| Label printers use a wide range of label materials, | | | | becomes part of the media. Thermal transfer printers |
| including paper and synthetic polymer materials. There | | | | can be used for a wider variety of media like paper, |
| are two types of thermal printers like Direct Thermal | | | | polyester, and polypropylene materials. Thermal |
| and Thermal Transfer. Different types of Label printers | | | | transfer printers can create extremely durable |
| include desktop label printers, commercial label printers, | | | | wristbands, asset tags, and certification labels, common |
| Industrial Label Printers, Industrial Portable Label Printers, | | | | labels, tags and tickets. If you can select the right |
| RFID readers, Label printer applicators, Label software | | | | media-ribbon combination and specialty adhesives, |
| and personal Label printers. Direct thermal label printer | | | | users can create archival quality labels to withstand |
| is heat sensitive. They turn black when heated by the | | | | temperature extremes, ultraviolet exposure, chemicals, |
| print head. The advantage of this method is that no | | | | sterilization, and more. Thermal transfer applications |
| ribbon is necessary. Direct thermal printing is more | | | | include project identification, circuit board tracking, |
| sensitive to light, heat and abrasion, which reduces the | | | | permanent identification, sample and file tracking, asset |
| life of the printed material. Thermal transfer printing | | | | tagging, inventory identification, certification labels such |
| uses a heated ribbon to produce durable, long lasting | | | | as UL/CSA, laboratory specimens, cold storage, |
| images on a wide variety of materials. Thermal label | | | | freezers and outdoor applications. Thermal printer |
| printers are mostly used for bar code printing because | | | | comprises of key components like thermal head, |
| they produce accurate, high-quality images with | | | | platen, spring and controller boards. Thermal head can |
| excellent edge definition. This type of printers has the | | | | generate heat which leads to printing on paper. Platen |
| ability to produce exact bar widths that successful bar | | | | means rubber roller that feeds paper, controller boards |
| code printing and scanning require. Each technology | | | | are used for controlling the mechanism and spring |
| can produce one and two dimensional bar code. Direct | | | | applies pressure to the thermal head. |
| thermal printers have no ink, toner or ribbon. Direct | | | | Thermal printers print faster than dot matrix printers. |
| thermal printers cost less to operate than inkjet, laser, | | | | Many fax machines use thermal printing technology. |
| impact and thermal transfer printers. Most mobile | | | | Thermal transfer printer is used in industries like |
| printers use direct thermal technology. If thermal label is | | | | barcode labels or marking clothing labels, and printing |
| overexposed to heat or light, the material may darken | | | | plastic labels for chemical containers. Commercial |
| and make the bar code unreadable. This technology | | | | applications of thermal printers include filling station |
| can be used for many common bar code printing | | | | pumps, information Kiosks, point of sale systems and |
| applications like shipping labels, patient and visitor | | | | voucher printers in slot machines. Hospitals use |
| identification, receipts and ticket printing. | | | | ultrasound scan images on thermal paper. Thermal |
| In Thermal transfer printing, a thermal print head applies | | | | printers are durable, mobile, flexible, compatible and fit |
| heat to a ribbon, which melts ink onto the material to | | | | your needs. |
| form the image. The ink is absorbed so that the image | | | | |