Looking to buy a printer that can print on card (for clock cards)

FrankFalcon

flaneurs_lobster said:

So the printer is just putting Number, Name & W/ending onto pre-printed timecard stock?

How many cards are you printing a week?

Is that printer used for other print jobs? 

Yes, the printer only prints 3 lines. 

Company name. 

Employee name. 

Week ending. 

THAT’S IT!

Prints 40 cards per week/run

Printer can be used for other stuff but am happy to set it stand alone. 

FrankFalcon

jshm2 said:

Any MFP could do that. You can pickup second hand Brother MFP's on ebay for cheap.  

The cheaper printers struggle picking up the card and churning it out the other side. 

GDB2222

FrankFalcon said:

jshm2 said:

Any MFP could do that. You can pickup second hand Brother MFP's on ebay for cheap.  

The cheaper printers struggle picking up the card and churning it out the other side. 

Do you know the weight of the card stock, in gsm? 

It is likely that a heavy duty office laser printer would do what you want, but it wouldn’t be cheap and you would be best off checking the spec before investing in one. A decent machine will specify the maximum weight of card it is designed for. 

GDB2222

https://www.printerland.co.uk/product/xerox-b230/150348Xerox B230 A4 Mono Laser Printer - B230V_DNIUK

This one specifies a max weight of 200gsm. You maybe could get away with a bit higher. It’s only £100.