Making secure ID badges for your company or group? Finding the right printer is not difficult with information about the innovative printers available from quality card manufacturers.
ID card printers are special printers that print on plastic PVC cards. The cards can be printed on the front or on both front and back with full color or single color printing. The print ribbon selected and the information sent to the printer from the software used to create the badge design will provide the outcome found on the printed badge.
All current ID card printers provide full color and or single color front side printing. The print quality of all current printers is 300 DPI. The normal dual sided print ribbon provides full color front sided printing and black printing on the back of the card.
The print ribbons for single sided printing are called YMCKO printer ribbons. The standard ID card printer takes in a plastic card and the ribbon passes over the card with the four panels (YMCK). The colored panels provide enough of each color in the right combination to produce a image grade quality result on the plastic card. The "O" panel then is placed on the card and provides an overlay cover to the printed surface of the card. Additional protection to the card is provided as well as to the colors applied to the surface by the heat of the printer's printhead.
Dual sided printer ribbons work in much the same way as the single sided print ribbons. The YMCKOK dual sided print ribbon is used with dual sided printers. The ribbon prints on the front side of the card with the YMCK panels. The "O" panel then provides an overlay to the front side of the card. After completion of the YMCKO printing functions, the printer then flips the card within the printer and the additional K panel prints black orienting on the reverse side of the card.
Dual sided ribbons print with the YMCKOK panel. This ribbon prints the front side of the card in the identical manner that the single sided printer uses. After the printer then flips the card, the additional K panel prints black on the reverse side of the card.
Various printer manufacturers have different printer warranties available for their printer models. Most printers have a one year warranty with some printers having two and three year warranties. Some of the professional line printers have hot swap warranties attached to them which allows for a loaner printer while the original printer is repaired at the manufacturer. Often the printhead carries a warranty, but it may be different than the warranty of the rest of the printer.
An ID card printer expert can provide additional details about how the printers print cards and the warranties available with each printer model. They also can determine the best printer model options for the specific requirements that an organization has. Free consultations and recommendations are available from many ID card companies so that the best printer system components can be review and chosen for the perfect printing combination.
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