card through visual positive identification.
• IDWORKS software to store and print the data from your ODBC compliant database from nominated/trusted sites or branches. Possible to save photos in your database, from distributed branches, for printing purposes, which will add an upgraded and upmarket functionality on the membership card through visual positive identification.
• PRE-FACE entry-level software with more than adequate features to print your membership or access control cards. This stand-alone software kit allows for 1 x photo, 3 x logo’s and 26 data fields. Start and manage your own database and designs and print cards cost effectively.
• Hardware options: SP35, SP55 and SP75 range of printers to cover low and high volume printing requirements in full colour and/or Mono colour.
• SP35 entry-level printer to cover a wide range of low-volume (about 10,000 cards per annum) printing needs without compromising on quality. This printer is field upgradeable and comes backed with an 18 month DATACARD warrantee. The printer is single sided only but manually can provide a dual-sided solution. Very robust is used successfully on mines, schools and colleges.
• SP55 provides a medium volume (20,000 card per annum) printing solution with duplex option at the same quality you would expect form any DATACARD product. Very popular in unions and universities.
• SP75 the highest card security features on the block. Popular for police and high security type applications.

It doesn’t matter if you currently have a paper based, laminated plastic or even no membership cards at all, we are sure that Smart Five can assist you in shaping your card requirement.

We can offer you the highest quality:

  - preprinted cards

  - RF cards

  - Mifare 1k and 4k cards

  - Blank white cards

  - HiCo Magstripe cards

We specialise in providing you with a best-fit solution and excellent professional bureau service to enhance the branding for your organisation.