The Evolis Primacy 2 Smart Card Printer, direct-to-card color dye-sublimation/resin thermal transfer card, is a MULTI-PURPOSE printer that incorporates edge-to-edge printing (single or double-sided), color sublimation/monochrome thermal transfer and rewrite technology for rewriteable cards. It is known for its HIGH PERFORMANCE with the fastest card printing speeds on the market with a focus on medium to large volume printing. It has extremely SECURE features thanks to its encoding of magnetics stripes, contact/contactless chips, holograms, protective laminates and UV effects with security level being up to your business’ needs. Lastly, the Evolis Primacy 2 Smart Card Printer is best known though for its EASE-OF-USE with an accessible on/off button with a side opening to access internal components. 

*The Evolis Primacy 2 Smart Card Printer is orderable by contacting us directly with the button down below*

 

Compliance

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• CE
  FCC
  RoHS
  ISO 7813
  EMV 2000-1
  ISO 7811 HiCo/LoCo/JIS2
  ISO 7816-2
  PC/SC
  EMV 2000-1
  ISO 14443A/B
  ISO 15693
  USB 1.0/1.1/2.0/3.0
  Ethernet TCP-IP/10BaseT/100BAseT (Traffic Led)
  Wireless 802.11 b/g
  USB 1.0/1.1/2.0/3.0

Ideal For:

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• Desktop Card Printer
  Medium to large volume printing
• Black and White/Color Cards
• Rewriteable Cards
• Temporary Visitor Badges and ID Badges
• Student ID Cards
• Loaylty Cards
• Education, finance, healthcare, and transportation sectors

Features:

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• USB 1.0/1.1/2.0/3.0
• USB 2.0 Type-A and USB 2.0 Type-B options
• Ethernet
  Protection for print head
• Double-sided printing
• Sublimation
• LCD touch-sensitive control panel with LED notifications 
• LED Notifications: Green LED for normal operations and Red/Orange for a warning 
  • WiFI, cooling mode, firmware update, printer status, open cover/mechanical errors, ribbon/card status, cleaning alerts and card alerts
• LCD Graphical Notifications: Low card level alert for input hopper and empty hopper alert
• Security:
  • Kensington security lock for printer theft
  • Digital erasing to delete data sent from memory 
• Print Resolution:
  300x300 DPI for B&W/Color printing
  300x600 DPI for B&W/Enhanced Color
  300x1200 DPI for enhanced B&W
• Printer Memory:
  • 32 MB of RAM with Digital Erasing for removing print jobs
• Card Printing Performance:
  Color YMCKO: <235 per hr.
  Color 1/2MCKO: <280 per hr.
  Color YMCKO-K: <170 per hr.
  Single-sided YMCK (Lamination Module): <215 per hr.
  B&W: <1000 per hr.
  Rewrite Erasing (1 side): 365 cards per hr.
  Rewrite Printing (1 side): 560 card per hr.
• Card Feeder Capacity: 100 cards (30 mil)
• Reject Card Hopper Capacity: 50-card reject tray
• Output Hopper Capacity: 100-card input/output hopper capacity 
• Manual gauge adjustment
• Number of Cards Per Year:
  • Magnetic Stripe Cards: 5,000-50,000 cards
  • No Encoding Cards: 500-5,000 cards 
  • Contact Smart Cards: <500 cards

Printer Technology:
Direct-to-card
Color dye-sublimation/resin thermal transfer
Print Capability:
One-or two-sided printing (edge-to-edge) print module
Print Quality:
16 million colors
Integrated Color profile

*Print optimization via color profile

• Weight: 9.06 lbs

Card Types Supported:

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• Card Format:
  ISO 7810 ID-1/CR-80
  3.370 x 2.125 inches
  PVC/Composite PVC/PET/PC^2
  ABS/Special
• Card Thickness: 10-50 mil

*Contact smart cards: 3-year lifespan

*Contactless smart cards: 5-year lifespan

• Software:
• Ships with cardPresso XXS (Badge design and printing):
  Designs and edits badges
  Store up to 50 records
  Signature capturing capabilities
  Multiple language options available
• OS Compatibility:
  • Windows XP SP2 (32-bit)/Vista (32-bit)/7/8 (32-bit and 64-bit)/10 (32-bit and 64-bit)

Operating System (OS) Support:

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• Windows Server 2012 R2/2016/2019/2022
  macOS 10.14/10.15/11/12
  Linux RPM (Red Hat) & DEB (Debian) distributions