Wax/Resin ribbons
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Competitive ribbon for all labeling applications
For Flat Head printers
Printing substrates
Certifications
- California Proposition 65
- Compostable ink EN 13432:2000-12
- EU Food Contact 1935/2004/EC
- Halogens IEC 61249-2-21:2003
- REACH
- RoHS/Heavy metals 2011/65/EU
- UL 969
- US Food Contact FDA
Competitive ribbon for all labeling applications
For Near Edge printers
Printing substrates
Certifications
- California Proposition 65
- Compostable ink EN 13432:2000-12
- EU Food Contact 1935/2004/EC
- REACH
- RoHS/Heavy metals 2011/65/EU
- US Food Contact FDA
General purpose ribbon for all labeling applications
For Flat Head printers
Printing substrates
Certifications
- California Proposition 65
- Compostable ink EN 13432:2000-12
- EU Food Contact 1935/2004/EC
- Halogens IEC 61249-2-21:2003
- REACH
- RoHS/Heavy metals 2011/65/EU
- UL 969
- US Food Contact FDA
Universal high performance ribbon
For Flat Head printers
Printing substrates
Certifications
- California Proposition 65
- Compostable ink EN 13432:2000-12
- EU Food Contact 1935/2004/EC
- Halogens IEC 61249-2-21:2003
- REACH
- RoHS/Heavy metals 2011/65/EU
- UL 969
- US Food Contact FDA
General purpose ribbon for all applications
For Near Edge printers
Printing substrates
Certifications
- California Proposition 65
- Compostable ink EN 13432:2000-12
- EU Food Contact 1935/2004/EC
- Halogens IEC 61249-2-21:2003
- REACH
- RoHS/Heavy metals 2011/65/EU
- UL 969
- US Food Contact FDA
High performance ribbon for demanding applications
For Near Edge printers
Printing substrates
Certifications
- REACH
- RoHS/Heavy metals 2011/65/EU
- EU Food Contact 1935/2004/EC
- US Food Contact FDA
- UL 969
- California Proposition 65
High performance ribbon for all labeling applications
For Flat Head printers
Printing substrates
Certifications
- REACH
- RoHS/Heavy metals 2011/65/EU
- Halogens IEC 61249-2-21:2003
- EU Food Contact 1935/2004/EC
- US Food Contact FDA
- California Proposition 65
- UL 969
What is a wax-resin ribbon?
A wax-resin Thermal Transfer ribbon is made with a combination of wax and resin based ingredients.
Among all Thermal Transfer ribbon ranges, Wax-resin ribbons are the most versatile in terms of usage as they respond to a very wide array of label printing needs in the logistics, production and distribution sectors.
Wax-resin ribbons can print on almost all types of label and packaging film substrates:
- Paper labels: Vellum, Coated and Glossy coated
- Synthetic labels: Polypropylene, Polyethylene, Polyester
- Flexible packaging films
What are the typical use of wax-resin Thermal Transfer ribbons for barcode printers?
- Signages and logos
- Frozen food packaging
- Laboratory
- Hot food packaging
- Tags
- Flexible packaging
- Outdoor products
- Automotive
- Medicine packaging
- Distribution label
- Fresh produce
- Bag of parts
- Bottle
- Pallet
- Shipping
- Tire
What makes a wax-resin ribbon different from wax and resin ribbons?
- Competitiveness: Wax-resin ribbons are more technical products than Wax ribbons, so their price is higher. However it is cheaper than Resin ribbons which propose a premium and more durable solution.
- Print resistance: higher than Wax ribbons (better smudge and scratch resistance) but lower than Resin ribbon (less scratch, heat and solvent resistances)
- Print speed: on label materials, Wax-resin ribbons print as fast as most Wax ribbons but at higher speed than Resin ribbons
- Label compatibility: Wax-resin ribbons print on any kind of label materials while Wax ribbons will be less compatible on synthetics. Resin ribbons won’t provide such a good print quality on paper materials.
Printer compatibility: Unlike Wax ribbons, Wax-resin ribbons can run with all Thermal Transfer printers or coders regardless the printhead technology. This is why there are wax-resin ribbons for Flat-head printers and Wax-resin ribbons for Near-edge/Corner-edge printers.
