HID FARGO HDP5000e Ribbons
Same day shipping of HDP5K full color ribbons, film and overlaminate for retransfer card printing
Whether you need to print employee ID cards, staff and volunteer badges, organizations of all sizes rely on IDSuperShop for HID FARGO ribbons for ID badge production with the new HDP5000e, legacy HDP5000 and HDP5600 printers
HID FARGO HDP5000e Ribbons
For over 20 years, IDSuperShop has shared our expertise with businesses of all sizes in addition to non profits, health care organizations and municipal government departments who rely on the HID FARGO HDP5000 card printer. The HDP5000e is the newest version of the industry’s most popular retransfer printer in that it has been sold for over a decade and is very popular with government applications including law enforcement, military and state identification, in addition to corporate enterprises for access control badges.
We stock the most popular badge printing supplies on the shelf for daily shipments with the latest cutoff time in the industry. If you know what part number you need, simply place it your cart and complete the online order with super fast turnaround as typically ship out orders in less than 24 hours until 4:30pm PST each day.
The HDP5000e comes with a 4 year warranty and replaces older FARGO retransfer printers including the legacy HDP5000, HDP5600 and the HDP600. If you need assistance on selecting the right ribbons for your HID FARGO HDP5000e card printer, we offer great customer service and assign each company a dedicated account manager to ensure you are set up for success with your badge printing.
FARGO HDP5000e YMCK Color Ribbon
HDP Color Ribbons: High Definition Printing (HDP) ribbons combine to produce durable and tamper resistant cards with crisp 300 dpi images – even on the surface of technology cards.
- Single sided printing uses YMCK full color for the front side of the card and produces 500 cards.
- Dual sided printing uses a section of YMCK for each side of the card to achieve full color on both sides and produces 250 cards.
084511 YMCK*: Full-color with resin black, 500 images Photo-accurate color prints, visual recognition. This ribbon is our most popular and can be used for single or dual sided applications with the new HDP5000e and is compatible with the legacy HDP5000 and HDP5600.
FARGO HDP5000e YMCKK Color Ribbon
This is our most popular ribbon for dual sided HDP card printers which uses the YMCK for printing color on the front and the extra K panel for the back. Since most dual sided cards only have black text on the back, this ribbon provides greater value with 500 printed cards.
084512 YMCKK*: Full-color with two resin black panels, 500 images Photo-accurate, full color on front, black text and/or barcodes on back for use with the new HDP5000e and is compatible with the legacy HDP5000 and HDP5600.



FARGO HDP5000e Transfer Film
Precision-engineered HDP film maximizes the performance of your HID FARGO HDP5000 printers for secure, durable and sharp looking cards and IDs. HDP Film combines to produce durable and tamper resistant cards with crisp 300 dpi images – even on the surface of technology cards.
HDP Film is available in clear, standard holographic design, or custom holographic design, contact us for details.
Part # 084500 Clear HDP Film, approximately 1500 images Clear, panelized film is the most popular and is compatible with the new HDP5000e in addition to legacy HDP5000 & HDP5600 printers
FARGO HDP5000 Overlaminate
Thermal Transfer and PolyGuard™ Overlaminates: Applying an overlaminate to your cards not only improves card durability and longevity; with an optional holographic design, overlaminates can also significantly increase card security. Overlaminates with standard or custom holograms create an ID card that is difficult to forge, yet easy to verify.
Overlaminate for the HID FARGO HDP5000e Card Printers are exactly the same as the part #’s used for the legacy HDP5000 and HDP500 lamination modules. Overlaminates are available in clear, standard holographic design or custom holographic design with the following specifications to protect your printed ID cards.
