What Thermal Printing Means to Your Bottom Line...
The REAL Facts.
Is it really true that inkjet printing is actually cheaper than thermal printing? Why would you want to even
consider to offer thermal printing to your customers as an alternative or complement to inkjet printing?
The following summarizes the key facts you need to know and the advantages that thermal printing offers
to your customers:
Thermal Printing
Inkjet Printing
IMAGE QUALITY
Photo-realistic images are only achievable with thermal
printing. They are even sharper than replicated prints.
QUANTITY/QUALITY CONSISTENCY
You have experienced inconsistent print-quality with inkjet printing.
Print quality will look different based on how much ink remains in
any of the cartridges. With thermal printing, each ribbon contains
enough pigment to print 500 discs. Each print is identical.
DRY TIME
Inkjet-printed media could take a few minutes to dry. But inks
stay wet around the outside edge and on the inner hub due to
surface finish characteristics of all discs. This leads to ink
“smearing and smudging” caused by handling of un-dried
discs. Thermal prints are never wet to have to dry! Thermal
technology eliminates dry time.
INDELIBILITY
Inkjet prints will easily scratch, fade, run and smudge. This
will never happen with thermal prints.
Key Printing Obstacles That Occur...
Average Quality
Depending on
Media Quality
Inconsistent
Varies / can get
very Messy
Will Scratch,
Fade, Run or
Smudge and is
NOT water-proof
Highest Print
Quality in the
Industry
Consistent
Instantly with
No Mess
Won’t Scratch,
Fade, Run or
Smudge and is
Water-proof
inkjet print #20...
...print #200
...print #475
Dye-Sublimation
thermal sample
inkjet sample
