New high performance solution for kiosk printing

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The Custom Engineering KPM300H thermal printer from Trident has an integrated option of barcode scanner and an RFID reader/writer, making it suitable for all ticketing applications where user identification and access control are required. An ultra high speed of 250mm/second and long cutter life reduces the maintenance cycle and provides durable ticket printing in demanding environments including banking, parking, ticketing, petrol pumps and pay terminals.

A 266MHz ARM processor allows fast processing capabilities and a 64 MB MultiMediaCard is available for logo, font and data storage expansion. The KPM300H printer has an enhanced quality head of 203dpi and a life of 100 Km / 100M pulses. The paper width is adjustable from 54 to 82.5mm, with a paper thickness between 70 and 255g/m2.

A power supply of 24 Vdc 10% (optional external power supply) is required with a low power consumption of 2.5A. Dimensions are 191x123(H)x160 mm and the weight is just 3.5kg. Available interfaces are Serial/USB and Ethernet.

Other optional extras include a CCD Barcode Scanner for reading pre-printed modules, a RFID reader/writer compatible with mifare or icode, larger paper roll holder and a fan-fold paper holder.

About Trident

Trident is one of Europes leading technical franchised distributors of displays, interface kits, single board computers, panel PCs, printers and card readers as well as providing an extensive range of value added services.

The company is part of the Abacus Group and has offices in the UK and across Europe with presence in The Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, and Italy.

Due to their years of expertise and vast product portfolio Trident operate in most markets including industrial, retail, public information, marine, hospitality, transport, multi-media kiosks, EPOS, broadcast, security, defence and medical hardware.

Differentiated by its unrivalled technical expertise across a very broad portfolio, customers are able to consult Trident specialists on the most appropriate solution to meet their particular needs. 

About Abacus Group plc

Abacus Group plc is one of the leading distributors of electronic components in Europe, with directly owned companies having locations in every major European electronics market.

Abacus Group companies are marketed in four groups:

Abacus Electronic Component Distribution (ECD) has a portfolio of over 180 franchises within 12 trading operations providing technical distribution services through locally based sales offices.

Abacus Embedded Systems Group (ESG) covers businesses offering displays and communications expertise, and includes Trident, Axess, TDC and Abacus Embedded.

Abacus Own Brand encompasses Dubilier and Eledis offering competitively priced, quality passives, electro-mechanical components and batteries. 

Alpha 3 Manufacturing provides electromechanical sub contract manufacture, under three trading operations: DEM Manufacturing, CTL Manufacturing and CCS Electronics.