Multi-Purpose Printing

Thermal transfer printing has come a long way since its inception and relies on heat to produce the desired print. “The technology, invented originally for the NASA space program, uses a printer containing an array of microscopic heating elements that cause ink to release from a ribbon in thermal transfer mode, or print directly onto direct thermal label stock in ribbonless mode,” explained Mike Cove, senior marketing manager for Thermal & Advanced Technical Products, Appleton.