Printer Ribbons

Printer ribbons are essential to any card printing operation.

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Often different from printer to printer, printer ribbons vary widely in type, capacity, and color output.

Color Printer Ribbons

Color printer ribbons are calibrated to maximize color printing output for specific printers, ensuring top card quality. Color printer ribbons are used in dye sublimation printers and high definition printers, and may print single sided or double sided cards.. Learn More >

Monochrome Printer Ribbons

Monochrome printer ribbons don't just refer to black and white printer ribbons - they may print any color, from red, blue or yellow to metallics like silver and gold. Learn More >

Specialty Printer Ribbons

Designed for unique printer applications, specialty printer ribbons come in a wide variety of types and colors, including dye sublimation, thermal transfer, high definition, overlaminate, and more.. Learn More >

Fargo Printer Ribbons

Tailored to work with the unique modular design of Fargo printers, Fargo printer ribbons are as tough and high quality as Fargo printers. Learn More >

Zebra Printer Ribbons

Zebra printer ribbons have a unique Load-n-Go™ design that allows them to slide easily in and out of the printer, making maintenance a simple process that takes just minutes to complete. We offer a comprehensive selection of Zebra ribbons, including high definition, single sided and double-sided, as well as color and monochrome printer ribbons. Learn More >

Persona Printer Ribbons

Persona printer ribbons are as simple and flexible as Persona printers. Our wide selection of Persona printer ribbons includes single and double-sided ribbons as well as full color and monochrome selections.. Learn More >

Magicard Printer Ribbons

Magicard printers are known for their built-in security features like HoloKote overlaminate technology. Magicard printer ribbons are specially calibrated for Magicard printers and come with built-in overlaminates, in color or monochrome, with single or double-sided card printing capabilities. Learn More >

Evolis Printer Ribbons

Evolis printer ribbons are designed specifically to work with their stylish and compact card printers, including the rewriteable Tattoo2 and the ultra-secure Quantum. Learn More >

Datacard Printer Ribbons

Datacard printer ribbons are designed to work specifically for Datacard's cost-effective and reliable card printers. Learn More >

Nisca Printer Ribbons

Nisca printer ribbons are tailored to maximize the card printing capabilities of Nisca card printers. Learn More >

Polaroid Printer Ribbons

Designed to work with Polaroid card printers, Polaroid printer ribbons create brilliant full color or monochrome cards . Learn More >

CIM Printer Ribbons

CIM printer ribbons are designed to work with CIM printers and come in full color and monochrome varieties. Learn More >

Generic Printer Ribbons

While many printer ribbons are designed to work with card printers of a specific brand, there are certain printers which can use generic printer ribbons as well as branded ribbons. Check with your manufacturer or one of our friendly card printer experts to see if generic printer ribbons will work with your ID card printer. Learn More >

Dye-sublimation and thermal-transfer ribbons use a special heat transfer process to transfer color from a printer ribbon to the blank plastic card. What's the difference between the two? Thermal-transfer printing is reserved for monochrome prints, transferring single-colored ink on an ID card instead of full-color. Dye-sublimation ribbons, on the other hand, print full-color cards using a variety of colored dyes. Cards printed with dye-sublimation print ribbons have a richer color and are clearer, while thermal transfer printer ribbons result in a coarser look.