Ultra Electronics, which is well known for its Magicard ID card printer products and its high technology electronic manufacturing, has become the first ID card printer manufacturer to achieve accreditation to the prestigious ISO14001 environmental standard.
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Ideal for all applications where durable laminated cards are required, such as Airport IDs, Government IDs like FIPS 201, and Drivers Licenses, the high-security Magicard Tango +L integrated ID card printer and laminator features a robust metal construction for long-term reliability, Ultra’s patented HoloKote™ watermark for economical secure cards, and the best-in-class UltraCoverPlus 2 year warranty.
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RoHS (Restriction of the use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment) is an EU directive which has been turned into law in most EU member states, and which stipulates that all applicable products must be compliant by 1 July 2006. The RoHS Regulations ban the placing on the EU market of products containing more than the set levels of lead, cadmium, mercury, and other hazardous materials. The effect of RoHS is that products that do not conform cannot legally be sold in the EU after 1 July 2006.
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Due to a sustained growth in sales, Ultra Electronics Card Systems has invested in a major new production facility for its Magicard ID card printers. Built as a new mezzanine floor within the Weymouth, United Kingdom factory, the 4,000 sq. feet facility represents an investment of over £270,000 ($500,000). Peter Macfarlane, Chairman of parent company Ultra Electronics Holdings, opened the new facility, which is now in full operation.
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With their patented HoloKote™ ID card watermark, the Magicard Rio 2 and Tango 2 printers from Ultra Electronics Card Systems set the new benchmark for ID card security.
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The Magicard Opera color ID card printer comes complete with Magicard ID badging software and Windows drivers, all for US$1399. (EUR1330). Users simply add their own PC and web-cam to have a complete badging system.

The drop-in dye-sublimation ribbon cassette and card dispenser means that the Magicard Opera is easy to setup. Hand-feeding of cards one at a time means no card feeding jams and the dye-sublimation technology embeds the image into the plastic card surface for high-quality, scratch and fade resistant images.
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Ultra Electronics Card Systems and CS Technologies announce a strategic distribution and support partnership, to extend the reach of Ultra’s Magicard ID card printers into Australia and South-East Asia.

As a leading access control provider to many of Australia’s top corporations since 1987, CS Technologies is well positioned to sell the Magicard ID card printers alongside its existing security products.
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Ultra Electronics chose the ASIS show in New Orleans to launch its all-new range of low-cost dye sub color ID card printers.

The new models download and print a full color single sided CR80 edge to edge card in less than 30 seconds using a USB interface, and are available with optional Hi Co magstripe encoding.
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