Professional ID Card Printing Made Simple
Zenius 2: the compact card printer that does what needs to be done, and it does it well. It’s the perfect solution for all your small and medium-sized card printing needs.
- Efficiency: single-sided printing, color printing speed up to 180 cards per hour, 700 cards per hour in monochrome.
- Intuitive to use: Evolis Premium Suite 2 driver, USB and/or Ethernet printing depending on version, ID-ALL card design software (developed by CARDPRESSO).
- Reliability and security: multiple encoding options, UV effect and double overlay depending on version, digital erasing.
If you are looking for a compact, high-performance card printer for everyday ID card production, the Zenius 2 offers the perfect balance of performance, reliability, and ease of use.
Zenius 2 – Card printer
The Evolis Zenius 2 Card Printer is a compact and efficient solution designed for organisations that need reliable, high-quality ID card printing. Built for simplicity and performance, Zenius 2 delivers professional single-sided card printing with impressive speed and precision, making it ideal for small to medium card printing volumes.
Perfect for producing employee ID cards, student cards, visitor badges, membership cards, loyalty cards, and access control cards, the Zenius 2 combines advanced printing technology with an intuitive user experience. Its compact and lightweight design allows it to fit seamlessly into offices, reception desks, retail counters, or self-service terminals.
Powered by D2T2 direct-to-card printing technology, the Zenius 2 produces sharp and vibrant prints with a 300 dpi print head and enhanced resolution up to 600 dpi in colour and 1200 dpi in monochrome. With printing speeds of up to 180 colour cards per hour and 700 monochrome cards per hour, it ensures fast and efficient card production without compromising quality.
The printer is supported by a complete software ecosystem including Evolis Premium Suite 2 driver and ID-ALL card design software, enabling easy card design, customisation, and printing from both Windows and macOS systems. For organisations requiring additional functionality, the Expert version also supports Ethernet connectivity and multiple card encoding options such as magnetic stripe, contact chip, and contactless chip cards.
Designed with security and flexibility in mind, the Zenius 2 also supports UV overlay security printing, digital data erasing for sensitive information protection, and rewritable card technology, allowing cards to be erased and reused when needed.
Compact, powerful, and easy to operate, the Zenius 2 Card Printer is the ideal choice for organisations looking for a professional, secure, and cost-effective ID card printing solution.
Start Printing with Zenius Classic Pack!
The Evolis Zenius 2 Card Printer Classic Starter Pack provides everything you need to begin printing professional plastic cards immediately. Designed for businesses, schools, membership programs, and events, this complete bundle makes it easy to produce high-quality ID cards, membership cards, visitor badges, loyalty cards, and gift cards without complicated setup.
With reliable printing technology, easy-to-use card design software, and essential consumables included, the Zenius Classic Pack helps organisations get started quickly and efficiently.
The Zenius Classic Pack includes:
- Zenius Classic Card Printer
- YMCKO Full-Colour Printing Ribbon
- 100 Blank White PVC Cards
- CardPresso XXS Card Design Software
This convenient starter bundle ensures you have the printer, software, and consumables needed to begin producing professional cards right away.
Get started with fast, reliable ID card printing using the Zenius Classic Pack.
Everything you need is in Zenius 2
The ingenuity of the Evolis Zenius 2 card and badge printer lies in its ability to do the essentials and do them well. It meets your small or medium-run printing needs with efficient and well-designed features.
Single-sided printing, colour or monochrome, professional-quality output, encoding options… All this in a lightweight, compact product: discover Zenius 2.
