Launch Your ID Card Program - Quickly, Simply and Affordably

The Datacard® SD160 card printer delivers the perfect mix of affordability, security and simplicity to get your ID card issuance program started. An extension of our proven Datacard® SD Series, this economical ID card printer provides the right combination of technologies you need to efficiently print high quality cards for less. Featuring rewritable printing, inline encoding, a unique ultraviolet (UV) printing security feature and intuitive operation, the versatile SD160 card printer empowers you to meet a wide range of ID issuance applications requirements - while protecting your bottom line.

Affordable cost, long-term value

The smart choice for producing a wide variety of high quality photo ID cards or badges at a lower cost-per-card, this unique, economical system can be scaled up as your needs and requirements grow.

Proven reliability

Our enhanced technology platform offers absolute dependability, backed by our 24-month warranty. Print and personalize outstanding color and monochrome cards with high-quality, full-color or single-color photos, graphics and text.

Ultimate versatility and flexibility

The SD160 card printer offers full-color, monochrome or rewritable printing with single-pass efficiency - plus inline encoding. You can encode smart cards and magnetic stripes for physical or logical access control and machine readable authentication as well as rewrite cards instantly without the time and cost of reissuance.

Economical Security

Unlike comparably priced card printers, this system includes a UV ink options that prints an invisible layer of covert security. Add more layers of security by printing logos, graphics, photos, signature and other information to protect your people, places and processes.