the story

THE CHALLENGE

The Rittenhouse is Philadelphia's most prestigious hotel address, featuring all of the unique historic charm and residential ambience of Rittenhouse Square. Whenever on duty, all 280+ employees are required to display their laminated photo ID cards, which the hotel previously created using an outdated in-house camera system.

"We needed a solution that was both easier to use and more reliable," said Eric Selkowitz, employment and benefits manager. "We contacted Alpha Card Systems and, after reviewing our needs, they recommended the Zebra P110i card printer."

THE SOLUTION

The entry-level, single-sided printer from Zebra's Value Line was specifically created for organisations like the Rittenhouse working on tight budgets or with moderate printing volume. The printer pairs with Zebra's i-Series® intelligent supplies to produce high-quality printed cards and features ribbon type detection, automatic printer configuration, and low-ribbon warning.

Additional features include:

• The Load-N-Go™ drop-in ribbon cartridge with integrated cleaning roller
• LCD message display to guide printer operation
• Integrated card output hopper that folds into the printer to avoid being lost or damaged when not in use
• Magnetic stripe encoding 

RESULTS

"We chose the P110i primarily because of its low cost, and it has readily met all of our needs," Selkowitz added. "Since it's so easy to use, we can print duplicates of all ID cards to keep in personnel files so that we can readily have a picture on hand of all hotel employees."