In fact, when purchasing printer ribbons, first determine the length and width of the barcode ribbon, then choose the color of the barcode ribbon, and finally choose the material of the barcode (wax, mixed, resin).
In order to achieve the best printing results, the following points should be considered.
1. Select the ribbon suitable for the printer.
In thermal transfer mode, ribbon and label are consumed at the same time. The width of the ribbon is greater than or equal to the width of the label, and the width of the ribbon is smaller than the maximum printing width of the printer. At the same time, the working temperature of the print head will affect the printing effect.
2. Print on different surfaces.
The surface of coated paper is rough, usually use wax-based carbon ribbon or mixed-based carbon ribbon; PET material has a smooth surface, usually use resin ribbon.
3. Durability.
For different application scenarios, you can choose barcode ribbons with different characteristics, such as waterproof, oil proof, alcohol proof, high temperature proof and friction proof.
4. Ribbon price.
Wax-based ribbons are usually cheap and suitable for coated paper; mixed-based ribbons are moderately priced and suitable for synthetic papers; resin-based ribbons are the most expensive and are usually suitable for any paper.
5. Adjust the printing speed of the label printer.
If high-speed printing is required, a high-quality carbon ribbon should be equipped. To sum up, there are a few points to pay attention to when choosing a barcode printer ribbon. When purchasing ribbon, it is more important to choose from barcode printer, label paper, label application, cost, etc.
Post time: Mar-09-2023