ID Card Printers in Oman

What ID card printer can produce the highest quality face print on a card?

600 DPI Retransfer ID card printer is ideal for achieving high-quality faces and photos on ID cards. Retransfer printers print the image onto film first and then transfer it over onto the card, which gives the faces greater sharpness, the colours are smoother and the print is closer to the edge of the card.

Normal staff ID cards, visitor badges and school cards are not affected by a direct-to-card printer. However, for premium, clear and professional face photos, particularly banks, ministries, oil & gas companies or access control cards, retransfer is a better option.

Which ID card printer in Oman is the best?

A direct-to-card ID card printer is adequate for most offices, schools, clinics and small businesses in the region of Oman. Lower machine cost and running cost for printing ID cards, visitor badges, membership cards and basic access control cards.

If you are looking to replace the ID printers that are already in use at a ministry, bank, oil & gas company or high-security site, then you should consider retransfer ID printers. These tend to be more expensive, but they make edge-to-edge cards with clearer images and work well for smart cards, RFID access cards and more professional looking cards.

What is the difference between ID printer and ID card printer, PVC Card Printer, RFID Card printer, Gift Card Printer, Plastic Card Printer, staff card printer?

All these names mean the same thing, a printer to print on plastic PVC cards or RFID cards

It's not a big deal what it's called. The question is whether the printing is one-sided, dual-sided, retransfer or whether encoding into the card is needed, or if just a simple employee badge printer for day-to-day use in the office is required.

Single-Sided ID Card Printers vs Dual-Sided ID Card Printers

Single-sided printers

A printer that prints only the employee name, photo, designation and company logo on the front of the employee card is suitable for single-sided employee ID card printers. Ideal for small offices, training facilities, gyms and visitor badge printing.

Dual-sided printers

Use a dual-sided ID card printer if you want to print a barcode, QR code, staff number, emergency contact, terms, access control data or company instructions on the back of the card. HR and administrative departments in Oman often opt for the dual-sided cards as one side remains clean with the other side having more information.

ID Card Printer Prices in Oman

There is a price difference among ID card printer prices in Oman. The cost of entry-level ID card printers starts from 350-400 OMR. Printing equipment varies from mid-range dual-sided printers to retransfer printers which may be capable of printing as much as 1000 OMR or greater, depending on the printer model, software and requirement of cards.

However, the cost of the machine is not the only aspect of the budget. Some other factors to consider are ribbon price, ribbon yield, PVC card cost, cleaning kit cost, software, setup and if local support is offered. Please read our ID card printer prices in Oman page for further detail information.

When using an ID printer, what supplies do you require?

Blank PVC cards and compatible ribbons are needed for all ID printers. Other components that may be needed for some setups are RFID cards, badge holders, badge reels, lanyards, cleaning kits and the software for the card design. There is one more consumable that is needed for retransfer printers—retransfer film.

Do not purchase the printer before considering supplies. The true running cost is associated with ribbons, cards and replacement consumables, particularly if hundreds of employee cards need to be printed annually.

Is it possible for admin staff to use an ID card printer without IT?

Yes, for most of the D2C printers. Usually cards can be printed by admin/HR staff after installing the printer driver and card design software, after some training. IT may only be required for the initial setup, network printing, user permissions or software installation.

For larger companies, access control encoding or database integration may be considered before buying smart cards, and may require the involvement of IT. This way the printer will not end up being a cheap solution that doesn't fulfill the workflow needs later.

Which locations in Oman do you deliver, install and provide support in?

We supply, install and support ID card printers in Muscat, Duqum, Salalah, Sohar, Ibri, Nizwa, Khasab, Buraimi and Nimar. We supply and install anywhere and everywhere in Oman.