| Full Abstract: | Printing bar code labels is a challenge that is best solved by using a purpose-built bar code label printer. You can pack 12 college students into a Volkswagen Beetle, but that doesn't make it a minivan. Similarly, you can coax office laser, ink jet and dot matrix printers into printing a bar code, but that doesn't mean they are good tools for the job. Using a dedicated bar code printer provides numerous quality, convenience and total cost of ownership advantages over other printing methods. This white paper provides an overview of technology options for bar code label printing, describes thermal bar code print technology, and illustrates how thermal printer features and performance characteristics are advantageous for bar code label printing. | |
