Common types of bar code printers

    1, commercial bar code printer: design fashion, submit small, affordable. Function to meet the business, individual users need to print.
    2, industrial bar code printer: durable design, larger, heavier, high-quality parts, able to adapt to harsh industrial environment
        24 hours continuous printing work. Other features, the interface is also more abundant than the commercial printer.
    3, portable bar code printer: At present, few manufacturers of portable bar code printer, foreign brands the most common, domestic brands only POSTEK Boss was.
        This product is lightweight, can carry, waterproof anti-drop strong, using Bluetooth, WIFI technology as an outdoor print data communication
        Sent for mobile office or outdoor operators.
    4, wide bar code printer: the usual bar code printer maximum print width of about 4 inches, in order to meet user needs, some manufacturers to mention
        For larger width printers with wider print widths, expand the maximum print width to 6 inches, 8 inches, and 10 inches. Application industry to
        Need to label large chemical industry, warehousing and logistics industry mostly.

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The advantages and disadvantages of thermal printers

Relative to the dot matrix printer, thermal print speed, low noise, print clear, easy to use advantages. But the thermal printer can not print directly double, print out the documents can not be permanently saved, if the best thermal paper, can save ten years. And printable print can be double, and if you use a good ribbon, then print documents can be saved for a long time, but the dot printer prints slow, noisy, prints rough, need to frequently change the ribbon. If the user needs to print the invoice, it is recommended to use the needle print, other print other documents, it is recommended to use thermal printing

WinsPu specializes in the designing and manufacturing of thermal printer mechanisms, panel printer and kiosk printer modules.

Maintenance of bar code Printer Mechanism

Barcode printers have a wide range of applications in all walks of life, such as production lines, hospitals, logistics warehousing departments, retail supermarkets and many other places require high load on demand printing services. Therefore, the normal operation of the bar code printer for each application environment is essential. Especially for the 24-hour all-weather continuous operation of the workshop, any one link - of course, including bar code printers - problems, the entire production line will be paralyzed, resulting in direct loss countless.

The Printer Mechanism is a very important part of all the parts of the printer and directly affects the print quality. As the professional thermal or thermal transfer of the print head of the Printer Mechanism is particularly vulnerable, if not more maintenance, it is easy to cause print job is not normal. Most of the bar code printers use thermal printing and thermal transfer printing, both compared to the thermal print method on the print head wear, pollution intensity is greater. Many users believe that the maintenance of the machine to increase the expenditure, this only focus on short-term investment-oriented use of bar code printers will inevitably bring a certain degree of loss to the production, but also increase production costs. After professional testing, regular and reasonable maintenance and maintenance of the print head required meager expenditure, saving several times or even several times the equipment maintenance or update costs.

In addition to man-made damage, such as nail direct contact with the print head scratches, bar code Printer Mechanism damage mainly from high-speed printing to bring wear, high temperature environment so that thermal paper (thermal printer) or ribbon (thermal transfer Printer) dirty Printer Mechanism, high pressure or static electricity caused by the print head cracks and deformation. Once the print head is damaged, there is a white line in the printed label, and the printed label is blurred and the reader can not read the data.

The application of thermal printer

Thermal printing technology used in the first fax machine, the basic principle is to receive the data received by the printer into a lattice signal to control the heating of the thermal unit, the thermal paper thermal coating heated development. At present, the thermal printer has been widely used in POS terminal systems, bank systems, medical equipment and other fields.

Thermal printer can only use a dedicated thermal paper, thermal paper coated with a layer of heat will produce a chemical reaction and discoloration of the coating, similar to the photographic film, but this layer of coating is hot after the discoloration, the use of Thermal coating of this feature, there has been thermal printing technology.

What is the key to thermal printers?

     The key to the thermal printer's thermal printing technology is the heating element, which has a tiny array of semiconductor components, which are very tight, ranging from 200dpi to 600dpi, which will pass through a certain current. Fast produce high temperature, when the thermal paper coating encountered these components, in a very short period of time the temperature will rise, the thermal paper coating will be a chemical reaction, the color.

After receiving the print data, the thermal printer converts the print data into bitmap data, and then controls the heating element on the Printer Mechanism by the point of the bitmap data to pass the current, thus turning the print data into print on the printing paper.

