INTERESTING ADVICE TO HANDLE YOUR CARD PRINTER PROPERLY

After the dreadful events of September 2001, business owners and managers grew increasingly interested in providing their staff members and visitors with identification badges as these plastic or PVC devices seemed to be the best option to ensure that only authorized people entered the premises and had access to the sensitive and private information that business organizations send, receive, manage and retrieve. Some years later, just as card printer manufacturers started developing card printer models that were more affordable, more compact in size and lighter in weight, an increasing number of company managers started evaluating the possibility of having their own in house card printer. Nowadays, it is very common to see these printing devices not only in large international corporations and medium sized companies but also in small business organizations and in many retail stores.

Both basic and sophisticated card printers are highly sensitive electronic devices that are extremely sensitive to dirt and dust. Thus, it is not only important to clean them thoroughly with the specifically developed products on a regular basis but also to ensure that they are placed in a clean environment. It is important to remember that any bit of dust or dirt that enters into your card printer can damage the printer head and therefore affect the quality of the identification badges you print and lead you to having to replace the printer head. This is a particularly expensive part and you should not be spending money unnecessarily during hard economic times.

It is highly advisable that you are also extremely careful while you are printing your ID badges. This process should also be done in a clean environment in order to ensure that there is no dust or dirt particle on the surface of the card that may cause smudges or lines to appear on the printed badge. One of the first things you should pay attention to is on the condition of the blank PVC or plastic cards you will use. Make sure that the package of the cards is air tight sealed and that it is not damaged. If you see that there is something wrong with the package, return it immediately to your provider.

When you are ready to start printing your cards, load the blank cards on to the printing device immediately after opening the package. Try to limit the contact between your fingers and the cards. This can be easily achieved by handling them from the edges and, needless to say, always with clean hands. If you do not use all the cards, unload them from the card printer and put them back again in an air tight sealed bag.