Thermal Transfer Troubleshooting 101 - Easy to wipe off variable prints
Thermal Transfer Printing is a method where heat is used to transfer ink from a ribbon onto a substrate. For example, for the printing of barcodes and other variable information.
There are different types and formulations of Thermal Transfer Ribbons. That is why it's important to understand that Thermal Transfer Ribbons are not a one size fits all concept. Some ribbons might be meant to print on rougher materials such as vellum, while others are developed to print information on smooth, synthetic materials such as PP.
When printed information, such as the barcode, is easily wiped off, the ribbon might be unsuitable for the substrate.
For example, one of DNP's leading wax/resin ribbon, TR4500 is specially designed to print on rougher surfaces. When printing it on PP, which does NOT have a rough surface, the print is easy to wipe off or scratch off.
When your substrate is predetermined, one way to fix this issue is to use a different Thermal Transfer Ribbon.
In the case of a PP substrate, this would be M295HD. It's also a wax/resin combination, however, it’s a formulation that performs especially great on smoother substrates like PP material.
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