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Low-Medium Volume Printers
Low to moderate volume usage can be defined as printing from 130' to 500' of labels
per day. The printers generally have print speeds up to about 4 inches per second,
are compact in size, and are available in either 2" or 4" print widths.
Common applications would include point-of-sale printing, start up barcoding applications,
small volume shipping departments, and product identification.
Medium-High
Volume Printers
Medium to high volume usage can be defined as printing from 500' labels per
day and up. The printers generally have print speeds up to about 12 inches per
second, are all metal construction, have internal re-winders, and can handle large diameter
rolls of labels. Common applications would include heavy duty industrial usage, high
volume shipping departments, production line product identification, manufacturing,
distribution, and warehouse operations.
Wide
Web Industrial Printers
Heavy duty industrial use printers with applications requiring labels 5 inches or
wider. The printers generally have print speeds up to about 8 inches per
second, are all metal construction, have internal re-winders, can handle large diameter
rolls of labels, and have a 5" to 8˝" print width. Common applications would
include petrochemical drum identification, ODETTE/AIAG auto industry labels, pallet
labeling, food processing labels, steel and lumber mill labels.
Specialty
Printers
Includes Plastic ID Card Printers and Portable bar code printers. Common applications
for portable printers would include printing shelf labels in grocery stores, receipt
printing for routes, inventory labeling, and for any use where a PC is not
available. Card printers are used for producing security card, student ID cards,
drivers license, loyalty cards, and many other similar applications. |
