Evolis Tattoo

Evolis Tattoo — quality products for Irish businesses. We stock a carefully selected range to meet your ID card, access control, and security needs, with fast delivery across Ireland.

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Evolis Tattoo

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Choosing an Evolis Tattoo rewritable card printer

The Tattoo does something no ribbon printer can: it prints a card, erases it, and prints it again. Rewritable printing uses a thermal card with a special surface rather than a ribbon, so the same card can be reissued over and over. For a visitor desk in a Dublin office block, a temporary staff pass at a hospital, or a hot-desking scheme where the name on the card changes weekly, that turns a consumable into a fixed asset.

Two models are listed. The Evolis Tattoo RW is the rewritable printer on its own. The Tattoo2 RW adds a magnetic stripe encoder, ISO dual HiCo and LoCo, three-track, so a rewritable card can also carry an encoded stripe for a door reader or a canteen terminal, and the encoding is rewritten alongside the print. Prices start from €1,259 ex VAT.

What to look for in a rewritable printer

  • Card life: rewritable cards are reused rather than replaced, so the saving is in ribbons and card stock over a year, not in the printer price.
  • Print colour: rewritable printing is monochrome, in the colour the card surface is manufactured for. It suits text, barcodes and simple logos rather than photographs.
  • Encoding: choose the Tattoo2 RW if the card has to work with a magnetic stripe reader. The three-track dual HiCo/LoCo encoder covers most Irish access and payment systems.

Cards, consumables and related Evolis printers

Rewritable cards are a speciality stock, and the other speciality cards collection is where to look. The Tattoo's consumables are under Evolis Tattoo ribbons, and other reusable-card machines are gathered under rewriteable card printers. For full-colour permanent cards, the Evolis Zenius is the direct-to-card sibling, and the full Evolis printers collection lays out the range. Encoded stripe cards for permanent use are under magnetic stripe cards.

Further reading

Frequently asked questions

How many times can a rewritable card be reprinted?

Rewritable cards are typically rated for hundreds of erase and print cycles. In practice, the card wears from handling before the surface gives out.

Does the Evolis Tattoo need a ribbon?

No. The print is made by heating the card's rewritable surface directly, so there is no ribbon to buy or replace.

Which Tattoo model do I need for magnetic stripe cards?

The Tattoo2 RW, which includes an ISO dual HiCo/LoCo three-track magnetic stripe encoder. The standard Tattoo RW prints only.

If you are costing a visitor or temporary pass system for a site in Ireland, call 01 555 5555 and we will compare rewritable against a conventional printer; both models dispatch from Dublin.