At 3.370 × 2.125 inches, each CR80 name badge is about the size of a credit card. Choose portrait or landscape artwork to suit your event.
Magnetic backings keep the name badge on clothing. Pre-slotted cards offer another way to wear it, paired with a custom-branded single-clip lanyard.
Plan Your Event Name BadgesGive your event design the full card with edge-to-edge color printing.
Help event teams put a face to each credential with a printed attendee photo.
Choose magnetic backings or pre-slotted cards for clips and branded lanyards.
Bring professional card printing to your event without buying equipment to store and maintain between bookings.
LEARN MOREPrepared Around Your Event
Plan the printer rental around your dates, credential design and expected print volume.
Supplies That Match
Arrange compatible white card stock and ribbon with your rental, plus the magnetic backings for your name badges.
Support During the Event
Get 24/7 customer support, with on-site technicians available on request.
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From your first quote to the day of your event, renting an Evolis card printer comes down to three simple steps.
1
Tell us your event date, name badge design, and print volume. We'll advise if the Evolis printer is right for your event.
2
Your Evolis printer arrives equipped with its printing ribbon. Load your blank name badge stock and check a sample print before registration opens.
3
24/7 Choose 2 Rent support is available throughout your event. On-site technicians available upon request.
Name Badge Stock
White CR80 plastic cards
White CR80 plastic cards
Full-Color Print Speed
Up to 225 cards/hour*
Up to 280 cards/hour*
Standard Resolution
300 × 300 dpi
300 × 300 dpi
Printing
Dye-sublimation / resin thermal transfer
Single-sided dye-sublimation / resin thermal transfer
Connectivity
USB and Ethernet
USB and Ethernet
Card Capacity
100-card input and output
100-card input and output
*Manufacturer maximums for single-sided full-color printing under specified conditions. Standard resolution shown; actual output varies with settings.
Printers are rented with printing ribbon. Blank white name badge stock is sold separately.
Get a QuoteVIP receptions where personalized credentials distinguish invited guests and speakers
Production teams that need clearly printed backstage or all-access designations
Exhibitions issuing company-specific credentials at the exhibitor registration desk
Multi-day conferences where attendees keep the same compact credential throughout the event
Not sure this is the right fit for your event?
Talk to our team and we'll help you choose.
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We supply white CR80 plastic name badge stock. Your event colors, photos and branding are printed onto the card.
Adhesive magnetic backings attach the name badge to clothing. For a lanyard option, ask about pre-slotted cards and a custom-branded single-clip lanyard with a bulldog clip.
Yes, when your registration platform supplies the data and supports those elements in the name badge design. Confirm the complete workflow with our team before booking.
The Evolis Primacy and Evolis Primacy 2 use dye sublimation for color images and resin thermal transfer for elements such as black text. They print on plastic card stock using a ribbon. Direct thermal printers use heat-sensitive media, typically for monochrome paper name badges.
Both use CR80 cards measuring 3.370 × 2.125 inches (85.6 × 53.98 mm), approximately the size of a credit card.
Both the Evolis Primacy and Evolis Primacy 2 card printers are available for US events. Share your credential design and expected print volume so our team can recommend a setup.
Speak with a Choose 2 Rent event specialist about Evolis card printer rental for your event. Full support, on-site options, and complete consumables packages available upon request.
Combine your printer rental with laptops, scanners and networking equipment. Our team can help plan the hardware around your event’s registration workflow.
Everything you need to set up and run the Evolis card printer for premium event name badges.