Label & Tag Printers

Desktop label printers are suitable for low to medium printing volumes at standard workstations, shipping departments, offices and smaller warehouses. Their compact design makes them easy to integrate into a workplace.

Industrial label printers are designed for higher printing volumes, longer operating periods and applications where greater durability, larger media capacity or continuous shift operation is required.

Printers may support direct thermal or thermal transfer printing. Direct thermal printing uses heat-sensitive labels without a ribbon. Thermal transfer printing uses a ribbon and, with the appropriate materials, can provide a more durable and long-lasting print.

Important selection criteria include required label width, printing volume, printhead resolution, speed, media type, connectivity and operating environment. Standard logistics labels may have different requirements from small manufacturing labels containing fine text or compact barcodes.

The printer is only one part of the complete solution. Reliable operation also requires the labels and, where applicable, thermal transfer ribbon to be correctly matched to the printer and required print durability.