For consistent high-quality output from your Zebra card printer, use Zebra’s
TrueColours® print ribbons. TrueColours ribbons deliver vibrant color photos and “true-to-life” flesh tones, as well as sharp monochrome bar codes and text.

Prolong card life with Zebra’s patented overlay (“O panel”) in the ribbons, which protects your card against dye migration and abrasions. TrueColours ribbons are also designed to help extend the life your Zebra card printer with a unique silicone-based coating that minimizes printhead debris. Ribbons without this coating allow particulate buildup on the printhead, which may decrease the life of this critical printer part.

TrueColours Monochrome Resin Ribbons
Zebra TrueColours® Monochrome Resin Ribbons use “thermal transfer” printing technology, a process by which a heated printhead is used to transfer a digitized image from the ribbon to the surface of the card. Monochrome ribbons can be used on all Zebra card printers. They are available in a variety of colors including black, red, green, blue, gold, silver, white and scratch-off gray.

TrueColours Multi-panel Ribbons
Zebra TrueColours® Multi-panel ribbons are developed with the newest technology in dyes available. Multi-panel ribbons use dye-sublimation, which means the color dye is vaporized into a gaseous state and then diffused onto the cards at the printhead station.

Security Featured Ribbons
Prevent unauthorized use of your card printer and supplies with print ribbons that have factory programmed customer security codes. The printer will authenticate the ribbon security code before printing, helping keep your ID issuance process secure.
Genuine Zebra ribbons are available in wax, wax-resin and resin formulations to meet the durability requirements of your application.
* Wax ribbons are ideal for standard printing on paper materials.
* Wax/Resin ribbons provide excellent durability against chemicals on paper and synthetic materials.
* Resin ribbons provide ultimate durability against chemicals and heat on synthetics.
You can be assured that when used together, our ribbons and labels will provide optimal performance with your Zebra printer.

Choose Genuine Zebra TrueColours® varnish overlay and laminate ribbons for plastic card printing. Prolongs card life, prevents card alteration.

Combat card counterfeiting, alteration and duplication with Zebra’s TrueColours® secure supplies, such as varnish overlays and laminates. These protective materials prolong card life by preventing image fading and dye-migration and reduce normal wear from handling and frequent card
swiping through magnetic stripe readers.

For added security and durability, you can deter card forgery with Zebra’s customizable levels of card security. Various types of holograghic, optically variable inks and other security featured laminates can be designed to make your card design unique and more secure.

Varnish Overlay Ribbons
* Clear
* Hologram (Genuine Secure Image)

Laminate Ribbons
* Carrier based and linerless based laminate, 1.0 mil and 0.6 mil thick
* Clear laminate (full size, smart card cut out, ½ size for magnetic stripe cards)
* Hologram laminate (Genuine Secure Image and World Globe Image) full size

Security Featured Laminates
Customizable hologram laminates add a unique security feature that makes cards more tamper-resistant and deters fraudulent reproduction of cards. There are various types of holograms available.
* OVI takes optically variable inks to make up an image or text within the laminate. It will show various color effects as the image is rotated.

* Pixel-Grafx hologram takes state-of-the-art computer graphics with traditional holography to produce “pixilated” imagery. These images or patterns are made up of a series of pixels or dots, which are exposed to laser light at multiple angles to achieve maximum brightness even in ordinary (fluorescent) lighting conditions.

* 2D Hologram is made up of two-dimensional images. The hologram images are assigned different colors and position in one layer. It just has one layer on hologram image, without visual depth.

* 2D/3D Hologram is made up of multiple two dimensional layers with hologram images visually placed one behind another with visual depth to produce an effect of three-dimensional hologram structure. It has very good visual depth between different layers and shininess on first layer.

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Card printer cleaning suppliers. Choose Genuine Zebra cleaning supplies. Clean printers produce better image quality and extend the life of critical printer parts.

