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direct thermal printer
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direct thermal printer
A low- to medium-resolution printer that uses a type of coated paper that darkens when heat is applied to it. The paper is passed by a line of heating elements that burn dots onto the paper. This is typically used in bar code printers and other small specialty printers. It was widely used in early fax machines. See thermal wax transfer printer and printer.

Direct Thermal Printer
This earlier printer from Datamax was designed to print bar code labels and other point-of-sale tickets and tags. The unit handled media up to 4.6x12" and thermal wax transfer capability could be field installable. (Image courtesy of Datamax.)


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Many of the thermal transfer printers that are on the market also give users the option of direct thermal printing, should they wish to do so.
The new stock was developed to give retail pharmacies, in-store, auto-fill and mail order, a viable alternative as a growing number of pharmaceutical printers continue their transition from laser and thermal transfer printing to direct thermal printing.
Direct thermal printing of bar codes, text and graphics on demand and batch printing; scalable or condensed bold scalable fonts.
 
 
 
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