If you want to print normal stuffs, you can get it done on digital printers, but if you want to print barcodes and other labels, you would need label printers. Label printers are best regarded as the computer printers that print self-adhesive label materials and are mainly used to meet the business and commercial needs. To make the work of printing perfect you can use different types of label printers that are attached with special feed mechanism. In respect to different types of print mechanisms, thermal printer mechanisms are probably the most common amongst all. There are different types of thermal printers that are mostly used and these are direct thermal and thermal transfer.
- Direct Thermal Printing: It is one such label printers that work by using heat sensitive paper or heat activated thermal papers and films. You can print the labels in only black unless you preprint it with special thermo chromatic ink. If the printing gets exposed to heat, direct sunlight or chemical vapors, you would experience that the life of the direct thermal labels gets shortened i.e. 1 year or less. Some of the examples of direct thermal labels are shipping labels and library date due labels.
- Thermal Transfer Printing: This is another type of label printer that uses heat to transfer ink from ribbon and then to the label for a permanent print. You can make use of the ribbon in different colors, which means you are not restricted to black print like direct thermal printing. As PVC vinyl material is used while printing, you can easily use it to print high density bar-codes and other labels. This would also let you find the better longevity of the label life.
Thus, you can say that thermal label printers are ideal for bar code printing because it is designed using cutting edge technologies are embedded on it. Such printers tend to produce accurate, high-quality images every time you print. Thermal printers are best engineered to print bar codes within tight tolerances. Now talking about the label printers, you would also come to know that there are desktop label printers, commercial label printers, industrial label printers, industrial portable label printers and many others. All these are best designed with perfection and are well-known for the attributes like excellent performance, efficiency and durability.
Some of the benefits of using thermal printers are:
- You can print two color printings by thermal printers.
- Easy to print and excellent performance
- It is better than dot matrix printer
- You can print the labels with pace
- You need only paper to print and no ink cartridge is required
Moreover, it is also due to the efficiency and economical prospect that today thermal printers are widely used for personal and commercial usage as well.
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