XL8300
Specialist printer for oversized event cards and credentials
Product Overview
Built on Matica's established XID print engine, the XL8300 utilizes its retransfer printing technology to offer high quality, bespoke event badge printing on wide format plastic cards. These are widely used as access credentials in the event management industry.
Concert organizers, professional sports teams, and event management marketing agencies can rely on the XL8300 to quickly deliver personalized credentials for their events. Oversized cards can serve as event passes or tickets, as well as name tags to identify regular attendees, VIPs, or staff. Highly visible, personalized, oversized cards help facilitate event security and access control requirements.
With outputs of up to 128 cards per hour in monochrome mode and up to 85 full color cards per hour, the XL8300 can deliver even when event timelines are tight and deadlines are looming. Its compact desktop footprint enables event badges to be printed onsite and on demand.
The printer is depicted as a compact, modern desktop unit.
Examples of printed cards shown include: a "SUMMER VIBES" card with DJ names, a "HAYTON PARK RACECOURSE" VIP PLATINUM pass with event details, and a "WORLD EXPO 2024 EXHIBIT" SUPER PASS with attendee name and date.
XL8300 Delivers
- 300 x 300dpi color retransfer printing
- Oversized card format: 124 x 85.6mm / 4.88" x 3.37"
- Robust and durable print engine
- Consistent print quality on multiple card surfaces/materials
- High capacity consumables (1000 images)
- Up to 85 color cards per hour
- Scalable design and compact footprint
- ? USB and ? Ethernet connectivity
Standard Features
| Print type | Retransfer dye sublimation |
| Resolution | 300 dpi |
| Monochrome speed | 128 cards per hour (cph) |
| Full color speed | 85 cards per hour (cph) |
| Input capacity | 100 cards |
| Output capacity | 100 cards |
| Connectivity | Ethernet |
| Display | LCD display |
| Status | ✅ Ready |
Ideal For
- Corporate events
- Concerts
- Sports events
Options
- ? Smart encoding (Contactless chip encoding)
- ✨ UV printing (for invisible logos, text, or watermarks)
On-site Issuance of High Quality Oversized Cards
The XL8300 offers the largest printable area for plastic cards on the market, and its superior print quality positively reflects the image of the brand or organization. This event badge printer allows issuers to choose between monochrome carbon black shades or a full color range. Its retransfer printing technology ensures that issuers are not bound to standard PVC cards but can also opt for more durable card materials, such as ABS and PET.
Matica's XL8300 also offers features to help secure events, including a contactless chip encoding option for sites with specialized security requirements, as well as UV printing that enables the printing of an invisible logo, text, or watermarks to protect badges against forgery.
Printer Specifications
| Print technology | Dye-sublimation, retransfer |
| Print resolution | 300 dpi |
| Print area (oversized card format) | 124 x 85.6mm / 4.88" x 3.37" |
| Print speed | Monochrome: 128 cph Color: 85 cph |
| Print mode | Single-sided |
| Communications interface | USB 2.0, Ethernet |
| Printer security | Support for Kensington® security lock |
| Printer dimensions (HxWxD) | 256 x 202 x 405 mm / 10.6" x 7.9" x 15.9" |
| Weight | 15.6 kg, 34.3 lb |
| Power supply | 220-240V/100-120V, 50-60 Hz Standby mode and reduced power consumption |
| Operating environment | Temperature: 15°C - 30°C (59°F - 86°F) Humidity: 35% - 70% (non-condensing) |
| Storage conditions | Temperature: -5°C to 70°C (23°F to 158°F) Humidity: 20% to 70% (non-condensing) |
| Certifications | RoHs, CE, FCC, CQC, UL, WEEE, Proposition 65 (California, USA) |
| Warranty | 2 years (subject to the use of chromXpert® ribbons) Printhead: Lifetime warranty |
Card Specifications
| Input hopper capacity | 100 cards (0.76 mm / 30 mil thickness) |
| Output hopper capacity | 100 cards |
| Card thickness | 0.25 mm - 1.02 mm / 10 mil - 40 mil (Hopper adjustment required) |
| Card types | PVC, ABS, PET |
Software Specifications
| XPS printer driver | Windows® (32/64bit) 7, 8.1, 10, 11, Server 2012, 2016, 2019, 2022. |
Consumables
To ensure print quality and card durability, printhead lifespan, and overall printer reliability, use chromXpert ribbons only. Supply cores and cassettes are recyclable. Packaging is recycled.
| ChromXpert™ ribbon program | Part No. |
|---|---|
| YMCK (1000 prints) | Diamond: PR000816 |
| YMCKK (750 prints) | Diamond: PR000817 |
| YMCKUv (750 prints) | Diamond: PR000813 |
| K (2200 prints) | Diamond: PR000815 |
| YMCKPo (750 prints) | Diamond: PR000818 |
| RT film (1000 prints) | Diamond: PR000819 |
Global Offices
Europe: Switzerland HQ, Italy
Asia: Malaysia, India
USA: South Carolina HQ, Minneapolis
Middle East: Dubai
Contact: maticagroup.com | sales@maticagroup.com
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