Label Printers get better with better printer ribbons

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(Free-Press-Release.com) January 24, 2012 -- Now, the label printers for printing labels of all kinds, especially the barcode labels are using the heat transfer printing technology for better label quality. Printer ribbons of different colors like black, red or blue are used to print single color labels that have a long life if kept away from moisture. Now, more advanced versions of the thermal transfer printers are also available that use printer ribbons cartridges. The printing ink in these printer ribbons cartridges has the cyan, magenta, yellow and black pigment ink and hence can print in multi color.

The new age printers for label and card printing are heat transfer printers. In these printers the printer ribbons are covered with ink and coating of wax. The heat melts the wax and the ink is transferred to the paper or plastic sheet and instantly dries so that the printing on the paper does not smudge. These new technology based printers do not have ink cartridges like the inkjet printers but printer ribbons are used for printing.

Three types of printer ribbons are available in the market that can be used in thermal transfer printers. The most simple printer ribbons have wax coating along with the printing ink on the surface of the ribbon, then there are printer ribbons with a resin and wax combination and the third variety of printer ribbons are purely resin-coated. These three different types have different uses and are chosen according to the material of the label that is to be printed. If the label has to be hard-wearing then a resin printer ribbon is used and if paper labels have to be printed that will not be subjected to moisture then a wax coated printer ribbon can be used because only water or certain chemicals can distort labels printed with wax coated printer ribbons. A combination of wax and resin coating can give a very fine image on glossy paper labels.

Although, thermal transfer printing cannot be compared for quality with inkjet or laser printers, they are useful for printing labels and cards. The printer ribbons used in these label printers are usually the size of the label and the image is transferred to the label by the physical transfer of wax from the printer ribbons to the labels. This technology has been developed solely for the purpose of label and card printing where printing quality is determined by the resistance to moisture and the speed of printing matters more than picture quality. Thermal transfer printing using the printer ribbons is industrially used for label printing because the printers require less maintenance as there are very few moving parts in these types of printers.

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