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What type of cards can I use?

All PVC, composite PVC, composite PET, composite ABS*, and special varnished* cards can be used with Quantum 2.
Please note that printing quality may vary depending of the card manufacturer.

IMPORTANT : all the cards that will be used with the Quantum 2 must respect the CR-80 norm.

This printer does not support paper cards.

* Subject to special conditions

About Evolis Card Printer

Evolis designs, manufactures and markets an extensive line of id card system

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ID Badge Technologies

On-demand id card personalization requires cutting-edge technologies for printing and data encoding, Evolis id printers offers extended solutions:

Evolis manufactures plastic id card printers for id badge printing and personalization : student ID cards, loyalty programs, banking cards, transportation passes, membership cards, driving licences, identity cards, id card, employee badges, voting cards, health cards, access badges, and visitor badges. A badge can host data pertaining to its holder, with four-color photo-quality printing, and perform data encoding (magnetic stripe, smart card and/or contactless card). Evolis is specialized in creating these innovative id card printers. Evolis also markets the Badgy card printer , a turnkey solution to print badges on plastic cards , in small runs and without encoding options. Get more information on Badgy card printer on www.badgy.com . Evolis also offers accessories and identification supplies through its subsidiary SOGEDEX ACCESSORIES.

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