Are you printing on both sides of your ID badge? Are you using a single-sided or a dual-sided printer? While you can manually flip your ID badge to print on both sides with a single-sided printer, the benefits of a dual-sided printer are well worth the investment. Here are few reasons why duplex is best for two-sided printing.
Easy to Use
With a click of a button, both sides of your card will be printed automatically. No need to worry about flipping cards, swapping out ribbon, changing card templates, etc.
Less Chance of Printhead Damage
When manually flipping cards you'll probably touch the card surface before it's printed. Cards contaminated with oil or dust may cause the dyes to be improperly applied or, worse yet, cause printhead damage.
Saves Time & Money
After printing the front side, you have to manually flip the card to print the back side. This takes more time than it's probably worth – and time is money. You may also be able to save on ribbon costs with a dual-sided printer. In most cases, you simply need to print one-color text on the back of a card. Using your standard color ribbon within your single-sided printer to print one-colored text is a waste of colored inks.
Interested in learning more about dual-sided printers? Check out our selection of duplex ID printers or call an ID Expert at (800) 321-4405.
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