Carbon belt is a necessary consumable for the thermal transfer printing of the barcode label printer. According to different label paper and application requirements, the appropriate matching carbon belt should be selected. Because carbon belt, like label paper, is a long-term consumable for the barcode printer, cost is a very important consideration when purchasing carbon belt. In addition to the direct cost of carbon belt, there are label paper matching requirements, carbon belt on the barcode printer head consumable level and so on. [different labels decide to use different carbon bands] paper is divided into highlights, semi-highlights and mattes according to the surface gloss. Specular coated paper, glossy paper, etc. Halftone: coated paper. Matte paper: offset paper. Special paper has aluminum foil, fluorescent paper, thermal/thermal transfer paper. In general, printing high-gloss paper label using resin wax base or with mixed base carbon belt, especially coated paper, although it is called coated paper, but the surface is a layer of synthetic materials optical film, should be treated according to synthetic materials to choose mixed base carbon belt. Semi - gloss paper can be used resin wax base and general wax - based carbon belt. The substrates use a common wax-based carbon strip. Synthetic materials can be divided into: PET(polyester), PVC(polyvinyl chloride), BOPP(polypropylene), PE(polyethylene), PS(polypropylene) [classification of carbon belts] according to their chemical composition, they can be divided into: resin-based carbon belts: the proportion of paraffin is less than 50% and the proportion of paraffin mixed with resin is 50%
According to the use of different printer head can be divided into: flat pressure type carbon tape: applicable to flat pressure type printing head carbon tape edge pressure type carbon tape: applicable to the edge pressure type printing head carbon tape according to the winding mode is different, can be divided into: internal carbon carbon tape: ink side and shaft contact external carbon carbon tape: no ink side and shaft contact
How to choose the suitable carbon belt 】 in order to choose appropriate carbon belt, obtain the best printing effect, the carbon belt is the choose and buy should consider the following aspects: 1. In what printer 2. Playing on the surface of what 3. 4. Durability to print what kind of figure 5. Can afford the cost of 6. Whether there is friction in the application of 7. Whether exposure to fluorescence (purple) 8. Temperature 9. If there is oil, cleaning solvent 10. Print at what speed