Thermal Printer Mechanisms

WinsPu Technology Co., Ltd has released a new series of ultra-compact, battery-driven thermal printer mechanisms with detachable platens that simplify and expedite paper loading and printer accessibility.
The 2- and 3-in. printers are targeted to OEM designs such as portable and handheld devices, as well as measurement and medical equipment. Both printers have a maximum output speed of 60mm per second with a print resolution of 203 dots per inch.

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About Barcode Print head Pre-Maintenance

To play the best role, when each with a roll of tape or a roll of thermal paper to be cleaned once a bar code print head. CAUTION When cleaning the bar code Printer Mechanism, remove the ring to prevent scratch bar code print heads and use a grounded metal strap or an antistatic mat to prevent damage to the bar code print head.
Use a 70% alcoholic cotton swab, first turn off the printer and open the bar code Printer Mechanism, brush with a small amount of cotton in the machine part of the printer, or gently blow the dust (eg roller, paper / ribbon sensor and bar code Printer Mechanism) The Do not use any hard metal or wearable tools (such as a screwdriver) to burn the bar code ribbon produced by the bar code.
With alcohol-loaded cotton stick pressure on the bar code Printer Mechanism rub from scratch to the end, and then rotate the roller, use it to turn edge rub, dirty cotton sticks do not reuse.

How to maintain the print head

     
        Barcode printers have a wide range of applications in all walks of life, such as production lines, hospitals, logistics warehousing departments, retail supermarkets and many other places require high load on demand printing services. Therefore, the normal operation of the bar code printer for each application environment is essential. Especially for the 24-hour all-weather continuous operation of the workshop, any one link - of course, including bar code printers - problems, the entire production line will be paralyzed, resulting in direct loss countless.

  The Printer Mechanism is a very important part of all the parts of the printer and directly affects the print quality. As the professional thermal printing or thermal transfer of the bar code Printer Mechanism particularly vulnerable, if not more maintenance, it is easy to cause print job is not normal. Most of the bar code printers use thermal print and thermal transfer printing, both compared to thermal printing on the print head wear, pollution intensity greater. Many users believe that the maintenance of the machine to increase the expenditure, this only focus on short-term investment-oriented use of bar code printers will inevitably bring a certain degree of loss to the production of enterprises, but also increase production costs. After professional testing, regular and reasonable maintenance and maintenance of the print head required meager expenditure, saving several times or even several times the equipment maintenance or update costs.

In addition to man-made damage, such as nail direct contact with the print head scratches, bar code Printer Mechanism damage mainly from high-speed printing to bring wear, high temperature environment so that thermal paper (thermal printer) or ribbon (thermal transfer Printer) dirty Printer Mechanism, high pressure or static electricity caused by the print head cracks and deformation. Once the print head is damaged, the printed label has a white line, and the printed label is blurred, and the reader can not read the data.

The Application of Micro Printer in Life

     Print the world is very exciting, development is also advancing by leaps and bounds. However, we all look at the general printer. Laser printers, inkjet printers and dot matrix printer technology advances and market changes enough to attract people's attention. Although the micro-printer is very humble, but everyone's daily life is inseparable from it.

Mini printer, referred to as micro-fight, is for general-purpose printer, with a narrower handling of bills, the whole smaller, lower operating voltage characteristics. It is a small and special kind of printer family, in the usual IT publications, magazines and various market research reports, micro-printers are rarely mentioned, or even ignored. So that ordinary people, although often seen in life, but its lack of necessary knowledge and understanding. But as an important part of the special printer series, micro-market demand is expanding, the application is more and more widely, more and more common printer manufacturers have begun to involve micro-hit the field. "Computer World" for the first time locked in the field of micro-printer, led us into the micro-printer world, to understand its technology, products and market development.

Micro-printer to now has nearly 60 years of history. But the domestic micro-market has just started, it is also behind the huge application space. We have reason to believe that Mini printer can by virtue of its own small, lightweight, easy to use features in the entire printer market to open up a piece of their own sky! When you take a taxi, use the bank ATM with drawals, or use the store POS machine credit card ... ... you may not realize that our life is inseparable from a small device - a micro printer.

Daily maintenance of Print head

It is best to use the end of the day after the end of the use of alcoholic pen or alcohol cotton swab to print the print head fever area, the most use of 5-7 days must be used alcohol brush or alcohol cotton swab to print the Printer Mechanism heat area, or print head attached to the gum is easy Sticking sand and other hard particles, causing the print head surface scratches, serious so that the print head scrapped.

