Wax Thermal Transfer Ribbon

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Description of Wax Thermal Transfer Ribbon

Wax thermal transfer ribbons are the most economical choice of ribbon. Requiring less print energy to transfer
pigment, wax ribbons allow high-speed printing. Compatible with paper substrates, wax ribbons are not recommended for use with synthetic or film substrates. However, regardless of substrate, the resultant print usually has
a low resistance to abrasion, solvents and temperature making wax-based ribbons most suitable when printing disposable labels or those with a short life-span.

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Thermal Transfer Ribbon Production, Storage and Shipping

Brief introduction of Barcode Printer Ribbon

Basically there are three types of thermal transfer ribbons viz wax, wax /resin and resin. Each type has a range
of subtypes like Economy , Premium Ribbons ect. Thermal Transfer Printing is done with two type of print
heads Flat-Type print heads and Near Edge (True Edge , Corner Edge) print heads. Ribbons used for these two thermal transfer printing technologies are different though the types may be the same.

Resin Thermal transfer ribbon ---Application: Jewelry industry, medicine industry, machine label, etc.

Recommended media: PP/PE/PET/PVC

Resin ribbon is guarantee of very good printing quality and is possible to choose from wide range already slitted rolls for different
types of thermal transfer printers with flat heads.

Wax Thermal transfer ribbon is suitable for printers with flat head which are for example printers as Avery, Novexx,
Zebra, Datamax, Intermec, Citizen, Sato,Tec, TSC and others.

Application of Thermal Transfer Ribbon

Thermal Transfer Ribbon and Printing FAQ

Question：What ribbon should I use?

Answer: That depends very much on the application, so before we answer let’s look at the grades of ribbon available:

WAX ribbons are the cheapest grade and come in 2 basic variants, pure wax (also called economy, or just wax) and
resin enhanced wax (also called premium wax or hard wax). The difference in price between pure wax and resin enhanced wax is very small, just a few percent. Pure wax is very soft and smudges and scratches very easily. The
benefit of the added smudge and scratch resistance offered by the enhanced wax ribbon usually more than offsets the small increase in price.

Wax ribbons print well on very rough papers, such as vellum, as well as gloss and synthetic labels, however the
smoother the paper the easier it will smudge.

WAX/RESIN is a combination of wax and resin. There is no standard definition for what constitutes wax resin and
there is a great variation in the ribbons from different manufacturers. Wax is cheap and resin is expensive, so the more resin in the product, the more expensive it usually is. Wax resin ribbons generally have much better
scratch and smudge resistance than hard wax types, and are often used where there is some chance that the label might be abraded in some way, for example in transit or exposed to higher temperatures (outdoor products).

Wax/resin ribbons work well on matt transfer and glossy labels stocks, as well as most synthetics.

RESIN ribbons come in several varieties for special applications. Standard resin is often used when the label/ribbon
combination must endure a harsh environment or extreme abrasion, such as plant pots at a garden centre or goods in a builder’s yard, etc. Resin ribbons are normally used in conjunction with synthetic labels and together
provide a very robust labeling solution.

There are special resin ribbons available with extreme chemical resistance, such as for wash care and dry cleaning
applications, oil resistance (hardware products) and even high temperature resin for cook in the bag applications.

Resin ribbons do not print well on paper labels and even on synthetic stocks the ribbon requires a much higher
temperature than wax or wax resin ribbons.

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