Information about Label Printers

Label printers are used to print labels or adhesive stamps. Most label printers are capable of printing bar codes. Printing width, printing rate, resolution, colors, and interface are important performance specifications to consider. Printing or marking width is the width of the characters produced by the label printer. Printing rate is the linear rate at which ink jet printers and other marking equipment can perform. Printer resolution is the number of dots per square inch (dpi) a printer can output. Generally, label printers with a higher dpi have a higher resolution. Some label printers can output multiple colors. Others feature a serial, digital, network, or fieldbus interface. Maximum paper length, maximum paper width, and maximum paper thickness are additional considerations when selecting label printers. In terms of media handling, label printers can print on general-purpose paper, single sheets, fan-fold or continuous stock, webs or rolls, glass or ceramics, metals, plastics, semiconductors or electronics, textiles or composites, wood or corrugated paper, or irregular surfaces.

Products & Services Related to Label Printers

Bar Code Printers

Bar code printers are used to output bar code data in printed form.

Computer Printers and Plotters

Computer printers and plotters are used to output industrial data in printed form.

Industrial Printing Equipment

Industrial printing equipment includes screen printers, pad printers and offset printers. These devices are used for applying inks and colors to packaging cartons, web or sheet material and other packaging supplies.

Ink Jet Printers

Ink jet printers project electrically charged droplets of ink onto a page. Types of ink jet printers include thermal and piezo.

Kiosk and POS Printers

Kiosk and POS printers are used with kiosks and point-of-sale (POS) systems such as electronic cash registers (ECR) and electronic funds transfer (EFT) devices.

Laser Printers

Laser printers use a laser beam to produce an image on a drum that is rolled through a reservoir of toner. The beam is picked up by the charged portions of the drum to fuse the image onto paper.

Marking and Engraving Equipment

Marking and engraving equipment marks or engraves products and packages with bar codes, lot codes, date stamps, graphics, labels, and other information. Marks are applied during the manufacturing process, eliminating the need to generate labels or papers for subsequent application.