Shop & Compare Nisca ID Card Printers

Nisca plastic ID card printers are known for their quality and reliability. Nisca ID card printers produce unmatchable print quality being the only printers in the industry that print 24 bit images; plus, each color's optical density can be adjusted. Nisca printers are extremely user-friendly, offering features such as automatic cleaning, an easy-to-load ribbon cassette, quick-change printhead, and a two-line LCD display.

Module solutions have been a staple for the Nisca line of card printers. The PR5302 Heat Roller (laminator) is designed to easily attach and operate with PR53XX series with no tools required. Nisca also offers field-installable and interchangeable magstripe and Smart Card encoding modules.

PR-C101 - The PR-C101 is designed for low volume, single-sided printing. Includes a 3-year warranty with loaner coverage.

PR-C151 - Nisca's dual-sided printer, the PR-C151 is built for high volume printing and comes with built-in USB and Ethernet. Optional lamination and card encoding available.

PR-C201 - Nisca's retransfer printer, the PR-C201 offers dual-sided printing, built-in USB and Ethernet, and the superior print quality and flexibility of reverse transfer technology.

Simply put, a single-sided printer prints on one side of your cards and a dual-sided printer prints on both sides of your cards in one process.

Choose a single-sided Nisca printer if you will be creating ID cards with limited cardholder information.

Choose a dual-sided Nisca printer if you want the front of your cards to remain clean and uncluttered; printing some of your card-holder info on the back of your cards will keep the front of your cards looking their best!

Many customers ask if it is possible to print on both sides of the card with a single-sided printer by manually flipping the cards and sending them back through the printer. While technically it is possible, it's not recommended. Printing on both sides of the card with a single-sided printer will expose the printhead to dust, debris, and oil from your fingertips, which can cause expensive printhead damage. Plus, damage to a printhead from non-standard use will void warranty coverage, costing you more in the long run.

If you recall the old days of cutting and pasting an ID card together, lamination may confuse you a bit. You might wonder why you would need lamination when printing directly to plastic. In plastic card printing, lamination is a clear protective layer that is applied over the top of your printed cards by a printer with lamination capability. It offers three primary benefits to a plastic ID card:

- Lamination extends the life of your card by protecting it from wear, such as being swiped in a magnetic stripe reader.

- Lamination protects your cards from fading and dye migration when exposed to the sun.

- Holographic lamination increases the security of your cards by making them difficult to copy.

Choose a laminating Nisca card printer if your cards will be swiped in a mag stripe reader or will be worn in harsher environments, such as in the sun. Lamination will protect your cards from fading and extend their life--so you'll need to reprint cards less frequently, saving you time and supplies costs!

Many experienced card printer users are familiar with the white border that direct-to-card printers leave around the edge of cards. Retransfer printers, on the other hand, produce "over-the-edge" prints that cover the entire surface of your cards.

Direct-to-card printers print directly to the surface of cards. Any uneven surface of a card--including coming in contact with the edge of a card--can cause expensive printhead damage.

Retransfer printers, like the Nisca PR-C201, print your card image to a clear retransfer film that is then fused onto the surface of the card. With this process, the printhead does not come in direct contact with your card, allowing you to print over the edge of your cards and to a wider variety of card surfaces including proximity cards, smart cards, pre-punched cards and key tag cards. Another benefit: retransfer printers produce imagery with rich, vibrant, saturated colors.

Choose the PR-C201 if your card design needs to print "over-the-edge" or if you will be printing on technology cards (smart cards, prox cards, etc.).