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ID card printers use the latest imaging technologies to print directly onto plastic cards for personalization and are the major component of an ID card system. Today’s card printers use a process called dye sublimation which provides outstanding quality and durability, equal or better than that of photo printers. Additionally, the printer may perform other processes at the same time it prints onto the card like encoding a magnetic stripe, reading a proximity card or even writing to the chip on a smart card. ID card software typically manages these encoding properties as well as providing the controls for the data that will be printed on each card.

If you are considering a card printer for the first time, you should start with the following questions in choosing an ID card printer:

• Will your cards be single or double sided?
• Will any computer readable technologies be used? Are your printing barcodes or using other encoding methods, such as magnetic stripes, proximity cards or smart cards?
• Will any security features be needed (such as embedded holograms or holographic overlays)?
• How long do your cards need to last? Or what core materials are needed and what special features will be used to add durability?

High Definition Printing

Until now the physical properties of the printer would often be considered; meaning heavier ID card printers with a larger footprint would be more durable and have more capabilities than a light weight machine. With the recent release of Fargo’s HDP5000 the industry is quickly changing to match the long list of features and benefits offered by this model.

High Definition Printing™ gives you superior print quality, even on cards with embedded electronics or small blemishes, for a more impressive public image. Superior print quality, higher reliability and durability, greater security — your ID cards can have all these qualities when you produce them with the affordable and versatile HDP5000 Card Printer/Encoder.

Affordable pricing available on the new HDP5000 makes High Definition Printing available to card printer buyers everywhere. High reliability and durability lowers your total cost of ownership and it is now backed by a lifetime printhead warranty plus two-year warranty on the entire printer. Versatile modular design changes with your needs as you can easily upgrade to dual-sided printing, single- or dual-sided lamination and card encoding technologies. Simple operation requires only minimal training for short ramp up period for your administrative personnel. Cards, ribbons and overlaminates come in cartridges that load in a snap to save you time and frustration over any other card printer on the market today.

Fargo HDP5000 Single Side Printer - Specifications:

• Printing technology: HDP® dye-sublimation / resin thermal transfer
• Resolution: 300 dpi (11.8 dots/mm
• Colors: Up to 16.7 million / 256 shades/pixel
• Print speed: 38 – 75 seconds per card, depending on ribbon type and lamination
• Accepted standard card sizes: CR-80
• Print area: Over-the-edge on CR-80 cards
• Input card cartridge capacity: 100 cards (.030” / .762mm thick)
• Output hopper card capacity: 200 cards (.030” / .762mm thick)
• Options:
  • Card lamination module - single-sided or dual-sided (simultaneous)
  • Smart card encoding (contact/contactless)
  • Door and cartridge locks
  • Printer cleaning kit
  • Magnetic stripe encoding
  • 200-card input hopper (available soon)
  • Dual-sided printing

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