Zenius 2 card printer
| Direct-to-card dye-sublimation/Resin thermal transfer/ Rewrite |
| Single-sided edge-to-edge printing |
| Automatic or manual feeding |
| Input feeder capacity: 50 cards Output hopper capacity: 25 cards (front), 50 cards (rear) |
| Standard resolution 300 x 300 dpi Customizable resolution 300 x 600 dpi (monochrome and color printing) or 300 x 1200 dpi (monochrome printing only) |
| Connectivity: USB, Ethernet (on Expert model) |
| Printing performances: up to 700 cards/hour (monochrome), up to 180 cards/hour (color) |
| 3-year warranty |
| Supplied with a Starter license of ID-ALL software for creating and printing cards and badges |
To see all the specifications of this product, download the data sheet:
This product is compatible with:
Zenius 2 card printing solution – simplex printers
| Zenius 2 Classic | Printer without option, USB, with ID-ALL Starter Edition software license |
| Zenius 2 Expert | Printer without option, USB & Ethernet, with ID-ALL Starter Edition software license |
| Zenius 2 Expert Mag ISO | Printer with Mag ISO Dual HiCo/LoCo 3-track magnetic stripe encoder, USB & Ethernet, with ID-ALL Starter Edition software license |
| Zenius 2 Expert Smart | Printer with Evolis Elyctis Smart Card Encoder, USB & Ethernet, with ID-ALL Starter Edition software license |
| Zenius 2 Expert Contactless | Printer with Evolis Elyctis Contactless Card Encoder, USB & Ethernet, with ID-ALL Starter Edition software license |
| Zenius 2 Expert Smart & Contactless | Printer with OMNIKEY 5122 Smart Card and Contactless Encoder, USB & Ethernet, with ID-ALL Starter Edition software license |
| Zenius 2 Expert Smart & Contactless | Printer with Evolis Elyctis Dual Smart card and Contactless (IDENTIV chipset) Encoder, USB & Ethernet, with ID-ALL Starter Edition software license |
| Zenius 2 Expert Contactless | Printer with OMNIKEY 5127 Contactless Encoder, USB & Ethernet, with ID-ALL Starter Edition software license |
Options
| Magnetic ISO encoding kit Incl. Mag ISO Dual HiCo/LoCo 3-track magnetic stripe encoder, flywheel |
| Evolis Elyctis Smart encoding kit Incl. Evolis Elyctis Smart encoder, smart contact station, daughter board and cables (To finalize the installation, it is necessary to order the encoder’s mounting plate: S10112) |
| Evolis Elatec TWN4 MULTITECH 2 M LF HF NFC encoding kit Incl. Evolis Elatec TWN4 MULTITECH 2 M LF HF NFC encoder, antenna bracket, daughter board and cable |
| Evolis Elatec TWN4 MULTITECH 2 LF HF Legic® NFC Encoding kit Incl. Evolis Elatec TWN4 MULTITECH 2 LF HF Legic® NFC encoder, antenna bracket, daughter board and cable |
| Evolis Elyctis Contactless encoding kit Incl. Elyctis Contactless encoder, antenna bracket, daugther board and cables (To finalize the installation, it is necessary to order the encoder’s mounting plate: S10112) |
| OMNIKEY 5127 Contactless encoding kit Incl. HID OMNIKEY 5127 encoder, antenna bracket, daughter board and cables |
| Evolis Elyctis Dual encoding kit Incl. Evolis Elyctis Dual (IDENTIV chipset) encoder, smart contact station, antenna bracket, daughter board and cables (To finalize the installation, it is necessary to order the encoder’s mounting plate: S10112) |
| 2 SAM slots extension board kit for Evolis Elyctis Dual |
| OMNIKEY 5122 Dual encoding kit Incl. OMNIKEY 5122 encoder, smart contact station, antenna bracket, daughter board and cables |
| Encoder’s mounting plate kit Incl. Encoder’s mounting plate, screws and rivets |
Accessories and Consumables
Install the cards & ribbon
Installation
Regular cleaning
Advanced card printer cleaning
Designed to offer the best user experience
The Evolis Zenius 2 printer is as ingenious as it is intuitive, offering an optimised user experience.
A well-designed card printer
The intelligent design of the Zenius 2 card and badge printer offers:
- Performance: single-sided colour printing speed up to 180 cards per hour, 700 cards per hour in monochrome.
- Ease of use and autonomy: 50-card feeder, card-by-card insertion and ejection slot, 50-card backside output hopper and 25-card front output hopper, easy installation and access to the print ribbon.
- Compact and lightweight: one of the smallest and lightest card printers on the market. Zenius 2 easily adapts to any environment (office, counter, self-service terminal).
A complete software environment
From the driver to the card designer software, the Evolis Zenius 2 software environment guarantees an intuitive user experience.
- Evolis Premium Suite 2: an optimised driver with an easy-to-use, ergonomic interface (pop-ups, wizards, etc.), available on Windows and Mac.
- ID-ALL: card creation and customisation software developed by CARDPRESSO. Starter Edition supplied with every Zenius 2.
- Evolis Print Service: mobile application to print your cards from your smartphone or tablet, available on iOS and Android.
