Direct Thermal Printer Ink

With input of up to 100 discs these disc printers help take the guesswork out of production.

Direct thermal printer ink.

The mark 6 is a compact hand held thermal ink jet printer. Dependable inkjet technology is capable of delivering up to 100 discs per run. For thermal printers to use colors they utilize more wax based cartridges. Precise image creation is made possible by six separate ink cartridges.

They print purely by heat activation. The final disadvantage of thermal printers is also related to heat. Many thermal printers work without ink toner and ribbons using small heating elements to transfer the print onto paper while others use a wax ribbon to create prints. Direct thermal printers do not use ink ribbon or toner to print.

The majority of the ink used with thermal printers is carbon pigmented ink which does not work well with color. For these reasons direct thermal printing is not used for lifetime identification applications. These machines are built to last and can deliver some of the. It s ultra portable lightweight and extremely easy to use.

As the heat is applied the label face stock undergoes a chemical reaction causing the material to blacken. First the print head heats the surface of a specially formulated label material.