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Overview of Roll and Fanfold Labels Labels help identify products, shipments, inventory, hazardous materials, and much more. Two of the most common types are fanfold labels and roll labels. Fanfold La......

Although labels themselves are relatively simple and uncomplex, an important distinction to make is that as a whole, labels are divided into three major groups: fanfold, sheeted, and rolls. Knowing th......

Thermal labels are widely used across many industries. In the past, thermal transfer labels have dominated, but as direct thermal labels become more common, there may be confusion about which technolo......

Thermal Transfer Printing is a method where heat is used to transfer ink from a ribbon onto a substrate. For example, for the printing of barcodes and other variable data like lot numbers, serial numb......

Thermal transfer ribbons with high static charge are difficult for users to handle, load and unload in the printer. No one likes to get shocked. Shocks can also damage the printhead elements. Static a......

The generation and release of static electricity has always been a factor in the thermal transfer Ribbon printing, mainly caused by the thermal transfer Ribbon and the mechanical friction of the print......

Thermal transfer printing provides a longer-lasting print as compared to direct thermal printing. The reason thermal transfer printers have a longer duration is because of the use of a thermal transfe......

What should you pay attention to while choosing thermal transfer ribbon? It has been 40 years since the first thermal transfer printer was launched to the market. Currently, it is one of the most popu......

A Look Back at Label Printing Technologies Thermal printers and labels are the workhorse of logistics and distribution operations everywhere. Driven by the ubiquity of Auto ID systems, labels are now ......

Thermal Transfer Printing is a method where heat is used to transfer ink from a ribbon onto the substrate. For example, for the printing of barcodes. The heat comes from a sophisticated print-head tha......