ID Card Printers

GreenCircle® Certified Product:

Provides organizations with a high-performance, energy-efficient photo ID printing solution that supports corporate sustainability initiatives while reducing costs. The sustainable attributes of HID card printers were third-party certified by GreenCircle Certified, LLC. The certification process verified up to a 69% energy savings for the C50 card printer. The default time for sleep mode has been factory-set to five minutes, and printer design enhancements reduce the power consumption while in standby or sleep mode. Energy savings are calculated based on an assessment to a comparable product currently sold in the marketplace.

Specifications

  • Side Printing:Single
  • Print Method: Dye-sublimation / resin thermal transfer
  • Resolution:300 dpi
  • Print Speed:24 seconds per card / 150 cards per hour (YMCKO)
  • Card capacity:50 card input, 30 card output
  • Included Software: Embedded Swift ID® badging application and FARGO® Workbench™ printer maintenance and diagnostic software

Printer Options:

  • USB 2.0 interface
  • Rewritable card compatible
  • 100 card color (YMCKO) ribbon (some C50 printers accept 250 count color ribbon)
  • Easy-to-use (EZ) disposable ribbon cartridge or eco-friendly and more economical (ECO) refillable ribbon cartridge (standard black resin and YMCKO)
  • Printer cleaning kit

HID® FARGO® DTC1000Me Monochrome ID Card Printer & Encoder

Specifications

The HID FARGO DTC1000Me Monochrome ID Card printer and encoder delivers the ultimate simplicity in card printing personalization and is a cost-effective card issuance solution for casinos, financial services firms, small businesses and retailers. The DTC1000Me creates crisp black and-white images, barcodes and other alpha-numeric data for use with temporary employee IDs, visitor badges, payment or retail membership loyalty cards.

Featuring Swift ID® badging software, the DTC1000Me ID printer helps you design custom ID badges without having to install any additional applications. Add the optional Wi-Fi® accessory to the DTC1000Me for a customer or employee ID card printing solution whenever and wherever you need it.

Backed by a global, three-year warranty each of our seventh generation FARGO ID printers can be seamlessly integrated to work with other HID products, ensuring that you receive and retain the maximum value from the most trusted name in card printing and secure identity solutions.

HID® FARGO® DTC1250e ID Direct-to-Card Printer & Encoder

Specifications

The ideal card printing solution for small businesses, schools, and local governments, the HID® FARGO® DTC1250e ID card printer and encoder is the fastest printer in its class, allowing you to produce 50% more visually-rich, full-color credentials in the same amount of time. Its small, compact footprint makes it easy to use in a variety of office environments and can be easily upgraded to include an embedded iCLASS SE® encoder (part of the iCLASS SE platform), enabling you to produce secure, personalized membership and loyalty photo ID cards in one single, seamless step. An optional Wi-Fi® accessory is also available to help you print anytime, anywhere.

Using the included Swift ID® badging software, you can design custom ID cards on the spot, and the FARGO Workbench™ diagnostic utility software can help you easily maintain your card printer over time. The DTC1250e ID direct-to-card printer and encoder also features an intuitive, user-focused SmartScreen™ graphical display, enabling efficient set-up, operation and maintenance of your technology investment.

Backed by a global three-year warranty, each of our seventh generation HID FARGO card printers can be seamlessly integrated to work with other HID products, ensuring that you receive and retain the maximum value from the most trusted name in secure identity solutions.

HID® FARGO® DTC1500 ID Card Printer & Encoder

Overview | Specifications

Built on 20 years of proven direct-to-card printing expertise, the HID® FARGO® DTC1500 card printer and encoder offers the convenience and lower cost of high-capacity consumables along with a comprehensive feature set – enabling organizations to routinely issue highly secure cards and IDs at a fraction of the cost without sacrificing quality. Designed for government ID projects, universities and colleges, K-12 schools, healthcare facilities, and small-to-medium businesses, the DTC1500 boasts of distinctive security features ideal for these organizations.

Specifications

  • Innovative, built-in security features:Easy-to-implement security features such as resin scramble data protection and custom overlay watermark come standard on every unit.
  • Low-cost, high-capacity consumables : High-capacity, full and half-panel color ribbons significantly lower cost-per-card and reduce total cost of ownership
  • Highly versatile: Powerful printing in a modular, scalable design that simplifies in-field equipment upgrades and migration to higher levels of security.
  • Earth friendly:GreenCircle® Certified for efficient energy consumption and eco-friendly (ECO) refill ribbons.

