Cleaning your ID card printer regularly can dramatically extend the machine's life and ensure you get high-quality outputs every time. With regular use and the passage of time, dust, dirt, and ink residue can gather on the print head and build-up inside the printer machinery. To maintain image and output quality, you should clean your printer each time you change the ribbon.
Cleaning kits typically come with cleaning fluid, cleaning cards, swabs, and rollers. Some use a specialised cleaning cartridge to get the job done. There are also special cleaning kits for card laminators.