Card Printing Service · Des Plaines, IL

ID Card Printing Service in Des Plaines

Need cards printed but don't want to own a printer? Send us your data and artwork and we print, encode, and ship finished cards to Des Plaines.

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We print your cards, no printer required

When you only need a batch of cards, or your in-house printer can't keep up, Card Imaging prints them for you. Send us your cardholder data and design, and we produce finished, ready-to-issue cards for organizations across Des Plaines and Cook County, the easy path for employee badges, student IDs, membership cards, and event credentials.

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What we produce

  • Full-color, single- or dual-sided ID cards
  • Photo IDs and employee or student badges
  • Membership, loyalty, and gift cards
  • Event and visitor credentials

Encoding and finishing

Need the cards to do more than look good? We encode magnetic stripes and program HID credentials, HID Prox, iCLASS SE, iCLASS SR, and SEOS, to your facility code and format so they work the day they arrive in Des Plaines. We program HID credentials only.

Turnaround and shipping

Send us your file and we handle the rest, printing, encoding, and shipping finished cards to Des Plaines. For ongoing programs, we can set up repeat runs so reordering is effortless.

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Why Des Plaines works with Card Imaging

We're a family business and an authorized Fargo, Magicard, and Evolis dealer and service center, serving Illinois organizations since 1984. Real people, genuine gear, and fast turnaround. Get pricing and we'll take it from there.

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FAQ

Des Plaines ID card questions, answered.

Can you print ID cards for us in Des Plaines without us buying a printer?
Yes. Send us your cardholder data and artwork and we print, encode, and ship finished, ready-to-issue cards to Des Plaines and Cook County. No printer required.
What kinds of cards can you print for Des Plaines organizations?
Full-color single- or dual-sided ID cards, photo and employee badges, student IDs, membership, loyalty, and gift cards, and event or visitor credentials.
Can you encode the cards you print?
Yes. We encode magnetic stripes and program HID credentials, HID Prox, iCLASS SE, iCLASS SR, and SEOS, to your facility code and format so they work the day they arrive in Des Plaines. We program HID credentials only, not generic MIFARE or non-HID smart chips.
How fast is your ID card printing service to Des Plaines?
Send us your file and we handle printing, encoding, and shipping to Des Plaines. For ongoing programs we can set up repeat runs so reordering is effortless.
What if we want to bring printing in-house later?
No problem. When your volume justifies it, we'll help you choose the right printer and supplies and even help you transition, since we're a dealer too, not just a print shop.

Card Printing Service in Des Plaines?

Family-owned and authorized since 1984, quoted fast.

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