Archive for September 2020

We’ve seen a lot of businesses pick a lot of label printers. Many get it right, but some get it wrong. The impact of getting it wrong is the increased cost and time of having to replace a printer more frequently. Here are the three most frequent mistakes: 1. Not picking the right printer for…

You’ve probably heard it called by several names. Bar code. Thermal printing, Thermal bar code. It’s all the same. Once you’ve decided you need thermal transfer technology, the next consideration is the type of print head required for your job. There are two types of print head used in thermal transfer printing: • Flathead • Near edge…

Bar code labels are used in nearly every industry, some (retail, manufacturing and healthcare) more predominantly than others. This series is meant to help educate consumers on differences when selecting the proper product for your specific application. To begin with, there are two types of print technology used for labels: • Thermal transfer • Thermal direct As…

Whether it’s retail, logistics, hospitality, shipping, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, manufacturing – just about every business needs labels in order to track, count, price and ensure safe use of their products. It’s the easiest way to list ingredients, materials, hazards, and safety information. Labels, therefore, need to be legible to be read by the human eye…