Playing Card Coating Solutions
Water-Based Matte Varnish & UV Finishing Lines for Small and Medium-Scale Card Production
Why Playing Cards Require Specialized Coating
Playing cards are one of the most demanding products in the printing industry when it comes to surface finishing. Unlike normal printed sheets, playing cards must deliver:
These performance requirements cannot be achieved using standard UV coaters or general-purpose lamination machines.
👉 Professional card-grade water-based coating formulas are essential—especially matte varnish designed for poker cards.
Double100’s coating system is engineered to match these requirements, helping small and mid-sized printing companies produce commercial-quality cards without investing in massive industrial lines.
Double100 Playing Card Coating Line Overview
Our compact yet industrial-grade line includes:
① Sheet-Fed Water-Based Coating System (Core Equipment)
Compatible width: 500mm / 650mm
Suitable for poker cards, game cards, tarot cards, flash cards
Matte, satin, or gloss water-based varnish
No texture, no orange peel
Stable film thickness control
Supports anti-scratch & anti-fingerprint formulas
② Extended Drying Unit (Optional Upgrade)
Card coatings require longer drying paths. We offer customized 600–1000 mm extensions:
2–3 additional IR hot-air drying sections
Stable drying at 12–25 m/min
Prevents surface tackiness and uneven gloss
Ideal for thick paper (150–350gsm)
This upgrade transforms the machine into a mini professional card coating line at a competitive investment level.
③ High-Precision Stacker
Ensures perfectly aligned stacks
Prevents scratching during collection
Supports continuous production for small-batch factories
Complete Production Line Options
A real card-production customer often needs more than coating. Double100 can supply a full chain of finishing equipment that integrates with your coating machine.
① Corner Rounder (Poker-Grade Radius)
R3 / R5 / R7 optional dies
Hydraulic or pneumatic
Smooth edges with no burrs
Essential for poker, tarot, game cards
② Hot Foil Stamping Machine
For premium playing cards (gold foil edges or decorative foil on card backs):
Compatible with small foil blocks
Adjustable pressure and dwell time
Optional edge-foil attachment
③ Cutting / Slitting / Sheet Trimming
Precision guillotine cutting machines
Multi-blade slitting systems
Ensure perfectly matched card sizes
The entire workflow becomes a complete playing card finishing system suitable for commercial production.
Coating Formulas & Liquids (A Key Advantage of Double100)
We supply the full chemical system:
Card-grade water-based matte varnish
Soft-touch varnish (optional)
Anti-scratch topcoat
Slip-control varnish (for smooth card handling)
Primer coatings (if your material needs improved adhesion)
This is a critical differentiator—
👉 Most machine suppliers cannot provide the correct specialty coating liquids.
You can confidently highlight this on your website.
Compatible Materials
Our system works on:
Production Scenarios and Customers
Perfect for:
Small & mid-sized printing factories
Gift printing companies
Game card manufacturers
Poker card startup brands
Digital press owners (HP Indigo / Ricoh / KM) wanting offline coating
These customers cannot afford full-size €200,000–€500,000 coating lines—but they need the same performance.
Your solution fills this market gap beautifully.
Recommended Machine Configuration
Standard Line
Sheet Feeder
650mm Water-Based Coater
IR Drying Section
Sheet Stacker
Enhanced Line
Sheet Feeder
650mm Coater
1000mm Drying Section
3× IR / Hot Air Modules
Anti-scratch varnish
Card-grade stacker
Full Production Line
Sheet Feeder
Coating + Drying
Cutting
Hot Foil Stamping