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How Thermal Printer Works

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Thermal printers are printers that rely on heat to develop color. Thermal printing (or direct thermal printing) is a digital printing process that is produced by passing paper with a thermochromic coating (often called thermal paper) through a print head consisting of tiny electrical heating elements Print the image. The coating turns black in the heated area, creating the image.

Most thermal printers are monochrome (black and white), although some two-color designs exist.

Usually divided into thermal label and thermal receipt printer, the difference is that the paper used is different, but usually it is single-sided color development (the side with color development layer)

Thermal Label Paper:

How Thermal Printer Works

Thermal receipt paper

How Thermal Printer Works

The composition of Thermal Printer:

Thermal printers usually contain at least the following components:

 

Hardware parts:

Thermal head: Generates heat to form images on paper

Platen: A rubber roller that moves the paper

Spring: applies pressure to hold the paper and printhead together

Motherboard: Provides electronics drivers

Power supply: At the same time, thermal printers have high voltage requirements, and if the voltage is not reached, it may not work properly

Keypad and Indicators: Provides printer operation and status

 

Software part: driver (usually need the driver to call the printer when using it on the computer)

 

A hot selling Thermal Printer on the market:

How Thermal Printer Works

 

The main features of this printer (Model: TP-306):

High Reliability

Origin Japan auto cutter is processed by the Solid-Chromium platingtreatment,the paper end sensor has a paper dust proof structure.

 

Abundant Interfaces

Standard RS232+USB+LAN all in one interface, RS232+USB+LAN+WIFI or RS232+USB+LAN+Bluetooth or RS232+USB+LAN+WIFI+BT can be option.

Wall Hanging

its equipped with hanging function,no need install it by screw knife.

High Functionality

It is designed for high performance,you can monitor all printers status from different gateway,you can monitor out of paper,printer error,cutter error in time,is simple to renamed every printer,is easy change printer lP,gateway,update firmware by the humanized tools.

 

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How Thermal Printer Works

How Thermal Printer Works

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