HID® FARGO® DTC4250e ID Card Printer & Encoder

Specifications

From plastic loyalty and photo ID cards to more sophisticated access cards with embedded electronics, HID Global’s professional-grade FARGO DTC4250e ID card printer and encoder is able to produce large quantities of extremely durable credentials both quickly and easily. Ideal for small to mid-size businesses, schools, and local government agencies that require reliable printing, the DTC4250e ID card printer and encoder features a flexible and modular design that can be easily adapted whenever your organization grows or your printing needs change.

The DTC4250e also features new security enhancements, such as the embedded iCLASS SE smart card encoder for encoding organizational or personnel data directly onto the card and AES-256 data decryption for protection of financial information. The DTC4250e can also be password protected so only approved operators can print and encode security cards and visitor badges.

With its small footprint, an optional, same-side input/output hopper and an optional Wi-Fi® accessory that allows you to print anytime and anywhere, the DTC4250e consumes minimal space and offers maximum flexibility. The card printer is also fully compatible with Asure ID® Card Personalization Software for creating custom credentials and Color Assist™ software that can help you match spot colors, ensuring accurate reproduction of such complex graphics as company logos or employee photos.

Backed by a global three-year warranty, each of our seventh generation FARGO card printers can be seamlessly integrated to work with other HID products, ensuring that you receive and retain the maximum value from the most trusted name in secure identity solutions.

HID® FARGO® DTC4500e High Capacity Plastic Card Printer & Encoder

Affordable card printing

With the HID FARGO DTC4500e plastic card printers and encoder, you get professional quality, full-color credentials. Designed for medium-to-large sized organizations, schools, and government institutions looking for reliable, long-term card printing and encoding solutions. HID Global’s professional-grade DTC4500e plastic card printer and encoder withstands the daily demands of high-volume card printing. Additional security features – such as password protection and data decryption, locking dual-card hoppers for managing different card stocks, and optional holographic or fluorescent (UV) overlaminates that dramatically increase card durability – also make this the ideal choice for organizations in need of advanced card protection and performance.

The DTC4500e plastic card printer and encoder features a modular design empowering you to add, at any time new functionality as the needs of your organization evolve. For example, an optional dual-sided, printing module can add company- or employee-specific information to the back of a card, such as when a bar code or digital signature is also desired. For production of highly-secure cards that resist forgery and feature increased durability, select either single- or dual-sided holographic image lamination, or go with an embedded iCLASS SE® encoder to streamline the creation, encoding, and management of your physical access smart cards from start-to-finish. Also available, the Wi-Fi® accessory enables you to print cards anytime and anywhere, over any secured wireless network.

The DTC4500e plastic card printer and encoder is fully compatible with HID Global’s Asure ID® Card Personalization software which allows for the creation and encoding of custom employee or contractor ID cards, as well as HID Global’s EasyLobby® Secure Visitor Management solutions which is a perfect solution for developing visitor ID badges easily and on demand.

Backed by a global three-year warranty, each of our seventh-generation FARGO card printers and encoders can be seamlessly integrated to work with other HID products, ensuring that you receive and retain the maximum value from the most trusted name in secure identity solutions.

HID® FARGO® DTC5500LMX ID Card Printer and Laminator

Overview

For Government agencies, universities, corporations and healthcare facilities that need Direct-to-Card™ printing capability to routinely issue high volumes of IDs or personalized cards cost-effectively, the FARGO DTC5500LMX is an affordable, eco-friendly solution that provides high quality card production and features wasteless lamination for an ultra-low cost-per-card. Designed to meet the needs of budget-conscious organizations, the DTC5500LMX includes standard dual card hoppers and support for high-capacity, full-color ribbon and laminate consumables – keeping costs at a minimum while maximizing productivity. For even greater savings, both dual-side printing and dual-side lamination are also standard. When you select the single material option, you’ll enjoy hands-free dual-side lamination but without the dual-side price. And leveraging HID Global’s innovative wasteless lamination technology, the DTC5500LMX can cut your high-volume laminate materials cost by up to 40%.

Specifications

  • Sided Printing:Dual Standard.
  • Sided Lamination: Dual Standard LMX Wasteless
  • Resolution: 300 dpi.
  • Accepted Cards:CR-80, 30 mil.
  • Warranty: 3 Years.

Available Ribbons

  • YMCKO
  • YMCKK
  • YMCKOK
  • Half-panel YMCKO
  • Resin
  • Premium Resin

HID® FARGO® DTCii Printer & Encoder

Overview

The HID® FARGO® DTCii Financial Card Printer/ Encoder makes instant issuance practical and affordable for a wide range of financial cards, helping you deliver an outstanding customer experience with speed, convenience and security.

