Card printers are highly specialized, precision-engineered electromechanical devices utilized for the professional personalization and issuance of plastic cards, including corporate identity badges, employee credentials, student IDs, membership cards, and highly secure smart cards. Among these, retransfer (reverse transfer) card printers represent the pinnacle of printing technology. Unlike standard direct-to-card printers, retransfer models first print the high-resolution image in reverse onto a clear, flexible transfer film. This film is then thermally fused directly onto the card's surface, guaranteeing flawless, edge-to-edge printing, superior image durability, and the ability to print on uneven surfaces with absolute perfection.
Evolis Agilia Duplex 600 dpi Retransfer ID Card Printer
The Evolis Agilia Duplex Retransfer ID Card Printer is a state-of-the-art solution meticulously developed for high-resolution, professional-grade dual-sided card issuance. Leveraging advanced retransfer printing technology combined with an exceptional 600 x 600 dpi printhead resolution, this device is capable of reproducing microscopic details, intricate security patterns, and vibrant color gamuts across the entirety of the card's surface without leaving any unprinted white borders. It is the ultimate hardware choice for organizations demanding uncompromising aesthetic quality and stringent security in their credentialing programs.
Engineered for high-volume productivity, the Agilia Duplex is capable of producing up to 150 cards per hour in single-sided color mode, and up to 100 cards per hour when executing complex dual-sided color prints. To support this continuous industrial throughput, it features a massive 200-card input feeder and a 100-card output hopper, drastically minimizing the need for constant human intervention. Equipped with versatile USB and Ethernet connectivity, the printer can be comprehensively customized with magnetic stripe, contact smart card, and contactless RFID smart card encoding modules. Furthermore, its advanced thermal processing accommodates a wide array of industrial card materials, including standard PVC, composite PVC, highly durable PET, Polycarbonate (PC), and ABS.
Features
- Employs highly advanced Retransfer (Reverse Transfer) printing technology for flawless over-the-edge coverage.
- Equipped with a micro-precision printhead delivering 600 x 600 dpi high-definition print resolution.
- Natively supports fully automated dual-sided (duplex) card printing, flipping the card internally without operator assistance.
- Guarantees true edge-to-edge printing, ensuring the transfer film covers the entire surface area of the card.
- Features a massive 16-million color gamut capability, powered by an integrated color profile system to strictly optimize photographic accuracy.
- Achieves high-speed production rates of up to 150 cards per hour during single-sided YMCK color printing.
- Maintains exceptional throughput of up to 100 cards per hour during dual-sided YMCK-K (color front, black back) printing.
- Features a high-capacity 200-card input feeder designed for seamless, uninterrupted batch printing operations.
- Incorporates a 100-card output hopper and a dedicated, secure 10-card reject hopper for defective or mis-encoded cards.
- Provides a manual single-card feeding slot for immediate, on-the-spot individual card issuance.
- Supports versatile enterprise connectivity through high-speed USB 2.0 and TCP/IP Ethernet networking interfaces.
- Integrates a robust internal processing architecture featuring 4 GB of Flash memory and 256 MB of RAM for handling massive, complex graphic spool files.
- Facilitates intuitive user operation and real-time status monitoring via a full-color 3.5-inch LCD touchscreen interface.
- Supports comprehensive multi-technology encoding options, including magnetic stripe, ISO 7816 contact smart cards, and ISO 14443 contactless smart cards.
- Compatible with a highly diverse range of card substrates, including PVC, Composite PVC, PET, Polycarbonate (PC), and ABS materials.
- Seamlessly accommodates varying card thicknesses ranging from 0.76 mm to 1.25 mm (30 mil to 50 mil) without manual recalibration.
- Can be seamlessly upgraded with an optional card lamination module for extended physical durability and holographic security.
- Physically secured via a Kensington security lock slot, with optional electromechanical locking systems available.
- Backed by a comprehensive 3-year printer warranty and a lifetime warranty on the critical printhead component (under specified operating conditions).