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Medical Products
Ribbon Definitions
We carry ribbons for all major card printers. Please use this guide to
help figure out what ribbons are best for you.
Dye sublimation printers blend yellow (Y), magenta (M), and cyan (C) to
produce full color 300 dpi images on plastic cards. Because the image is
placed on the surface of a card a protective overlay (O) or topcoat (T) is
generally applied.
The resin (K) panel is used for printing true black on a card. (Most
barcode readers can only read a barcode printed with a resin panel.) Resin
bonds with the surface of the card and generally does not require an overlay -
unless the card is to be used heavily in a swipe reader.
| YMCKO-KO or YMCKT-KT |
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Front Side Printing: Full color dye sublimation printing with
true black resin printing, and a clear overlay/topcoat Back Side Printing: True black resin printing only, with a clear overlay/topcoat. * Must be used in a dual sided color printer only. * Not available for all models of dual sided printers. |
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| YMCKO-K or YMCKT-K |
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| Front Side Printing: Full color dye
sublimation printing with true black resin printing, and a clear
overlay/topcoat Back Side Printing: True black resin printing only. (No clear overlay/topcoat on the back.) * Must be used in a dual sided color printer only. |
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| YMCKK |
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| Front Side Printing: Full color dye
sublimation printing with true black resin printing, (No clear
overlay/topcoat) Back Side Printing: True black resin printing only. (No clear overlay/topcoat on the back.) * Must be used in a dual sided color printer only. * No overlay protection, must be used in a printer with a lamination station. |
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| YMCKO or YMCKT |
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| Front Side Printing: Full color dye
sublimation printing with true black resin printing and a clear overlay. Back Side Printing: Same as front side if used in a dual sided printer * Can be used in single and dual sided printers. |
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| YMC |
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| Front Side Printing: Full color dye
sublimation printing. Back Side Printing: Same as front side if used in a dual sided printer * Can be used in single and dual sided printers. * No overlay protection, must be used in a printer with a lamination station. * Do not use if you are printing barcodes. |
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| KO or KT |
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| Front Side Printing: Prints a resin on the
surface of the card and then covers it with a clear overlay/topcoat. Back Side Printing: Same as front side if used in a dual sided printer * Can be used in single and dual sided printers. * Highly durable and scratch resistant. * Images printed with this ribbon are dithered. (There are no grey scales in resin printing.) * Barcodes print great, pictures print poorly. |
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| KdO or KdT |
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| Front Side Printing: Prints a black dye
sublimation picture using grey scales. (Like an old fashion black and
white photo.) Places a protective overlay/topcoat after printing the card.
Back Side Printing: Same as front side if used in a dual sided printer * Can be used in single and dual sided printers. * Barcodes printed with this ribbon can not be read by most barcode readers. |
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| K |
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| Monochrome resin ribbon. * Prints one color only. * Available in many colors. * Can be used in single and dual sided printers. * Can be used on most card printers. |