If you’ve been using a direct-to-card printer (also referred to as “DTC”) for your ID cards, you’re probably getting good
quality images in full color — assuming you’re using a reliable card printer and the right supplies. As the name suggests, DTC transfers the card image from a heated ribbon directly to the card. A DTC printer can’t completely cover the card from one edge to another, so there will be a very small blank border around your ID cards.
Unlike the DTC method, retransfer printing is a two-step thermal printing process. Your card image is transferred to special film inside the printer, which then transfers it to the card’s surface. The result is a very durable printed card, with true over-the-edge coverage.
Zebra’s newest card printer, the
ZXP Series 9, uses retransfer printing technology to achieve an even higher level of printer performance. Businesses that require more secure, durable cards are moving to retransfer card printing.
But it’s more than just retransfer printing that attracts these companies to the ZXP Series 9. Zebra’s Color Predictive Technology uses algorithms to ensure
accurate color. Much like search engine algorithms that predict your preferences, Color Predictive Technology monitors the color and automatically adjusts it as necessary.
The big benefit is that you get consistent color without having to keep an eye on your printer. With this level of perfection, you reduce waste, reprints, and the time spent tending to the card printer.
Another key feature of the ZXP Series 9 is the print speed. At up to 190 single-sided cards per hour in full color, this printer achieves the fastest speed in the photo ID industry. One of the time-saving features is Zebra’s simultaneous, dual-sided printing.
While other printers have a mechanism that flips the card inside the printer to produce dual-sided printing, the ZXP Series 9 eliminates this extra step, a feature that also reduces card jams and printing headaches!
If you’re ready to upgrade to the
ZXP Series 9 printer, contact ID Wholesaler. You might be eligible for up to $600 cash back when you trade in your current card printer — even if it’s not a Zebra model.
