Thermal Printers
A thermal printer is a printer that makes use of heat in order to produce the image on paper. Due to quality of print, speed, and technological advances it has become increasingly popular and is mostly used in airline, banking, entertainment, retail, grocery, and healthcare industries.
You may have noticed that there are two different types of thermal printers – Direct Thermal and Thermal Transfer. These two printer types use different types of papers because they operate different printing mechanisms. Direct thermal printers have no ink. They only have a thermal printhead that generates heat. When you are printing with a direct thermal printer, the printhead gets hot and directly touches the paper as the paper passes over the printhead.
Thermal transfer printing is a cost-effective industrial printing method that uses a ribbon and a heated printer head. The head heats the ribbon, which transfers pigment onto the paper or other substrate. These printers need special papers to print, and it’s important to get the right kind of paper for your thermal printer. Thermal transfer printing ribbons are made of wax, resin, or a combined wax/resin hybrid. Wax ribbons are cheaper and fine for short-term projects, resin ribbons are more expensive and required for long-term projects or printing jobs that require exceptional quality, and hybrid ribbons fall somewhere in the middle. Available thermal printers in Nairobi, Kenya include EPOS TEP-300 THERMAIL PRINTER and EPOS Thermal TEP 220 Receipt Printer.
In conclusion, thermal printers provide printing technology that facilitates printing with ease and reliability for any business. In Kenya, these printers are to print items like tickets, receipts, and more. When you consider to get a thermal printer for your business, remember to distinguishing the difference between a direct thermal printer and a thermal transfer printer because each one has its own advantages and disadvantages that will directly impact how you can use your labels.
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