| >What is it for ? | ||
Our wealth of experience puts it in a position to meet every demand in
the printing field, giving to the customers a large range used in the
following areas :
Thermal transfer printing gives high quality results on all types of
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| >History | ||
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- Thermal transfer is a 20 years old technology; - Thermal transfer was invented by a Japanese company for printing originally the Kanji characters; - The automatic identification started up mid 80’. Bar-code technology was the best to meet identification requirements; - Both direct thermal and thermal transfer technologies were perfectly adapted for printing bar-codes and text on demand and on site. |
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| > Benefits of technology | ||
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- Reliability; - Suitable for industrial environments; - Low maintenance of printers; - Ability to print onto various materials (uncoated, coated papers, films, textile); - Large choice of ribbons; - Cost of print; - Bar-code readability; - Capability to print high resolution bar-codes; - Environmental safety. |
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| > The principle | ||
To deposit by means of a heat source thermofusible ink on paper or
synthetic support.
The inkcoated on a polyester film is solid at ambient temperature, but under the effects of heat, the ink becomes fluid and is transferred from the support to the paper. |
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| >The ribbon | ||
The thermal transfer ribbon is generally a PET film upon which a thermofusible ink is deposited on one side and a protective layer called backcoating on the other side. |