About Fargo Secure Materials

High-quality, cost-effective materials designed specifically to work with Fargo Card Identity Systems
Fargo Secure Materials are a complete line of print ribbons, inks, films, overlaminates and cards are precisely designed and rigorously tested to maximize the print quality and the performance of Fargo Printer/Encoders — and the security of your ID cards.

Ribbons and Inks

Full-Color Dye-Sublimation Ribbons – smoothly blend up to 16.7 million colors to produce photo-quality images. Full-Color Dye-Sublimation Ribbon with Fluorescing Panel – smoothly blend up to 16.7 million colors to produce photo-quality images. Fluorescing panel allows for printing of covert security images, verifiable under ultraviolet light.

Black Dye-Sublimation with Clear Overlay Ribbons – ideal for money-saving monochrome applications such as printing black and white photos, text and visible-light-readable bar codes.

Black Resin with Clear Overlay Ribbons – economical ribbon for monochrome applications such as printing text and infrared light-readable bar codes, with the added protection of a clear overlay panel.

Resin Ribbons for direct-to-card printers – the economical solution for durable, single-color cards with sharp text and clear, crisp bar codes. A variety of standard and metallic ribbon colors are available along with a unique scratch-off ribbon for specialty applications.

CardJet™ Ink Cartridges – full-color and black ink cartridges are specially engineered for printing onto plastic cards with inkjet technology.

HDP® Film

Overlaminates

Clear and holographic PolyGuard™ and Thermal Transfer Overlaminates, combined with Fargo’s patented, industry-leading laminating technology, provide ultimate card protection. PolyGuard Overlaminate is 1 mil or .6 mil thick; Thermal Transfer Overlaminate is .25 mil thick. Custom designs, patterns or logos may be added to Fargo Secure Overlaminates for added security and design possibilities.

Exclusive ribbon technologies for trouble-free operation

Smart Sensing Cores – – Persona® Series dye-sublimation and resin print ribbons, and Fargo overlaminates feature Smart Sensing Cores that detect if the wrong ribbon is installed and promptly display an error message to help prevent card waste.

RibbonTraq™ – HDP and DTC Series dye-sublimation print ribbons, and HDP Film, feature RibbonTraq technology that quickly calibrates the ribbon or film without scrolling through numerous panels, thus speeding production and eliminating waste. RibbonTraq alerts users if the wrong supply has been installed, avoiding printing errors.

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) – DTC Series resin ribbons feature RFID technology. RFID senses if the correct ribbon has been installed and alerts users when the ribbon runs low, minimizing guesswork and downtime.

SecureMark® Technology – Ribbons using Print Security Manager and Print Security Suite software are protected by SecureMark Technology. SecureMark Technology integrates all of the components of a Fargo Card Identity System — secure printer/encoders, secure materials, and secure software — to protect the physical, logical, and card issuance security of the entire organization.