Barcode Printing
Barcode Printing
As discussed previously, there are a variety of scanning techniques that should be investigated as well as a number of printing techniques for barcode labeling. This section focuses specifically on in-house printing techniques and considerations for reproducing labels on-site. While there are several printers that support bar coding on-site, only four printers stand-out as the most widespread in this industry: dot matrix, laser, thermal transfer, and direct thermal. The table below compares the common features among the different printers.
Printing barcode labels in advance is often inconvenient and sometimes impossible to plan. Inconvenience and minimum orders are generally the driving forces for printing labels on-site. When considering on-site printing, startup and operating costs must be taken into account. This includes the printing equipment, consumables (labels and ribbons), personnel, and computers to support such a task.
Dot MatrixDot Matrix printers are currently the most common printers among all businesses. Dot Matrix printers are inexpensive, impact printers that can provide draft, near letter quality, and letter quality printing. The image is formed by a head striking a carbon ribbon onto a single or multipart form. Typically, the print head has 9 or 24 pins which create the image. When generating barcodes with a dot matrix printer, a low resolution or density provides the best scanning results. Some 24 pin dot matrix printers can generate acceptable medium density barcodes.
LaserLaser printing is becoming the most familiar technology in the modern business setting. The most common laser printers support 600 dpi. Other laser printers can support 1200 dpi with special toner cartridges. Laser printers work very well with most off-the-shelf labeling packages and are the best choices for office environment that need to share a common printer. For applications requiring high density bar codes, a 600 dpi or 1200 dpi laser printer is sufficient.
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