Rewritable printers enable hundreds of the same card
But is it a cost efficient, greener alternative or a fad with serious security risks?
For some members of the card printing market, it’s hard to justify costs involved in printing rewritable cards, while for others, like HID Global, it’s an untapped, perhaps under-served market.
Rewritable cards are plastic ID badges that when issued with specialized printers enable the same cards to be erased and rewritten hundreds of times. The rewritable printers use heat to change the information printed on the card. In Fargo’s rewritable printing process, the ribbon is actually removed from the printer and the printhead comes in contact with the card. The heat from the printhead reacts with the card’s special finish to produce the printed image. The type of finish used by the card manufacturer determines the image’s color, generally blue or black, explains Apryl Erickson, senior channel marketing manager for Fargo products at HID Global.
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