Clean printers mean better image quality and longer lasting print heads. With Zebra, you have access to a full line of cleaning supplies that will help maintain printer performance and prolong the life of your Zebra card printer. Regular use of Genuine Zebra Cleaning Supplies will keep your card printer clean and extend life of critical printer parts, including printhead, transport rollers and magnetic encoders. Routine printer cleaning also results in better quality, full color card images.

Cleaning Cartridges
Cleaning cartridges help guarantee the longevity of the printer by automatically cleaning cards prior to the printing cycle. A debris free card will produce a clearer, sharper, more detailed image with no printing voids in images.

Cleaning Rollers
Cleaning rollers are installed in the cleaning cartridges. Cleaning rollers are made up of adhesive based rollers. The adhesive rollers pick up debris from blank cards prior to printing. Adhesive rollers should be replaced periodically.

Cleaning Tape
Cleaning tape picks up debris from blank cards prior to printing. The cleaning tape is a roll of adhesive lined material that is used on model P620 printer to assist in cleaning cards prior to printing.

Cleaning Cards
Regular use of cleaning cards will keep your card printer clean and maintain important parts of the printer (printhead, transport rollers, and magnetic encoder station).

Cleaning Swabs
Swabs can be used when print anomalies appear on printed cards to remove visible deposits from the print head. It is important to never use a sharp object to scrape deposits from the printhead, as it may permanently damage the printhead.

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PVC Cards for Card printing. Choose Genuine Zebra plastic cards and smart cards. Stringent quality standards, consistent print results.

Zebra cards give you image sharpness needed for vivid colors and detailed, readable bar codes. Poor quality cards often have uneven surfaces and burrs that reduce print quality and cause printhead damage. Zebra guarantees its pure PVC and Composite PVC cards to be compliant with ISO
standards, dust-free, and have smooth edges, giving you better print quality every time.

For more demanding security applications, make your cards more tamper resistant and secure with Zebra's custom embedded holograms, color shifting ink, opacity marks, pre-printed microtext or UV images, and custom designed cards. All these card options are available from your Zebra reseller.

Premier PVC Cards
* 10 mil blank card
* 10 mil blank business cards with writable backs
* 10 mil blank adhesive backed cards
* 30 mil blank white cards
* 30 mil blank white cards with magnetic stripes (LoCo & HiCo) Premier Plus PVC Composite Cards
* 30 mil blank white cards
* 30 mil blank white cards with magnetic stripes (HiCo Only)
* 30 mil blank white cards for YMCUvK applications

Security Featured Cards
* 30 mil cards with embedded hologram images
* 30 mil cards with color shifting ink images
* 30 mil cards with opacity mark options

* Embedded Hologram Cards. PVC & PVC Composite cards with a tamper-resistant hologram embedded within the layers of the card for an added low-cost security feature. The hologram is part of the background of the white card enabling printing to be applied directly on top of the hologram. Lamination may also be applied if required. The hologram incorporates both visible and ultraviolet printing of a pattern or logo. This security feature prevents the hologram image from being reproduced with photography or photocopying.

* Color Shifting Ink Cards. PVC & PVC Composite cards with a specified image of colorshifting inks formulated to change from one color to another. This feature is part of the inner layer of the card and cannot be scratched, or removed.
Opacity Mark Cards. PVC cards with a tamper-resistant printed image within the layers of the card for an added low-cost security feature. Image acts as a watermark, only visible when held directly in front of a bright light source. The image can be of any color or image. This security feature prevents the image from being reproduced with photography or photocopying.

* Micro Text or Nano Text Cards. PVC & PVC Composite cards with pre-printed text that can only be read with magnification or with UV exposure. This security feature is very hard to duplicate or photo copy.

* Customizable Security Cards. Cards with customized security features are available by special order. Contact your local authorized Zebra reseller for more information.

* Other Card Accessories Hand held card punch tool that slots cards and lapel clips to attach cards to clothing.

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