Card Printers - professional solutions for card printing

Plastic cards can be customised and professionally printed with a card printer . Regardless of whether you want to create employee ID cards, customer cards, access cards or visitor cards : There are suitable card printer categories for every application, such as direct card printers, retransfer printers or industrial printers.

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Printing technologies - dye-sublimation printing and re-transfer printing

When buying a Plastic card printer the chosen printing process is crucial:

Dye-sublimation printers are ideal for standard applications and impress with their high printing speed and direct colour transfer to the Card blank.
Re-transfer printers enable full-surface, borderless printing , even on uneven or chip-equipped cards. The printed image is first applied to a transfer film and then laminated to the front of the card without direct contact - perfect for demanding layouts and particularly resilient, tamper-proof cards.

Card types and coding options

Modern Card printers are not only suitable for single-sided or double-sided printing of white or coloured PVC cards but also support the encoding of a wide variety of card types:

Magnetic stripe cards
Contact chip cards
Contactless RFID cards(e.g. MIFARE, LEGIC, HID) Combined hybrid cards

This makes these systems suitable for printing access cards, payment cards, bonus and customer cards as well as security ID cards with increased security requirements.

Performance features and equipment options

Important selection criteria when Buying a card printer are:

Print resolution: 300 dpi (standard) up to 600 dpi (high-end)
Print speed: from approx. 100 to 225 cards/hour (depending on model and colour application)
Print volume: devices for small offices, medium-sized businesses or continuous industrial use
Network connection: USB, Ethernet, WLAN
Upgrade options: retrofittable modules for double-sided printing, card hoppers, laminating stations or various encoders

Models from leading manufacturers

We stock card printers from Zebra, Evolis, Magicard, HID Global,Entrust and other brands - from low-cost entry-level printers to high-end systems with advanced security features such as HoloKote, laser engraving or lamination.

Service, support & advice

Whether you buy or rent a card printer - on request, you will receive a complete package including accessories, software, installation and technical support on site or via remote access. We will advise you individually on the optimum system selection according to your needs, your desired number of cards and the layout and security requirements.

User-friendliness & integration

Modern card printers are easy to operate thanks to intuitive user interfaces, touchscreens and clear menu navigation. Integration into existing IT and digital processes is easy thanks to a wide range of interfaces (USB, Ethernet, WLAN) and compatibility with common card printing software. Multi-user solutions and network printing can often be realised without specialist knowledge.

Typical areas of application - versatility in everyday life

Card printers are used daily in numerous sectors and applications :

Business & industry: Employee ID cards, visitor ID cards, access control
Public institutions: School and student ID cards, library cards, season tickets
Trade & services: Customer cards, voucher cards, bonus cards, price tags
Events: accreditation badges, participant cards, VIP passes
Healthcare: Patient ID cards, access control cards Not only do you benefit from a demand-orientated issuing option directly on site, but also from efficient administration and post-production - without any minimum order quantities or delivery times.