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A barcode printer is a dedicated printer. The biggest difference between a barcode printer and a normal printer is that the printing of the barcode printer is based on heat, and the printing is performed with the ribbon as the printing medium (or directly using thermal paper). The biggest advantage of this printing method over the ordinary printing method is that enables continuous high-speed printing without being taken care of. The content printed by it is generally the company's brand identity, serial number identification, packaging identification, barcode identification, envelope label, and clothing tag and so on.

As the name implies, a barcode printer is of course a printer that prints barcodes and is a type of printer. Ordinary barcode printers are mainly used in shopping malls. The barcode printer prints the ink on the ribbon on the barcode printing paper through the print head (there is a standard size self-adhesive printing paper), can be used as a normal printer, the bar code on the train ticket is printed by the barcode printer.

The most important part of a barcode printer is the printer head. The print head is made up of a thermistor. The printing process is the process in which the thermistor heats up the toner on the ribbon to the paper. Therefore, when purchasing a barcode printer, the print head is a component that deserves special attention. Its cooperation with the ribbon is the soul of the entire printing process.

Common printers on the market due to brand differences, there are two different printer heads, one is a flat-press type printhead, and the entire print head is pressed on a ribbon. This print head can be used to adapt to various ribbons and has a wide range of User group, this type of print head is the most common, widely used in various brands of barcode printers; the other is a floating print head, which is a new type of printer head mode, only the print head cutting edge is pressed on the ribbon although this kind of print head has higher requirements on the ribbon, it has the function of saving carbon ribbon, so it is widely used by some large companies with strong technical strength.

Parameter Performance

Printing width
It indicates the maximum width that the barcode printer can print. Generally speaking, the print width is 3 inches to 8 inches. The print width is the deciding factor in choosing a printer.

Printing accuracy
Printing accuracy is achieved by the important accessories of the printhead in the printer. The printing accuracy of printers on the market is: 200dpi, 300dpi, 600dpi. For the printed label text and barcode, the higher the accuracy, the finer and clearer. Users can choose the product that suits their printing needs according to the industry situation and label size.

Printing speed
Printing speed is one of the advantages of a barcode printer over a dot matrix printer. Industrial grade barcode printers on the market can print at speeds of up to 16 inches per second. For the same kind machine the faster the speed, the lower the accuracy. The user has to adjust the machine during use in order to achieve the perfect combination of speed and precision.

Interface
Barcode printers on the market, equipped with USB interface, parallel port (LPT), serial port (RS232).

Barcode scanner accessories
In order to meet the requirements of the barcode printer, manufacturers of barcode printers have designed many optional accessories: cutters, strippers, paper holders, etc.

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