Bar code printers are used to print bar codes. Bar code printer, as one of the important equipment for bar code application, is widely used in manufacturing, logistics and other industries that need to print labels.

The biggest difference between bar code printer and ordinary printer is that the printing of bar code printer is based on heat, and carbon tape is used as printing medium (or thermal paper is directly used). Using carbon ribbons of different materials can achieve high-quality printing effect and continuous high-speed printing without supervision.

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For the purchase of barcode printers, print width, print quantity and print clarity can be considered.

1. There are 4 inches, 5 inches, 6 inches, 8 inches and 10 inch according to the printing width. 1 inch is 25.4 mm.

2. According to the printing quantity, there are three types: commercial grade (also called desktop), industrial grade and high-end grade.

3. According to the definition of printing, there are three types: 200dpi, 300dpi and 600dpi. Dpi is the unit of precision, which is the abbreviation of English dot per inch, and 200dpi means that the number of dots printed per inch is 200.

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