Not everyone is aware of exactly what thermal transfer is. Is quite straight forward really, ‘ thermal transfer’ refers to the process in which a printer prints onto a label, paper or other material by melting a coating of ribbon so that it remains glued to the material on which it is applied.
There are a number of different materials on which thermal transfers can be made, depending on your need and requirement
- Semi Gloss Paper – paper labels with a medium gloss finish are perfect for promotional and quality product labelling applications in all market sectors, including retail, logistics, manufacturing etc
- Matt Paper – paper labels with a matt finish, which are ideal for labelling packaging boxes and pallets, product identification, picking and receiving.
- Polypropylene – Polypropylene (PP) films are suited to applications requiring resistance to water, oil and chemicals. Polypropylene labels provide a long term solution to labelling packaging materials, patient and laboratory samples and tear-resistant shelf edge labels.
- Polyethylene – Polyethylene (PE) films are suited to applications that require resistance to water, oil and chemicals. Polyetheylene labels are often used when labelling test tubes, vials, chemical drums and products with curved surfaces.
- Polyester – Polyester (PE) films are suited to high quality long lasting applications requiring resistance to heat, water, oil and chemicals. For example, applications include asset and serial number labels, cosmetics, appliances, electrical equipment and instruments, instruction tags on home and industrial utilities, drum and logistics labelling.
- Fast Tyre – These labels use a pecially designed material for labelling tyres.