With the DTCii, branch personnel can hand a new financial card to a customer in minutes. No worries about cards lost or stolen in the mail. Instant issuance with the desktop-based DTCii means that your customers can start using their cards immediately – a plus for your institution.

Specifications

  • Printing technology:DTC®: Dye Sublimation / Resin Thermal Transfer.
  • Resolution: 300 dpi (11.8 dots/mm) continuous tone
  • Colors: Up to 16.7 million / 256 shades/pixel.
  • Print speed:8-24 seconds per card, depending on ribbon type.
  • Accepted standard card sizes: CR-80 (3.370"L x 2.125"W / 85.6mmL x 54mmW).
  • Print area:Edge-to-edge on CR-80 cards.
  • Input card cartridge capacity: 200 cards (.030" / .762mm thick)
  • Output hopper card capacity: 20 cards (.030" / .762mm thick).
  • Encoding:Smart card encoding (contact/contactless), EMV Level I ISO format Magnetic encoding
  • Options:Printer cleaning kit.
  • Warranty: 3-years for Printer and Printhead.

HID® FARGO® HDP5000 ID Card Printer & Encoder

Overview

Superior print quality, higher reliability and durability, greater security – your photo ID cards will have all these qualities when you print and encode them with the affordable and versatile HDP5000 ID card printer and encoder.

Specifications

  • Sided Printing:Single or Dual.
  • Print Method: HDP Dye-Sublimation / Resin Thermal Transfer
  • Resolution: 300 dpi.
  • Print speed:up to 24 seconds per card / 150 cards per hour (YMC with transfer)*.
  • Accepted standard card sizes: CR-80
  • Warranty:3 years (printer); Lifetime (printhead)

Printer Options

  • New:Dual Card Input Hopper - Upgradable.
  • Card Lamination Module - single-sided or dual-sided (simultaneous) - Upgradable
  • Smart card encoding (contact/contactless) - Upgradable.
  • Door and cartridge locks
  • Printer cleaning kit.
  • Magnetic stripe encoding - Upgradable.
  • 200-card input hopper - Upgradable
  • Dual-sided printing - Upgradable.
  • Single Wire Ethernet and USB 2.0 interface for in-line printing and encoding (note: single wire Ethernet encoding is only available for iCLASS and contact smart card encoding)

HID® FARGO® HDP5600 ID Card Printer & Encoder

Overview

The HID FARGO HDP5600 ID Card Printer and Encoder is a cost-effective and reliable solution that features a high resolution 600 dpi printing option for superior text and image quality. This all-in-one solution is ideal for government agencies, universities, corporations and healthcare facilities that need to routinely produce large volumes of high definition IDs or multi-function smart cards.

Specifications

  • Sided Printing:Single or Dual.
  • Print Method: HDP Dye-Sublimation / Resin Thermal Transfer
  • Resolution: 600 dpi or 300 dpi.
  • Print speed:up to 24 seconds per card / 150 cards per hour (YMC with transfer)*.
  • Accepted standard card sizes: CR-80
  • Warranty:3 years (printer); Lifetime (printhead)
  • Warranty:64MB RAM

Printer Options

  • New:Dual Card Input Hopper - Upgradable.
  • Card Lamination Module - single-sided or dual-sided (simultaneous) - Upgradable
  • Smart card encoding (contact/contactless) - Upgradable.
  • Door and cartridge locks
  • Printer cleaning kit.
  • Magnetic stripe encoding - Upgradable.
  • 200-card input hopper - Upgradable
  • Dual-sided printing - Upgradable.
  • Single Wire Ethernet and USB 2.0 interface for in-line printing and encoding (note: single wire Ethernet encoding is only available for iCLASS and contact smart card encoding)
  • Wi-Fi® module - field upgradable

HID® FARGO® HDPii Plus ID Card Printer & Encoder

Overview

Key features include:

  • Dual-sided card printing and both ISO magnetic stripe and EMV encoding.
  • Elevated data security through AES256 data encryption and resin ribbon erase functionality
  • Lockable security housing and concealed output hopper comply with financial card association security requirements.
  • Industry-leading, three-year warranty for greater peace of mind
  • Optional, dual card input hopper with 200 total card capacity simplifies management of multiple card types.
  • Bright LED display offers status information in multiple languages.
  • Optional High Durable HDP Film offers greatly enhanced card durability
  • FARGO Workbench® v3.0 diagnostic utility now provides enhanced graphics capabilities with Color Assist spot-color matching tool, and simultaneous firmware upgrade capability for networked printers.
  • Cartridge-based card handling simplifies reloading or changing card stock; high-yield ribbon and film cartridges load quickly
  • USB and Ethernet connectivity included, plus an internal print server for secure network card printing

