Re-transfer Card Printers

Re-transfer printers differ from "direct to card" printers. The print head on a direct to card printer applies the ribbon colours, via dye sublimation, directly to the card to print the image. Re-transfer printers print on to the laminate material, which is then applied to the card with a heated roller. The print head on a re-transfer machine never touches the card surface directly or indirectly through the ribbon.
Re-transfer and reverse transfer mean the same. Re-transfer derives from Reverse Transfer. Major card manufacturers recommend using a reverse transfer printer - check Schlage-Allegion's Card Printing and Handling Guide.
ISG RTX6600

Reverse transfer printers provide print quality far superior to regular DTC (direct to card) printers, and can print a true full bleed card with litho like print quality. The RTX6600 is fast; its speed and 600 dpi print quality make it unbeatable. Duplex printing is standard. Options include smart card encoding, mag-stripe and laminating module.
Datacard SR300

- Print Resolution SR300: 300 dots per inch (11.8 dots/mm)
- Print Resolution SR300e: 600 dots per inch (23.6 dots/mm)
- Full-bleed, over-the-edge
- Prints four-colour, one-sided card in 36 seconds
- Prints four-colour, two-sided card in 66 seconds
Datacard CR805 Reverse Transfer Printer

Pigment ink combined with 600 dpi printing enables the printing of microtext, and other machine readable elements such as OCR codes and 1D and 2D barcodes.
Faster than other retransfer printers:
Single-sided (CMYKP) - up to 100 cards per hour (cph)
Double-sided (CMYKP-KP) - up to 66 cards per hour (cph)
CR805 datasheet
ISG RTX1000

For added security and protection against unauthorized duplication, the Peak RTX1000 supports high resolution gradient ultra violet printing. Now you can print text, photos or graphics which will only show under a UV light.
ISG Peak RTX1000 data sheet
Ultra Violet Print Information
ISG RTX6000

Electronic fine-line printing, security microprint, UV microprint and Guilloche patterns in your card design make for a more secure card, difficult to duplicate with ordinary card printers. Demanding the highest possible graphics quality for your card design, makes the RTX6000 the only choice.
ISG RTX6000 data sheet
Ultra Violet Print Information
Matica XL8300 Oversize Printer

- 300 x 300 dpi, color printing
- Oversized card format, 4.88’’ x 3.37’’ (124 x 85.6mm): see sample oversize card
- Security: UV printing
- Superior print quality and reliability
- Up to 120 cards per hour