| I am sure you will have wondered at least once, how | | | | transfer labels may be used to label products in a |
| barcodes on the labels you see on the product you | | | | warehouse where it would be disastrous if the |
| recently purchased are printed. These labels are called | | | | information printed on the labels were lost. |
| thermal transfer labels. These depend upon heat to | | | | The same can be said about the shipping and courier |
| print the barcode or the information printed on them. | | | | industry, which relies on labels for addresses and |
| Besides being used for barcodes, they are also used | | | | shipping information. Labels must withstand harsh |
| to for printing pricing, addresses and shipping | | | | transport conditions by rail, road, air, or even by sea. |
| information as well. The process that prints out the | | | | Additionally, the information needs to be secured until |
| information on these is quite simple to understand. | | | | the article finally reaches its destination. |
| Between the label and the print head is a ribbon that | | | | Another advantage of using direct thermal labels is |
| usually contains a mixture of heat sensitive wax and | | | | that they can be produced on demand. It takes only a |
| resin. The printer circuitry heats up the print head that | | | | fraction of a second for a label to be printed and the |
| transfers the information to the label. The information is | | | | quality is far better than what is produced using other |
| thus transferred to the label by means of a thermal | | | | methods. This is the reason why thermal transfer |
| process. | | | | labels are widely preferred in the industry. |
| This process makes the transfer of the 'ink' | | | | There are a variety of sizes of thermal transfer labels |
| permanent. Unlike direct thermal printing, which relies on | | | | available in the market for your needs. You can either |
| heat sensitive paper for the printing process, thermal | | | | visit your favorite store or order online to get the |
| transfer labels are more durable and are resistant to | | | | thermal label you need. One little hint - do not mistake |
| fading or smudging. This is very useful if printouts need | | | | direct thermal labels for thermal transfer labels else |
| to be stored for a longer time. For example, thermal | | | | you will end up with something you did not want! |