| comes to print barcode labels, after computers | | | | printer produce a 203 DPI barcode that can be easily |
| became an integral part of business, barcode labeling | | | | read by most barcode scanners. |
| software is commonly used for barcode creation, and | | | | Most thermal barcode printers have built-in PC |
| regular printers can handle the printing job, but there | | | | connectivity so it is easy transfer code from a |
| are also expressly designed printing devices that can | | | | computer's barcode software to the printer using a |
| handle barcode input and output. | | | | USB or serial cable, although these devices can store |
| Choosing a barcode printing should come along when | | | | between 128 and 512 KB RAM memory in average. |
| planning your barcode system implementation for the | | | | Some of the most popular thermal printer |
| first time, otherwise it can be selected at a later time, | | | | manufacturers include Zebra, Sato, Symbol and |
| but keeping always in mind that barcode printers must | | | | Datamax, and Intermec. |
| match the symbology that your system needs since | | | | Direct thermal printing uses a print head over a |
| Codabar symbology, as in example, is different than | | | | heat-sensitive ribbon, while thermal transfer is similar to |
| the symbol used to produce UPC barcodes, although | | | | other thermal transfers, but instead of images or |
| many barcode printers support multiple symbologies at | | | | photos, it transfers the barcode symbols onto a wide |
| a time. | | | | array of materials including traditional Avery labels, |
| Barcode printers are especially useful for those | | | | paper sheets, acetate sheets aluminum barcode labels, |
| organizations that move large inventories and a | | | | etc. Industrial thermal printers can usually switch |
| must-have for industries because of the fastest | | | | between thermal transfer and direct thermal printing, |
| impression if compared with standard computers | | | | which is faster but normally used for small printing |
| printers. These types of devices also accept media | | | | batches. |
| rolls for continuous impression. Although there are | | | | It is important to keep your working environment in |
| different types of barcode printers that come in | | | | mind when choosing your barcode printer. If you own a |
| different sizes and pricing, they can only handle two | | | | small business that only need to print barcodes from |
| printing methods, thermal transfer and direct thermal. | | | | time to time, you might only need a good quality laser |
| Thermal barcode printers can reproduce high quality | | | | printer or just a small portable thermal printer. Also it is |
| barcodes opposite to standard printers, which worst | | | | important consider what your barcode is for, because |
| quality would be obtained by printing barcodes with a | | | | if your business require security elements embedded |
| dot-matrix printer. Nonetheless, even laser printers | | | | into the barcode, then you might need a Radio |
| cannot print neat barcodes without the aid of special | | | | Frequency Identification (RFID) device instead. |
| fonts or add-on components, but an average thermal | | | | |