Thermal transfer (TTR) Printer

As the name already implies, thermal transfer printers print by using heat transfer. This is one of the thermal printing subcategories. Thermal printers can be separated into two categories:

• - printers with direct thermal printing
• - printers printing through a print foil (a medium) - thermal transfer printers

The principles for thermal transfer printers are the same as for direct thermal printing. The printhead is made up of small resistors with the ability of fast cool-down. The difference is, that between the head and the paper is a special thermal transfer ribbon, from which the ink is transferred by using heat onto the printed medium. Here the medium can be a basic plain paper as compared to the direct printing method where a thermal sensitive paper needs to be used. The durability of thermal transfer printers used for label printing and barcode printing is prolonged by using correctly selected supplies. A member of our sales team will be more than happy to help you to make the right choice.

Thermal transfer printers can print directly onto flexible packaging materials, foil, cardboard or labels. They are used in all industries, particularly in the pharmaceutical and food industry, but also in the automotive and electrical industry and other technical fields.

Thermal transfer printers are easily installed in almost all vertical and horizontal packaging lines or to label applicators. It allows you to print alphanumeric characters in high definition, logos, graphics, bar codes, 1D and 2D codes, variable data such as date of production and consumption, current time, shift code, etc.