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Evolis, the worldwide leader in plastic card personalization solutions, has developed three new all-in-one solutions for price labeling on plastic cards that meet the diverse needs of small, independent food retailers up to large retail outlets.

No more hassles of illegible and unattractive labeling! With these office solutions for the design and printing of price tags, the retailer can display all the necessary consumer information that complies with the European regulations: ingredients, prices, allergens (INCO). The Edikio plastic card printing system creates and prints durable, easy-to-clean price tags within seconds. In addition to saving time and respecting hygiene rules, Edikio solutions also offer the opportunity to rethink price tags as true marketing tools: a harmonized display, clearly legible, clean and aesthetic that reflects the professional image of a shop.

All Edikio solutions are comprised of card design software, a card printer, blank plastic cards and a print ribbon, enabling cards to be printed quickly and independently onto a plastic card. Price tags can thus be created at any time, directly at the point of sale, individually or in batches. Evolis offers three solutions adapted to the needs of all food retailers:

• Edikio Access, the affordable solution for single-sided card printing in credit card format for small volumes.
• Edikio Flex, the flexible solution for printing price tags in long format as well as credit card format to fit different display needs.
• Edikio Duplex, the advanced solution for double-sided and high-volume card printing. The reverse side allows the display of information dedicated to the sales staff.

The printers operate just as easily as an office printer. The plastic cards and the print ribbon included in the Edikio pack are installed in a single gesture.

The software, unique in the market, is the only one dedicated to price management and printing of price tags on plastic cards and has been specially designed for food professionals (butchers, bakeries, delis, caterers, fishmongers, …). All versions of the software are simple to use, customizable and allow the import of price data via an Excel file. The most advanced version of the software, «Edikio Pro» available with the Edikio Duplex solution, is able to manage multi-user rights, a requirement of most large food retail outlets.

Evolis also offers various supports for presenting price tags. These devices exist in several formats, they can fit standard narrow or wide shelves. Some have magnetic bases, some can be spiked directly into food and some allow for joint card presentation. They are specific to different retail professions such as bakeries, butchers, caterers, fishmongers or cheesemongers.

The Access and Duplex solutions will be available from April 2017 within the Evolis distribution network in each country; the Flex solution from July 2017. Resellers of Evolis systems offer on-site or remote installation of products as well as technical support. On average, half an hour is enough to install the system and train the user to use it. No IT expertise is needed. It is possible to utilize the printer for many other print applications.

“Thanks to Evolis printers, a customized plastic card can be used in other applications such as loyalty cards, gift cards or ID badges,” explains Nathalie Clément, market developer at Evolis.

Where To Buy?

The paper card, made from cellulose fibres with no added plastic, completes the Evolis range of consumables. It therefore offers an alternative to PVC cards for certain specific uses in the retail and hotel trades.

Paper cards are ideal for short-term use:

• event cards (participants in seminars, table placements, etc.)
• luggage tags,

 or cards for occasional use with little handling:

• Gift or VIP cards,
• loyalty cards, etc.

These CR80 standard-dimension cards (0.76 mm thick) are compatible with the following printers:

• Edikio Flex
• Edikio Duplex

The paper cards can be printed with the black monochrome ribbon “BlackFlex RCT019NAA” and are available in two packages (Ref. C2501 and C2511).

They are also compatible with the Edikio Price Tag and Edikio Guest accessories.

The cards have the FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) label: the paper used comes from forests that are certified as sustainably managed.

At end of life, paper cards are biodegradable and compostable. As paper is recyclable, it can be disposed of in recycling bins.