One product, two printing technologies
Direct-to-card printing: professional results for your cards
Zenius 2 printer incorporates D2T2 printing technology. Zenius 2 offers professional print quality, by combining a 300 dpi print head, an extended print resolution up to 600 dpi in color and 1200 dpi in monochrome and a colorimetric profile.
Direct-to-card printing: professional results for your cards
Zenius 2 printer incorporates D2T2 printing technology. Zenius 2 offers professional print quality, by combining a 300 dpi print head, an extended print resolution up to 600 dpi in color and 1200 dpi in monochrome and a colorimetric profile.
Zenius 2 printer optimises the security of your cards and data
With the Zenius 2 printer, security is built into every step of the process, whether for the cards you issue or the data you process.
Multiple encoding options
Contactless chips, contact chips, magnetic strips: electrically customise different types of cards with the encoding modules available on the Zenius 2 Expert printer. These options allow you to issue bank cards, health insurance cards, ID cards and much more.
UV effect printing
Zenius 2 Expert printer is compatible with the YMCKOO ribbon. The ribbon is composed of colour (YMC) and black (K) panels and also has two transparent panels called “overlays”. One of these two panels can be used to apply a UV effect, thereby enhancing cards visual security level, and the other to protect the card.
Double overlay layer
Zenius 2 Expert printer is compatible with the YMCKOO ribbon. The ribbon is composed of colour (YMC) and black (K) panels and also has two transparent panels called “overlays”. One of these two panels can be used to apply a UV effect, thereby enhancing cards visual security level, and the other to protect the card.
Data deletion with digital erasing
Digital erasing ensures that all data transmitted to the Zenius 2 printer is systematically deleted from its internal memory once the card printing process is complete. This ensures greater security for the information processed and protection for sensitive data.
Expert or Classic version: choose your Zenius 2
The Zenius 2 printer is available in two versions to best suit your needs.
- Classic: graphic customisation and USB connectivity
- Expert: graphic and electrical customisation, USB and Ethernet connectivity
| Evolis Zenius 2 Classic | Evolis Zenius 2 Expert | |
| Printing technology | D2T2 and rewrite | D2T2 and rewrite |
| Card feeder | 50 cards | 50 cards |
| Front receptacle | 25 cards | 25 cards |
| Rear tray | 50 cards | 50 cards |
| Single-sided colour printing speed | 180 cards/hour | 180 cards/hour |
| Single-sided monochrome print speed | 700 cards/hour | 700 cards/hour |
| Digital erasing | Yes | Yes |
| ID-ALL card creation software (developed by CARDPRESSO) | Starter Edition | Starter Edition |
| Print head protection | Yes | Yes |
| Warranty | 3 years | 3 years |
| Compatible with YMCKOO ribbon | No | Yes |
| Connectivity | USB | USB and Ethernet |
| Encoding options | No | Yes |
A wide range of ribbons, cards and cleaning kits
Evolis High Trust®: the only consumables brand certified by Evolis
Evolis develops a comprehensive range of consumables that are tested and approved by its R&D and quality departments. Colour ribbons, monochrome ribbons, PVC cards, composite PVC cards, PET cards, paper cards, rewritable cards, cleaning kits… Evolis High Trust consumables guarantee optimal print quality and a long service life for your printer.
Printing ribbons with or without cassettes
For quick and easy installation, Evolis offers its ribbons in cassettes. They can be effortlessly installed in the printer, an ideal experience for users looking for efficiency and practicality on a daily basis.
At the same time, the EASY4PRO range of cassette-free ribbons has been developed for experienced users. These ribbons reduce storage space required, transport costs and plastic waste while maintaining quality and performance.
Ribbons compatible with the Zenius 2 printer
YMCKO RIBBON
You can use the YMCKO ribbon for every single or double-sided colour printing.
YMCKOO Ribbons
The double layer of overlay brings to your printed cards an increased protection against wear and tear, and thus a better lifespan to your prints.
½YMCKO Ribbons
This ribbon has the same ink specifications as the standard full panel YMCKO color ribbon but the Yellow, Magenta and Cyan are half the length.
Black monochrome ribbons
The Evolis High Trust® standard monochrome ribbons are specifically engineered toprovide optimal printing quality. Available in Black, Blue, Red, Green, White, Metallic Gold and Metallic Silver, they are used to print a single color on cards.