In any state, you can not use metal parts such as blades to remove dirt or label paper attached to the Printer Mechanism, nor to remove dirt from the printhead with hard objects such as bamboo sticks and hard plastic sticks. Destroy the print head to print the hot zone and lead area, which directly causes the thermal printer head to be scrapped.

What is a micro printer

What is the micro-printer? Do not think of it as an inkjet printer or laser printer, not through the stylish appearance to attract users, but by the inherent quality of the user.

One or a large or small, black or silvery cubes or irregularly shaped box, the top, middle or lower part of the box has a small paper exit, which is perhaps our total impression of the micro-printer. However, this is only a form of micro printer terminals. Very often, we simply can not see its shadow, because it is hidden in the equipment attached to the internal. Such as the bank ATM machine, we see is a display with a lot of buttons and silver-gray large box; or as a supermarket use POS printer, our impression is a LCD panel, a mini-host, a simple keyboard, Nothing more than that. There is also a common form of printing, such as a taxi meter, which also uses a micro Printer Mechanism, but the appearance is different.

The micro printer is a small member of the printer family, unlike the general printer that prints A4 format in our office, where the micro printer's print media are usually narrower, with a width of 44mm, 57mm, 76mm, 82mm, 114mm Several specifications. This result shows that the micro-machine and the movement of the small size, of course, the voltage is also very low.

In order to achieve some special features of micro-printer, the current domestic use of micro-printer is usually equipped with tear paper machine, automatic cutter, cash box drive interface, bar code font, Chinese font, black mark detection function, reel, large rolls Device, KIOSK (self-service equipment) paper discharge device. At the same time, the type of machine requirements sealed dustproof performance, the appearance of smooth, built-in Printer Mechanism type requires space-saving, compact structure.

How to maintain bar code printer head

1. try to use the bar code printer agents provided by the label and ribbon because at least they understand the characteristics of the printer, the more able to understand the importance of the print head and expensive. In this case,
2. each with three roll with a cotton swab stick alcohol wipe the bar code Printer Mechanism, with a clean cloth dip stained oil to clean the drum, and then brush the dust inside the machinery rush. In this case,
3. do not want to print a little bit away to adjust the print head temperature, as long as clearly can be printed. In this case,
4. the horizontal and vertical bar code Printer Mechanism pressure to be accurate does not cause the phenomenon of uneven load and broken needle. In this case,
5. do not have to fall on the ground covered with dust or no packaging on the label on the machine to use.

3-inch thermal printer mechanism TP33X

Thermal printer mechanism TP33X series is ultra compact, high speed, light weight thermal printer, printing on 3-inch wide paper (80mm). This thermal printer mechanism, with easy loading mechanism, improves paper loading and printer mechanism maintainance greatly.

Features:
1. The movable cutter is on the upper side. In this case, paper jam problem can be solved by simply opening the printer cover, which is superior to the other manufactures' traditional one of the old design that manually use the wheel to recede the cutter.
2. The world original mechanism for replacing paper-cutter quickly (without opening the printer cover. Only need to unscrew the two screws to replace paper-cutter)
3. The first to use the photo interrupter as the platen home position sensor in the world. Malfunction never occurs.

Functions:
1. The highest printing speed up to 220mm/s.
2. Optional design of double paper end sensors.
3. With reflective photo interrupter to detect black mark and paper end.
4. With easy loading mechanism, to simplify and speed up paper roll replacing.
5. With stepper motor auto-paper-cutter function, avoid cutter block or TPH burn and lower the designer’s demand.
6. High printing endurance up to 100km(recommend to use high quality thermal paper, such as F230AA Mitsubishi paper, DJ03 thermal paper)


Applications of thermal printer mechanism

1. Customer terminals 2. POS 3. Ticket issuing terminals 4. Barcode lirinters 5. Banking terminals 6. ECR 7. Measurement equiliments 8. Fiscal ECR

How to maintain of barcode Printer Mechanism

1, try to use bar code printer agents provided by the label and ribbon, because at least they understand the characteristics of the printer, more able to understand the importance of the Printer Mechanism and expensive. In this case,
2, each with three roll with a cotton swab stick alcohol wipe the barcode Printer Mechanism, with a clean cloth dip stained oil to clean the drum, and then brush the dust inside the machinery rush. In this case,
3, not to print a little black away free to adjust the Printer Mechanism temperature, as long as clear can be printed can be. In this case,
4, the horizontal and vertical barcode Printer Mechanism pressure to be accurate does not cause the phenomenon of uneven load and broken needle. In this case,
5, do not have to fall on the ground covered with dust or no packaging label on the machine used.

