Label Printers
The 3 most common types of Barcode Label printers are:
- Direct Thermal
- Thermal transfer
- Combination printers that uses both types of technologies.
Direct Thermal printers use a thermal head to transfer the barcode image and other data such as description and selling price onto a thermal label. Using heat produced from the thermal head. This type of printer is commonly used in retail for price labels and shelf edge labels.
Thermal transfer printers use a wax ribbon to transfer the image onto the label. Different types of ribbon and label can be used for industry and specificables.
Advantages of Thermal Direct:
- Low printing costs (printer and labels are inexpensive)
- Ease of use
Disadvantages of Thermal Direct:
- Labels can only be used for indoor environments and deteriorate rapidly with exposure to light, heat and moisture.
Advantage of Thermal Transfer:
Different Ribbon and label can be used to produce labels that be used in any environment.
Disadvantage of Thermal Transfer:
More expensive to print than Thermal Direct labels, necessitates the use of a Thermal ribbon.
Types of Printer we recommend
Thermal Direct –,IC3120 ,Bixolon SRP770
Thermal Transfer –Argox 0s214
Combination Printer – Argox 0S214
