An Introduction About Thermal Transfer Printing

 If we differentiate between direct thermal label printers and thermal transfer label printers then you have to think of which type better suits according to your needs. In direct thermal print labels can print only in black while in thermal transfer printing labels can be printed in many colors other than black. Labels in direct thermal printing have a shelf life of one year and they are not prone to friction or abuse.

A thermal transfer printer is a non impact printer that uses heat to register an impression on paper by melt ink on to it. A ribbon is used that consist of three layers, first is the base material which helps keep ink from adhering to print head. Other two are heat melting ink and coating on print side of base. On other hand direct thermal printers do not use ribbons; it prints the image by burning dots on to coated paper.

Thermal transfer printing is generally used for printing bar codes, labels, price tags and other print jobs. To learn more about thermal transfer printing please visits at https://www.ebarcode.com/.