New development of receipt printer

receipt printer, also known as micro-paper printer, there are two types of thermal and needle. Compared with other printers, the receipt printer has many advantages, such as low cost of consumables, multi-layer printing, continuous high-speed printing and so on. It has been widely used in hotels, restaurants, supermarkets, logistics and taxation industries in recent years. . And with the rapid development of public self-service, the printer has become a convenient service "new helper." Small ticket printer with high-speed printing, multi-functional, low cost of supplies, high stability gradually gain market recognition business.

Thermal printer mechanism TP28X series is ultra compact, high speed, light weight thermal printer, printing on 2-inch wide paper (58mm). This thermal printer mechanism, with easy loading mechanism, improves paper loading and printer mechanism maintenance greatly.


Years later, with the catering, retail, logistics and other industries demand for print services increased, the market demand will gradually pick up the situation. Although the overall market demand in 2012 by the impact of foreign economic crisis, but with the domestic market demand for various industries continue to grow, this year will have a very positive impact on the market.

thermal line printer mechanism TP2F series

thermal line printer mechanism TP2F series Bixolon SMP670H Compatible is ultra compact, high speed, light weight thermal printer, printing on 2-inch wide paper (58mm). This thermal printer mechanism, with easy loading mechanism, improves paper loading and printer mechanism maintainance greatly.


Unique Functions:

※With easy loading mechanism, to simplify and speed up paper roll replacing.
※High printing endurance up to 100KM (recommend to use high quality thermal paper,  such as DJ03 thermal paper,  F230AA Mitsubishi paper).
※Optional high printing speed (ATP2FMP4RX)up to 150mm/s.

TP2F printer mechanism of APPLICATIONS

※ Portable printers and terminals
※ Hand held terminals
※ Cash registers
※ Fiscal printer
※ Calculators
※ Measuring instruments and analyzers
※ POS
※ Banking terminals
※ Data terminal devices
※ Medical equipments

Thermal printer mechanism TP29X

Thermal printer mechanism TP29X series is ultra compact, high speed, light weight thermal printer, printing on 2-inch wide paper (58mm). This thermal printer mechanism, with easy loading mechanism, improves paper loading and printer mechanism maintainance greatly.

Unique Functions:
Optional two paper end sensor design, able to choose the paper sensor position, suitable for the cash register with double printer.

Functions of Thermal printer mechanism:
1. With easy loading mechanism, to simplify and speed up paper roll replacing.
2. High printing endurance up to 100KM (recommend to use high quality thermal paper, such as F230AA Mitsubishi paper, DJ03 thermal paper)

APPLICATIONS：
1. Commercial, fiscal and liortable ECR 2. Receilit lirinters 3. Ticket lirinters 4. Medical equiliments

Thermal printer mechanism TP27X

Thermal printer mechanism TP27X series is ultra compact, high speed, light weight thermal printer, printing on 2-inch wide paper (58mm). This thermal printer mechanism, with easy loading mechanism, improves paper loading and printer mechanism maintainance greatly.

Unique Functions of thermal printer mechanism:

1. The gear box has a rigid fixation structure, which can protect gears and guide the platen roller gear effectively when the printer is under cover; therefore, it can lengthen the life of the printer.
2. Optional two paper end sensor design, able to choose the paper sensor position, suitable for the cash register with double printers.
Functions:
1. With easy loading mechanism, greatly improving paper loading and printer mechanism maintenance.
2. High endurance of 100km printing length (using F230AA Mitsubishi paper or equivalent thermal paper)

Applications of thermal printer mechanism:

1.Portable terminals
2.POS
3.Ticket issuing terminals
4.Measurement equipments
5.Banking terminals
6.Cash registers

2-in label printer module LM16X

label printer module LM16X Series, a high-end printer with embedded thermal label, can peel off the receipt from the bottom paper and wind the bottom paper automatically. With features of rapidness, little noise, reliability, easy maintenance, optional sensor and paper cutter, it is widely used in various situations that need promptly print label or receipt, such as printing label in POS commercial system, electronic scales, etc.

