Fargo HDP8500 | The highest security ID Printer on the market

Fargo HDP8500 | The highest security ID Printer on the market is discontinued. This page retains reference information for existing owners and is not a new-printer sales offer.

HDP8500

The most reliable, high duty performance ID card printer in the industry.

The FARGO® HDP8500 Industrial Card Printer/Encoder is the superior industrial ID printer for extended-run, high throughput credential personalization and issuance.

It's especially suited for the high duty cycle requirements of large government ID card program.

The HDP8500 is loaded with features that allow you to produce IDs reliably and continuously, even in the most demanding environments.

For High Duty Performance - a 400-card input capacity; graphical touch screen user interface; built-in security features like PIN access and resin ribbon data-erase; and an air filtration system.

With High Definition Printing - HID's fifth generation HDP engine produces prints crisp, over-the-edge images on a wide variety of technology cards and card materials.

Magnetic stripe encoder - 1, 2 and 3 track.

Combined MIFARE® contactless and contact encoder.

Available Upgrade The HDP8500LE Industrial Card Laser Engraver Ideal for Government-to-citizen IDs: Driver Licenses National IDs Border crossing cards Voter registration Service bureau ID production University student ID/payment cards Contact us to find out more

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