Thermal transfer ribbon is not only to print barcodes through barcode printer but also for numbering, logo, words, symbols etc.
Nowadays, the barcode technology has been helping businesses to minimize date entry errors, speed up and reduce cost.
There are three primary types of thermal transfer ribbons available for thermal transfer printers, the use of which is dependent upon the type of media being used:
- Wax ribbons
- Wax/resin combination ribbons
- Resin ribbons
There are 2 types of barcode printer technology, categorize by print head:
- Flat head printers: Perfect for normal printing
- Near-edge printers: Perfect printing results with high speed
Barcode printer brands in the market: Zebra, Sato, TEC, Argox, Clever (TSC), Printronix, Datamax, Eltron, Intermac, Protec, Citizen etc.
