Authorized Fargo · Magicard · Evolis Service Center
ID card printers,
sold and serviced.
Since 1984.
Card Imaging is an authorized Fargo, Magicard and Evolis dealer with a factory-trained repair bench in Woodridge, Illinois. We match businesses, schools and agencies with the right printer, the ribbons that actually fit it, and the people who can fix it when it stops.
IDP
HID GLOBAL
HID GLOBALBest Sellers
What everyone is actually buying.
Not a staff pick. These are the three products our customers order more than anything else, one from each of the categories we are asked about most.
★ 100+ sold
Evolis Primacy 2 Dual-Sided ID Card Printer & Supplies Bundle Badge Machine
View product★ 1,000+ sold
Evolis Primacy 2 R5F208A100 Color Ribbon - YMCKO - 300 Prints
View product★ 100+ sold
Custom Programmed Door Access Cards Prox - Compatible with 26 bit H10301 Format HID 1386 ISOProx II (100)
View productMeet Card Imaging
Get to know the family behind the counter.
A quick look at who we are, what we carry, and how we keep your ID card program running.
Ribbon Finder
Stop guessing which ribbon fits.
Order the wrong ribbon and your printer sits idle. Pick your printer below and we'll point you straight to the exact compatible ribbon and part number.
The Catalog
Everything for the card,
from print to program.
Color Ribbons
Door Access & NFC Cards
Cleaning & Care
Blank & Specialty Cards
Design & Issuance Software
Card Imaging Software · XXS to XXL
From our own lightweight designer to enterprise issuance. Not sure which edition? Answer four quick questions.
Find your edition →Accessories
Lanyards, holders, slot punches, trays & laminates.
More than a reseller
A real, factory-authorized service bench.
Anyone can drop-ship a printer. We repair them, program the cards, and print the batches ourselves, so when something goes sideways you're talking to the people who actually fix it.
See our servicesAuthorized Printer Repair
Factory-trained service for Fargo, Magicard & Evolis, with genuine parts and real turnaround.
In-House Card Printing
Send us the data and we print, encode & ship finished cards. No printer required.
Prox & Access Programming
Cards encoded to your facility code & format, ready to badge in on day one.
Rebadging & Migration
Switching systems or brands? We help you move without reissuing your whole population.
40+ years
Family-owned · Est. 1984
Since 1984
Four decades of getting the details right.
We were fitting businesses with their first card printers back in 1984, and we still are. Fargo, Magicard, Evolis, IDP: we sell the whole range, we service what we sell on our own bench, and we will tell you straight which printer you actually need instead of the most expensive one on the page.
Resource Center
Answers before you buy, and after.
Printer Drivers
Current drivers for every Fargo, Magicard & Evolis model we sell.
Get drivers →Tech Support
Troubleshooting for print quality, encoding & connectivity issues.
Get help →Buyer's Guide
Direct-to-card vs. retransfer, single vs. dual-sided. Pick right the first time.
Read guide →Printer Comparison
Side-by-side specs across models so you can weigh speed, sides & cost.
Compare →Tell us what you're printing.
We'll build the kit.
Printer, ribbons, cards, and software, spec'd to your exact use case and quoted fast.