Welcome to our Thermal Ribbon Section. If you need help just call Roy :Toll Free at 888-933-8498 to find your Thermal Ribbon item code and to get a custom quote on Thermal Ribbon products for Thermal Printers and RFID encoders. Thermal ribbons come in three main types - wax, wax-resin or pure resin and are almost always black (other colors sometimes used are red and blue). These different types are made to print onto different label materials and are used when the life of the label needs to be long or the labels needs to survive harsh environments.
Wax ribbons are for printing onto paper labels, where the life of the label can be years but must be kept dry and must not be abraded or subjected to certain chemicals or oil, which would dissolve the wax image.
Wax-resin ribbons produce a finer image on very smooth paper or coated paper labels. The printed image is much more durable than wax, but can still only stand slight contact with water.
Finally pure resin ribbons are formulated to print onto plastic labels such as polyester, polypropylene and vinyl. The "ink" is designed to slightly dissolve into or adhere to the plastic surface of the label and becomes extremely durable, depending on the plastic material and ribbon make used. We offer ribbon/label combinations which are known to work well together, which is particularly important as some combinations produce no image at all.
Plastic labels with resin ribbons will survive outside in full sunlight, can stand immersion in water and may be resistant to chemicals and oils dependent on type.
Often used in Automotive and Aircraft parts manufacture, any items stored outside and essential for the labelling of hazardous chemicals which must remain identifiable, for example, after being submerged in sea water for extended periods.
Our Thermal Ribbons are engineered to work in todays modern Thermal printing and encoding equipment and will meet the above standards.
You can order any of our Ribbons you see here online and we will ship them same day or next business day via UPS Ground or Truck Nationwide and Canada in any quantity 6, 12, 24 or 48 rolls.
We offer more than 150 sizes of Thermal Ribbons for hundreds of every day uses.
All of our Thermal ribbons are guaranteed and will run smoothly through most name brand Thermal printers.
The premium ribbon stock we use for our Thermal ribbons provides a superior base for a clearer,sharper image.
Our Thermal are packaged 6, 12, 24 or 48 rolls bulk in boxes.
They are manufactured and are compatible with printing industry standards; our ribbons are superior to those made by our competitors that are often foreign made.Ours are made in America. Where their ribbon selection ends is where our ribbon selection takes off.
