Cost effective, versatile, secure card printing

Built on 20 years of proven direct-to-card printing expertise, the HID FARGO DTC1500 card printer and encoder offers the convenience and lower cost of high-capacity consumables along with a comprehensive feature set - enabling organizations to routinely issue highly secure cards and IDs at a fraction of the cost without sacrificing quality. Designed for government ID projects, universities and colleges, K-12 schools, healthcare facilities, and small-to-medium businesses, the DTC1500 boasts of distinctive security features ideal for these organizations.

• Innovative, built-in security features - Easy-to-implement security features such as resin scramble data protection and custom overlay watermark come standard on every unit.
• Low-cost, high-capacity consumables - High-capacity, full and half-panel color ribbons significantly lower cost-per-card and reduce total cost of ownership.
• Highly versatile - Powerful printing in a modular, scalable design that simplifies in-field equipment upgrades and migration to higher levels of security.
• Earth friendly - GreenCircle Certified for efficient energy consumption and eco-friendly (ECO) refill ribbons.

GreenCircle Certified Product

Provides organizations with a high-performance, energy-efficient photo ID printing solution that supports corporate sustainability initiatives while reducing costs. The sustainable attributes of HID card printers were third-party certified by GreenCircle Certified, LLC. The certification process verifies a significant energy savings for the DTC1500 card printer. The default time for sleep mode has been factory-set to five minutes, and printer design enhancements reduce the power consumption while in standby or sleep mode. Energy savings are calculated based on an assessment to a comparable product currently sold in the marketplace.