What is the difference between wax and resin ribbons?
Durability: Wax-resin is more durable than wax when it comes to scratch and smear resistance and is resistant to moderate-to-harsh chemicals, as well more extreme temperatures.
What is ribbon wax?
A wax ribbon is a ribbon coated with an ink made essentially with wax-based components. Wax ribbons are the most popular thermal transfer ribbon for thermal printers. Wax-based inks have a good adhesion on almost all types of substrate and are perfectly suitable for printing barcodes and other types of labels.
What is resin ribbon used for?
Resin ribbons are the hardest type of ribbon, being scratch and chemical resistant. Resin ribbons are the best choice for printing onto synthetic labels which will be going into harsh environments where the print needs to be resistant against scratching, smearing, liquid, chemicals and extreme temperatures.
What is barcode ribbon?
Rudkav Thermal Transfer Barcode Wax Ribbon is ideal for printing sharp, crisp, rotated barcodes, labels and tags at high speed with Barcode Printers available in the market. It is an exceptional choice for most of the barcode printing needs due to its advanced manufacturing process that suits most applications.
How do you put a ribbon on a barcode?
Desktop Barcode Printers
- Open the top of the printer.
- Unwind part of the ribbon to wrap around the take-up spool.
- Place the ribbon roll on the ribbon supply spindles.
- If your ribbon core has notches, rotate the roll until those notches lock into place.
What is a label ribbon?
Ribbons are used with Thermal Transfer labels (Thermal Transfer Printing) to produce an image that is compatible with a variety of environments and applications. The heating of the ribbon backing heats through the ribbon carrier and causes the ink to adhere to the label surface resulting in the printed image.
How do I roll my barcode into a printer?
How does ribbon printing work?
Thermal-printing technology can be used to produce color images by adhering a wax-based ink onto paper. As the paper and ribbon travel in unison beneath the thermal print head, the wax-based ink from the transfer ribbon melts onto the paper. When cooled, the wax is permanently adhered to the paper.