Many printing technologies can be found in the market today, with each one serving an ideal market segment. The ability of a thermal printer to use heat to seal the ink onto the paper that it is printing on distinguishes it from other printers. This type of printer typically consists of a printing head, an ink ribbon, a rubber roller, and a specific thermal paper roll.



The printer head, like a thermal fax machine, heats up the ink ribbon, which has a polyester-film backing, to print… Continue