| There are CD label makers which are also good for | | | | label for a permanent print. There are three forms of |
| printing labels for other purpose too. Some of them | | | | ribbons used in thermal transfer technique which are |
| were connected to the computer and the designs are | | | | wax, wax/resin and only resin. Wax works great with |
| made in computer and the commands are given to | | | | smudge resistance and it's good for matte and semi |
| print the appropriate designs. Also some of them have | | | | glossy paper labels. Wax and resin are good for |
| keyboard and screen built in it which does not require | | | | smudge resistance, semi glossy paper and some |
| any computer to connect with it. CD label maker are | | | | synthetic forms too. Resin is scratch and chemical |
| different from the normal computer printers. It has | | | | resistance and it good for coated synthetic CD labels |
| special mechanism to handle the rolled adhesive paper | | | | When a CD label maker is continuously working there |
| on which CD labels are printed. | | | | are situation when the print might shift from the actual |
| Common connectivity for CD label maker is RS-232 | | | | location and this may vary from label to label. To |
| serial port, Universal Serial Bus, parallel port, Ethernet or | | | | ensure perfect area where the print has to take place |
| any sort of wireless media. To make any labels the | | | | from the media high quality label maker have a sensor |
| CD label maker requires range of materials for the | | | | for this which detects the fault of gap, Line, notch |
| development like adhesive paper, synthetic polymer | | | | perforation between labels. This allows the label maker |
| (plastic) materials. There are various types of | | | | to adjust the input of label stocks so that the printing is |
| mechanism used like thermal, impact and laser but | | | | done properly over the labels without any error. |
| thermal mechanism are most commonly used. Two | | | | There are label maker applicators which automate the |
| types of thermal which are direct thermal and thermal | | | | processing of label making. These systems are used |
| transfer type. | | | | commonly in industrial and warehousing area where |
| The direct thermal type uses heat sensitive paper | | | | requirement of label printing is done is mass. The |
| which is similar to thermal fax paper. When using this | | | | software which runs on normal computers is built to |
| technology, it tends to fade within 6 to 12 months time | | | | create designs and formats for labels. This software |
| more over if exposed to heat,direct sunlight or | | | | supports the general operating system and the drivers |
| chemical contact is made the life of the art on the CD | | | | of the machine. |
| label shortens. Therefore direct thermal technique is | | | | There are label makers which print the label and same |
| used when the requirement for the label is for the | | | | time encode them with a RFID (Radio Frequency |
| short period of time. | | | | Identification).It is like a barcode which is made so that |
| The second form of mechanism is thermal transfer | | | | humans are unable to read or encode the information |
| uses heat to transfer ink from the ribbon on to the | | | | hidden in it. |