- Thermal Transfer Overlaminate, .25 mil thick, 500 prints
- PolyGuard Overlaminate, .6 mil thick, CR80 patch size, 250 prints
- PolyGuard Overlaminate, 1.0 mil thick, CR80 patch size, 250 prints (maximum durability)
Part # 082601 PolyGuard 1.0 mil Overlaminate, Clear, 250 count Durable Overlaminate for use with cartridge 1 or 2*** is our most popular version and is compatible with the new HDP5000e in addition to legacy HDP5000 and HDP5600 printers
HID FARGO HDP5000 Printer Ribbons
For years, customers have relied IDSuperShop for guidance on printing professional looking custom photo ID cards. Depending on the overall size of your application, the frequency of issuing additional cards and whether any security features are needed, the choice may be easy to figure out what’s right for your organization.
Precision-engineered HDP5000e ribbons, HDP film and overlaminates maximize the performance of your HID FARGO HDP printers for secure, durable and sharp looking cards and IDs. The previous HDP5000 ribbons will be discontinued by the end of 2024 but the new versions are already available.
Additional HID FARGO Ribbons & Film for HDP5000e, HDP5000 & HDP5600 Printers:
084054 Standard Holographic HDP Film, High Secure Orbit Design, 500 images High resolution hologram with visual security elements. This High Durable HDP Film option offers enhanced abrasion resistance for longer life cards. To be replaced by 084501
084050 YMC*: Full-color, 750 images Photo-accurate color prints, visual recognition. To be replaced by 084510
084056 YMCKH*: Full-color with resin black and heat seal panel, 500 images Additional heat seal panel allows for color printing on difficult-to print card surfaces such as clamshell proximity cards. To be replaced by 084513
084061 YMCFK*: Full-color with resin black and dye-based, fluorescing panels, 500 images UV fluorescent ink panel can create a personalized layer of security only visible under UV light. To be replaced by 084514
084057 YMCKI*: Full-color with resin black and inhibit panel, 500 images I panel allows printing to cards with non-print areas such as surface foils or signature panels. To be discontinued.
084060 Premium Resin Black, K*, 3000 images Bar codes, text, serial numbers, bold graphics. To be replaced by 084518
084059 YMCKIKI*: Full-color ribbon with two resin black and inhibit panels, produces 400 cards with YMCKI on front and KI on back. To be replaced by 084519
K panels allow for bar codes, text, serial numbers, bold graphics on the front and back of the card while I panels allow printing to cards with non-print areas such as surface foils or signature panels on the front and back of the card.
Additional Overlaminate for the HID FARGO HDP5000e, HDP5000 & HDP5600 Printers:
082615 Thermal Transfer Overlaminate, Clear, 500 count. For use with Single-Side Lamination Module only
Thermal Transfer Overlaminate, High Secure Orbit design, Universal orientation, 500 count. Thermal Transfer Overlaminate with visual security elements – For use with Single-Side Lamination Module only
082600 PolyGuard 0.6 mil Overlaminate, Clear, 250 count Durable Overlaminate for use with cartridge 1 or 2***
082603 PolyGuard 0.6 mil Overlaminate, High Secure Orbit design, Universal orientation, 250 count. Durable Overlaminate with security elements – For use with cartridge 1 or 2***
082604 PolyGuard 1.0 mil Overlaminate, High Secure Orbit design, Universal orientation, 250 count. Durable Overlaminate with security elements –For use with cartridge 1 or 2***
082607 PolyGuard 0.6 mil Overlaminate, half patch, Clear, 250 count Durable Overlaminate half patch for magnetic stripe side of card –For use with cartridge 2***
082608 PolyGuard 1.0 mil Overlaminate, half patch, Clear, 250 count Durable Overlaminate half patch for magnetic stripe side of card – For use with cartridge 2***
082612 PolyGuard 1.0 mil Overlaminate with left side cutout for smart chip, Clear, 250 count. Durable Overlaminate with left side cutout for smart chip – For use with cartridge 1***
082655 PolyGuard 1.0 mil Overlaminate with left side cutout for large sized smart chip, Clear, 250 count. Durable Overlaminate with left side cutout for large sized smart chip – For use with with HID Crescendo and other contact chips requiring a larger cutout – For use with cartridge 1***
Custom hologram overlaminate is available with any combination above, contact us for details.
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