FEATURES

1. With automatic label peeling and retracting function
2. With driver board optional to realize plug-and-play function
3. Support Label paper and continuous label paper printing
4. Integrated structure design
5. With little noise and reliable performance
6. Label paper roller outer diameter up to Φ90mm
7. High printing speed up to 80mm/s
8. High printing resolution up to 203dpi

applications of label printer module

1. Scale apparatus  2. Detecting systems  3. Platform scales 4. Commercial POS printing systems  5. Game machines

Precautions of receipt printer in the catering industry

1. The environment is humid.
Houchu use the environment more than steam, soot, often with water droplets, oil droplets splashed on the printer, easy to cause short circuit boards and other failures;
2. Network signal interruption, power failure, change paper and other reasons, resulting in print lost single, wrong single serious.
3. The work environment is noisy.
Houchu environment more types of goods and sound sources, which to the chef to discover a single time to bring some obstacles. Without special measures, the chef can only rely on frequent visits to the printer to a single case, not only exacerbated by the already busy busy chef's labor intensity, more importantly, will cause delays in service and reduce customer satisfaction. In addition, the use of traditional methods, long distance wiring, communication interference seriously. Food and beverage systems generally use centralized control, from the central control server to the peripheral communication distance from tens of meters to several hundred meters, alignment environment is also more complex, and static electricity, electromagnetic induction and other factors on the communication interference is relatively large , The light caused by the wrong single or lost a single, or even damage the host and peripheral interface.

In the foreground, the configuration thermal receipt printer, the series of products in the supermarket has been successfully applied to cash register system, for the food front desk menu, consumption list, with fast, easy to use and easy to maintain and so on.

In the kitchen, for the kitchen of the complex environment, focusing on recommended "professional waterproof" features, and have "sound and light tips" and "loss-free single" and other features of the products and applications, effective response to the kitchen environment, water, oil and other equipment Erosion, while avoiding the loss of a single, wrong single phenomenon. For the water droplets, oil droplets splashed into the printer, the design of the paper before the professional waterproof printer, using the front out of paper, the cover is fully enclosed design. In the prompt mode, with a variety of field settings can sound and light patterns, can be very effective to the chef to a single reminder.

The printer has a built-in power supply and no external power cord. Compared with the traditional printers, the front desk of the restaurant is tidy and safe, which avoids wasting unnecessary space due to the increase of the equipment. And security risks. want to buy high quality receipt printer,don't miss our company, Winspu is a professional manufacturer for thermal printer mechanism and thermal printer modules. We are specialized in R&D, production and sales for thermal printer mechanisms and thermal printer modules.

several of Thermal printer head alarm detection

thermal printer head detection mainly includes: paper detection, print head temperature detection and pressure bar detection. Temperature detection and paper detection are analog signals, you need to receive abc converted to digital values later to determine. The only need to receive the pressure bar detection ordinary io port or external interrupt can be.
1, paper detection
Main to determine the status of the paper, including: out of paper, black and normal. Generally best with the pressure bar detection together to determine.
2, the pressure bar detection
Used to determine whether the Printer Mechanism pressure bar pop, you can detect whether the paper warehouse is open.
3, temperature detection
Detection of the temperature of the thermal printer head heating point, the need for temperature overheating in the process of printing to achieve the suspension of print head protection.
The pressure bar and temperature detection are very simple, it should be noted that the temperature detection and paper detection, the divider resistor should be used 1% precision precision resistors.

how to maintained of barcode printer

 The printer keeps the Printer Mechanism clean during use to ensure print quality and extended print head life. Clean the print head, roller, and ribbon sensor with alcohol each time you print a roll of labels. When replacing the print cable, turn off the printer, the computer, and the cable. Note: When cleaning the print head first turn off the power, the print head is a precision component, the best to help professionals to clean!
Print head pressure adjustment
Print head pressure is adjusted depending on the media being printed. Print head under normal circumstances the pressure: adjust the nut to print the best results when the highest position, or long-term printing will appear roller deformation, resulting in ribbon wrinkle, poor print results.
All printer lights, LCD does not display and can not operate
Cause: The motherboard or EPROM is damaged Solution: Contact your dealer, replace the motherboard or install the EPROM correctly
All printer lights blink and the paper can not be measured
Cause: Sensor failure Solution: Clean the surface of the sensor dust or contact your dealer to replace the sensor
The printer prints a vertical line defect
Cause: Dirt on the surface of the Printer Mechanism or long-term print on the printer. Solution: Clean the print head with alcohol or replace the print head
Ribbon or label paper is missing during printer printing