Direct to card
For your card
Evolis Zenius 2
A single sided printer with a 50 card feeder, for front only badges and passes.
- Up to 180 colour or 700 monochrome cards an hour
- Encoding and Ethernet on the Expert version
- Prints rewritable cards
Authorised service providerEvolis ID card printers
Start with the card. We'll match the Evolis printer.
Ahearn & Soper sells and services Evolis Zenius 2, Primacy 2, Agilia and Quantum 2 card printers across Canada, with ribbons and cleaning supplies on our webstore.
StatusAuthorised Evolis service provider
Experience50 years in identification technology
CustomersOver 20,000 served
Every card is five decisions. Point at a layer, or pick one below, to see which Evolis printer handles it.
Find your printer
Which card do you issue? We will name the printer.
Pick the card closest to yours. Each one is a sample Evolis shows for the printer we name, so the match starts from Evolis's own pages.
Nine Evolis sample cards
Direct to card or retransfer
Look closer. The difference is 42 microns.
Zenius 2, Primacy 2 and Quantum 2 print straight onto the card at 300 dpi as standard. Agilia prints onto a film at 600 dpi and fuses it to the card. Drag the line to compare them on an Evolis security card.
300 dpi
600 dpi
Direct to card · Zenius 2, Primacy 2, Quantum 2
Retransfer · Agilia
The Evolis range at Ahearn
Four Evolis printers, all on our webstore
Zenius 2, Primacy 2, Agilia and Quantum 2, with specs from Evolis spec sheets. The card you picked above marks your match.
Direct to card
For your card
Evolis Primacy 2
One or both sides, Rewrite as standard, and options Evolis says you can add on site.
- Up to 170 cards an hour on both sides
- Double overlay, 3 times the abrasion resistance
- Optional 200 card hopper and lamination module
Retransfer
For your card
Evolis Agilia
Retransfer at 600 dpi, printed over the edge, for cards that carry security features.
- Up to 100 cards an hour on both sides
- Lifetime printhead warranty with the cleaning schedule followed
- Optional lamination module
Direct to card
For your card
Evolis Quantum 2
A 500 card hopper in and a 500 card stacker out, for long runs from one place.
- Up to 1,000 monochrome cards an hour
- Reversible encoding module for magnetic and contact
- Aluminium body and metal frame
Evolis cards by industry
Badges, passes and access cards for the sites we serve
Staff badges, visitor passes and access cards are the cards most sites issue. Here is where they fit in the industries Ahearn & Soper serves, and the Evolis printer we would start with.
Evolis pickEvolis Zenius 2
Warehouse and distribution
Photo badges for staff and temporary workers, and visitor passes for drivers and contractors.
Photo badges on one side, up to 180 colour cards an hour.
Evolis pickEvolis Quantum 2
3PL and logistics
Badges and access cards for each site, with visitor passes reissued on rewritable cards.
Badges for every site printed in one place: a 500 card hopper in, a 500 card stacker out.
Evolis pickEvolis Agilia
Manufacturing
Employee ID and access cards for restricted areas of the plant, and passes for contractors and visitors.
Secure staff IDs by retransfer at 600 dpi, printed over the edge.
Evolis pickEvolis Zenius 2Healthcare
Staff ID badges with a photo and contactless access. Evolis shows a chip health card on its Zenius 2 page.
Chip and contactless encoding on the Expert version.
Evolis pickEvolis Primacy 2
Food and beverage
Employee badges and visitor passes for sites that control who enters production areas.
Visitor passes reissued on rewritable cards: Rewrite is standard.
Why buy Evolis from Ahearn
One Canadian partner for the printer, the supplies and the service
Authorised Evolis service
Ahearn & Soper is listed on our services page as an authorised service provider for Evolis.
Book a service callRibbons and cleaning, ready to order
Eight Evolis ribbons and films and three cleaning products are on store.ahearn.com.
Shop Evolis supplies (opens in a new tab)Matched to the card, before you buy
We start from the card you issue, then match the printer, encoding and overlay to it.
Find your card50 years in identification
Ahearn & Soper has served over 20,000 customers in barcode and identification technology.
About Ahearn & SoperQuestions
Evolis card printers, answered
Answers checked against Evolis spec sheets and Evolis's own pages.
What is the difference between direct to card and retransfer?
Zenius 2, Primacy 2 and Quantum 2 print dye straight onto the card surface, edge to edge, at 300 x 300 dpi as standard. Agilia prints onto a film at 600 x 600 dpi, then fuses the film to the card, over the edge.
Which Evolis printers print rewritable cards?
Rewrite is standard on Primacy 2: it prints, erases and prints the same card again. Zenius 2 also prints on rewritable cards. Both suit visitor passes and cards that change often.
Can Evolis printers encode chips and magnetic stripes?
Yes. All four take encoding options for magnetic stripe, contact and contactless cards. On Zenius 2, encoding comes with the Expert version. On Agilia, the magnetic encoder is fitted at the factory.
Which Evolis printer suits high volume?
Quantum 2, with a 500 card hopper, a 500 card stacker, and up to 1,000 monochrome or 150 colour cards an hour. Primacy 2 also prints up to 1,000 monochrome cards an hour, from a 100 card feeder.
Is Evolis part of HID Global?
Yes. Evolis states that it is part of HID Global, an ASSA ABLOY company. HID announced in September 2023 that it had acquired about 98.5 percent of Evolis.
Does Ahearn & Soper service Evolis printers?
Yes. Ahearn & Soper is an authorised Evolis service provider. Book a service call on our services page, or call 800-263-4258.
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- A specialist reviews the card you issue
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- You get a quote, with service across Canada
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