Specifications

  • Printing technology:HDP® Retransfer: Dye Sublimation / Resin Thermal Transfer.
  • Resolution: 300 dpi (11.8 dots/mm) continuous tone
  • Colors: Up to 16.7 million / 256 shades/pixel.
  • Print speed:24 - 48 seconds per card, depending on ribbon type and lamination.
  • Accepted standard card sizes: CR-80 (3.370"L x 2.125"W / 85.6mmL x 54mmW).
  • Print area:Over-the-edge on CR-80 cards.
  • Input card cartridge capacity: 100 cards (.030" / .762mm thick)
  • Output hopper card capacity: 100 cards (.030" / .762mm thick).
  • Options:Dual card input hopper Smart card encoding (contact/contactless), EMV Level I Printer cleaning kit.
  • Warranty: 3-years .

HID® FARGO® HDP8500 Industrial & Government ID Card Printer & Encoder

Overview

The HID FARGO HDP8500 industrial ID card printer and encoder is the superior industrial ID printer for extended-run, high throughput ID personalization and issuance. It's especially suited for large government ID card programs and laborious service bureau conditions, as well as demanding university and large enterprise environments.

Specifications

  • Printing technology:HDP® Retransfer: Dye Sublimation / Resin Thermal Transfer.
  • Print Platform:Standard, dual-sided printing.
  • Resolution: 300 dpi (11.8 dots/mm)
  • Colors:Up to 16.7 million/256 shades per pixel.
  • Print speed: Up to 1200 cards per shift/24 seconds per card (YMC with transfer).
  • Accepted standard card sizes: CR-80
  • Dual Input Card Hoppers:(2) 200-card hoppers; Total capacity 400 cards.
  • Output Hopper Card Capacity: (1) 200-card hopper
  • Field-upgradeable Options::
    • Laser Engraving
    • Card Lamination Module - dual-sided (simultaneous).
    • Laser Engraving
    • Magnetic stripe encoding
    • Smart card encoding (contact/contactless)
    • Custom secure holographic HDP Film and overlaminate.
    • Secure proprietary consumables system
    • Andon production status light.
    • iCLASS® programming platform kit.
    • ISO Card Flattener
    • High Durable HDP Film for enhanced card durability.

HID® FARGO® HDP8500LE Industrial Card Laser Engraver

Overview

The new HID FARGO HDP8500LE Industrial Card Laser Engraver from HID Global integrates seamlessly with the HDP8500 card printer/encoder and card lamination modules, enabling increased credential and organizational security by combining high security laser-engraved personalization with superior High Definition Printing™ (HDP®).

Industries

  • Warranty: Printer: 3 years; Laser module: 2 years; Laser diode: 5,000 hours
  • Laser Type: 7W air cooled DPSS laser
  • Laser Personalization Types: Subsurface and tactile laser engraving; microtext; MLI/CLI
  • Communication Interface: Optional Ethernet LAN
  • Registration Capability: Camera Vision System
  • Laser Speed: Up to 2300 cards per 8-hour shift depending on card coverage of laser data
  • Power Input: 100-240 VAC, 8.5 A MAX, 50 Hz - 60 Hz
  • Dimensions: 13.5" H x 15.0" W x 14.0" D (343mmH x 381mmW x 356mmD)
  • Dimensions and Weight (printer) 15.5" H x 28.2" W x 14.0" D (394mmH x 716mmW x 356mmD); 61 lbs / 27.7 kg
  • Dimensions and Weight (engraver) 20.5" H x 10.0" W x 20.0" D (521mmH x 254mmW x 508mmD); 88 lbs / 40.0 kg
  • Dimensions and Weight (laminator) 13.5" H x 15.0" W x 14.0" D (343mmH x 381mmW x 356mmD); 29 lbs / 13.2 kg
  • System Security Standards
    • Password Protection
    • Lockable Housings
    • Network Data Encryption
  • Supported Software Drivers: Windows® XP / Server 2003 / Vista (32 bit & 64 bit) / Server 2008 R2 (64 bit) / 7 (32 & 64 bit); Mac OS X v10.4 / v10.5; and Linux
  • Materials: Polycarbonate cards recommended; accepts ABS, PC, PET, PETG, composite
    • Card Size: CR-80 only
    • Card Thickness: 30 mil to 50 mil (0.762 mm to 1.27 mm)