Label Printer - Thermal Transfer - Roll (0.94 in) - 180 dpi - up to 47.2 inch/min - USB, Bluetooth

direct thermal and thermal transfer printers are great options for printing things like variable data and barcodes but understanding the difference between the two technologies will help you decide which will recessed for your application and business direct thermal printers are usually more compact and don't require ink toner or ribbons they work by applying heat to a printhead at the top of the printer as the labels pass under the hot printhead the chemically treated label material darkens producing your image we cut the label material used in this process is heat sensitive excessive light or additional heat can cause it to fade or become overexposed for that reason you'll likely see more temporary information like receipts shipping labels and name tags printed on direct thermal printers thermal transfer printers on the other hand are usually larger and use thermal ribbons to produce