Thermal Transfer Labels   

The Barcode Rack has information on the latest in the thermal transfer label industry. There are many products and services provided to businesses from many providers. Thermal transfer labels are a critical element of a barcode system. There are many different types of thermal labels. Thermal direct labels are heat sensitive and are directly imprinted by heat from the thermal print head of the printer. the use of thermal direct labels eliminates the need for ribbons.

Thermal transfer is the transfer of wax, resin or a combination from a ribbon to a label utilizing heat.

There are many types of material used in labels. Thermal transfer is the process of applying the barcode to the label. The label can be made of paper, polypropylene, polyester, kimdura, poly-bopp, poly-kim, polystyrene, and many tag materials.

Thermal transfer labels can be bought pre-printed or blank. Pre-printed thermal transfer labels can be run as a constant label or in number or alpha sequence. Variable images can also be applied to thermal transfer labels. Colors can be applied using color ribbons or flood colored thermal transfer labels.