HID 94657 Dual-Side Card Printer with Contact Chip and Magnetic Stripe Encoder
Overview
The HID 94657 HDP6600 is a professional-grade dual-side card printer engineered for high-volume credential production in enterprise access control and identity management environments. This system integrates contact chip encoding, magnetic stripe encoding, and flattening capability in a single platform, enabling organizations to produce ISO/IEC 7810 ID-1 compliant cards with multiple credential technologies on both card surfaces. The 94657 configuration delivers the encoding versatility required for modern hybrid credential programs without requiring separate encoding stations.
Key Features
- Dual-Side Printing: Full-color dye-sublimation printing on both card surfaces in a single pass, eliminating the need for card refeeding and reducing production cycle time
- Contact Chip Encoder: Integrated contact chip reader/writer for EMV-compliant smart card personalization and data encoding
- Magnetic Stripe Encoder: High-coercivity magnetic stripe encoding supporting ISO Track 1, Track 2, and Track 3 data formats
- Flattener Module: Integrated card flattening mechanism ensures uniform card thickness and optimal encoding contact across all credential types
- Professional Card Output: Produces ISO/IEC 7810 ID-1 standard cards (85.6 mm × 53.98 mm) suitable for government, corporate, and healthcare credentialing
- Multi-Credential Support: Single platform handles smart cards, magnetic stripe cards, and hybrid credentials without manual intervention
- Production Efficiency: Dual-side capability and integrated encoding reduce total cost of ownership compared to multi-station workflows
- Secure Data Handling: Designed for environments requiring isolated credential personalization with support for encrypted data encoding
Integration & Compatibility
The HID 94657 integrates seamlessly into identity and access management ecosystems requiring hybrid credential issuance. The system supports standard EMV smart card protocols for contact chip encoding and ISO magnetic stripe standards, enabling interoperability with existing access control readers, time and attendance systems, and badge verification infrastructure. Organizations deploying the model 94657 can consolidate credential production workflows—eliminating separate encoding stations and simplifying operator training across dual-technology card programs.
The flattener mechanism is particularly valuable in high-volume production environments where card quality consistency directly impacts reader acceptance rates. By standardizing card thickness before encoding, the HDP6600 minimizes encoding errors and reader compatibility issues across diverse access control reader populations.
Package Contents
The HID 94657 HDP6600 system includes the dual-side printer, integrated contact chip encoder, magnetic stripe encoder, flattener module, and necessary connection interfaces for seamless integration into credential production workflows.
Ted PerryPerspective based on aggregated IP Security Depot and affiliated engineering team experience.
As a systems engineer who has evaluated card issuance platforms for enterprise deployments, the HID 94657 addresses a specific operational challenge: organizations running hybrid credential programs (smart card plus magnetic stripe) typically maintain separate encoding stations, creating bottlenecks during high-volume personalization windows. The 94657's integrated dual-encoding architecture consolidates this workflow.
Technical Highlights:
- Dual-Side + Dual-Encoding: Contact chip and magnetic stripe encoding in a single pass eliminates equipment redundancy and reduces floor space requirements in credential production facilities
- Flattening Integration: The built-in flattener ensures encoding contact quality, reducing reader rejection rates—a critical metric in large-scale access control deployments where failed card reads cascade into support tickets
Deployment Considerations:
- Validate that your access control reader base supports both contact chip and magnetic stripe technologies before standardizing on hybrid credentials
- Plan operator training around the consolidated workflow; the HDP6600 reduces training scope compared to multi-station environments
For organizations with mature hybrid credential programs or those migrating to multi-factor card authentication, the model 94657 delivers measurable operational efficiency gains through workflow consolidation.
