Thermal Transfer Labels to be used in conjunction with appropriate ribbon


	THERMAL TRANSFER PRINTING uses the same basic technology as direct thermal printers, but with the elimination of chemically-coated media material in favour of a non-sensitized face stock and a special inked ribbon. A durable, polyester ribbon film coated with a dry thermal transfer ink is placed between the thermal printhead and label. The thermal printhead is used to transcribe the ink onto the label surface, where it cools and anchors to the media surface. The polyester ribbon is then peeled away, leaving behind a stable, passive image.

Advantages

High contrast, crisp image bar code print quality with a durable, long-life and archival image stability.

Ideal for batch or individual label print capability with virtually no waste.

Low, long-term maintenance cost compared to comparable technologies.

Maximum readability and IR scannability

High contrast text, graphic and bar code print capability.

Durable for operation in office or industrial applications.

Capable of printing on an unlimited variety of media stock except multi-form.

Limitations



	Link to Ribbons & Foils

Cannot print on media without use of a ribbon resulting in higher supply costs over direct thermal which, by comparison, only requires media to operate and no ribbon.

Single pass thermal transfer ribbon can be wasteful if little is printed on it

Ink transfer ribbon is a poor candidate for re-cycling

To obtain optimum print quality, the ribbon and media substrate MUST be compatible with each other.