Several solutions commonly used in barcode printers

Here are a few of the solutions commonly used by bar code printers.

1. Thermal transfer barcode label printing

The principle of thermal transfer printing technology is to melt and transfer the solid ink on the ribbon to the medium by heating and pressing to complete the label printing. By selecting the thermal transfer ribbon to match the label material, the thermal transfer printing method can produce bar code labels with special properties such as high temperature resistance, abrasion resistance and chemical resistance. Therefore, it has been the most widely used in the bar code industry. The thermal transfer printer has four precisions: 203DPI, 300DPI, 406DPI and 600DPI. Print speeds range from 51 mm/sec to 300 mm/sec. Label printing widths are usually 71 mm, 104 mm, 165 mm and 215 mm.

2. Thermal barcode label printing

The thermal printing method uses a thermal label material, and the ribbon is not used, and the thermal label is directly heated to complete the printing. Thermal bar code labels have a short life span, and usually do not last for more than six months, and are mainly used indoors or where the ambient temperature is not high. Bar code label printers using thermal technology are less expensive. However, the cost of the print head is high. Mainly used in special areas such as retail.

3. Product packaging label printing solution

Bar code label printing for product packaging is the most common application for barcode label printers. Packaging labels are usually large in size, printing accuracy is not high, printing volume is large, and most of the label materials are paper materials, so it is more suitable to select low-precision industrial-grade bar code printers.

4. Product nameplate label printing solution

The product nameplate label is commonly used in synthetic materials such as PET; the ribbon is also based on pure resin, and a mixed ribbon can also be selected. To ensure the various performance requirements and durability of bar code labels. On the layout of the product nameplate label, it is often necessary to print the company logo, special symbols and graphics. For the printing of text, especially Chinese characters, it is also required to be as beautiful as possible. Therefore, high-precision thermal transfer printers are selected.

5. Precision positioning printing solution

Ordinary thermal transfer bar code label printers have a mechanical positioning accuracy of only 13 mm. It is difficult to meet the printing requirements of small labels such as circuit board labels, chip labels, and jewelry labels. At this time, a printer with a precise positioning of the label is required. In addition, some labels have more layout content, and if the positioning is not accurate, the printed content may drift out of the label layout. At this time, a bar code printer with image precise positioning function is required to ensure that the range of image drift in a large number of printing is within the permissible error.

The above are the five solutions commonly used in bar code printing. As a professional high-end bar code solution publishing solution service provider, we will recommend the solution that suits you best according to your situation, solve the troubles of your product identification, let you satisfaction.