Uses elective heating of pins to produce images. The pins strike a thin film or paper-based ribbon with a waxy coating. The heat melts the coating, causing pigment to flow onto the substrate.

a non-impact printer that uses heat to register an

Also called barcode printer. A computer controlled printing device that uses heat and pressure to transfer dyes or resins from a carrier/donor sheet (often called a ribbon or foil) on to a receiver material such as a paper label. Labels for this type of printer are referred to as thermal transfer labels. Many thermal transfer printers can also be used for thermal printing. The advantage of thermal transfer printing that is different colored ribbons may be used to print one or multiple colors on a label. See Thermal Printer above. VIEW A THERMAL TRANSFER PRINTER.

A thermal transfer printer is similar to a thermal printer, But a thermal transfer printer use a thin film or paper-based ribbon impregnated with a waxy coating. The pins melt the wax coating and the pigment in the coating is flowed onto the paper.

A thermal transfer printer is a printer which prints on paper (or some other material) by melting a coating of ribbon so that it stays glued to the material on which the print is applied.