ID Card Printers

ID Card Printers

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ID Card Printers

ID Card Printers

Finding You The Perfect Printer

We sell a wide range of ID Card printers designed to suit the needs of your organisation and budget. Our expert team are always on hand to make sure you get the best ID card printer for your needs, both present and future.

Popular Printer Brands

Magicard ID Card Printers

Printer Types

When you begin your ID card printing journey, you may have a design in mind. The type of ID badge printer you need will differ depending on your requirements, and there are a number of different features available between printers to keep costs low without compromising on the printed ID you're looking for. We stock a range of plastic card printers as well as printers that can print on paper, with single sided and dual sided features, as well as options for oversized cards, laminated cards, and encoded cards.

Single-Sided ID Card Printer

Single-Sided Printers

Single sided ID card printers are ideal if you only need to print on one side of the card. They can often be upgraded after purchase to grow with your business, ensuring you are not limited.

Double-Sided ID Card Printer

Double-Sided Printers

To add information on the back of your card, a double-sided printer (also known as dual-sided) printer is ideal. This can be upgraded after purchase, or is available pre-configured.

Oversized ID Card Printer

Oversized Card Printers

If you need to include additional information to your card design, there are oversized card printers available that print larger than standard cards. Ideal for events and ticketing.

Laminated ID Card Printer

Laminated Cards

If you require ID cards or membership cards with added durability, we offer a range of laminated ID card printers that add an additional protective layer on top of your design.

Printer Technology

When producing ID cards, the type of printing technology you require depends on what you need your ID cards and badges to look like. These types of technology produce different results, and have benefits depending on the card surface you are printing onto.

Dye-Sublimation Printer

Dye-Sublimation

Some of the cheapest ID card printers utilise dye sublimation technology, which is where the printhead heats the ink to fuse it directly to the card's surface.

Direct-To-Card Printer

Direct-To-Card

Direct-to-card ID card printers (DTC) work in the same way as dye sublimation. The heating process creates million shades of YMCK for lifelike colour printing.

Retransfer Printer

Retransfer Printers

Suitable for printing onto the surface of access control cards, retransfer ID card printers print colour designs onto a clear film that is then fused onto the plastic card.

Rewrite ID Card Printer

Rewrite

Rewrite printers offer capabilities for creating and reusing ID cards, using heat technology and specialised cards to create a monochrome blue or black design that can be erased.

Encoded ID Cards

Encoded Cards

Turn your photo ID cards into access control cards with a range of card printers capable of producing encoded cards, with technology available such as Elatec, HID, SpringCard, MIFARE and more.

Browse Printers By Brand

We stock a large range of printers from all major and popular ID card printer brands and manufacturers. Feel free to browse by printer brand. Each printer brand will then further allow you to filter by printer type.

ID Card Printer FAQs

What's the best ID card printer for my business?

This entirely depends on your requirements as a business as well as the size. If you need high-quality cards with large input and output hoppers, the Magicard 600 is perfect. For smaller businesses requiring basic ID card printing, the IDP Smart 21 is a perfect contender. We highly recommend you taking a look at our best ID card printers of 2025 blog to help you choose the right printer.

How do I know what cards I require and how easy is the setup process?

The type of ID card depends on the security system that you have in place. If you're looking to print basic photo ID cards, our blank white ID cards are perfect. For access control card printing, there are many solutions such as contact cards, proximity cards and multiple branded cards for you to choose from.

Many of our photo ID card printers support encoding such as magnetic stripe and contactless card encoding, making them easy to integrate into your systems. The setup process is easy as we provide everything needed for straight out of the box printing.

How often do ID card printers need maintaining?

ID card printers need maintaining regularly (every couple months) to ensure you receive the best printer performance possible. Take a look at our maintenance cleaning kits and printer upgrades.

What comes standard with each printer?

Free ID Card Design Software (Software types vary depending on printer price)
Free Shipping as Standard
Printer Warranty with Every Printer

IDP Smart 81 printer

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