Thermal & Direct Thermal Label Printing Services
High-quality, crisp images within a small space for on-demand label applications.
Custom Thermal Labels for Your Products
Does your printer use a heated ribbon to print text or images (thermal transfer printer)? Or does your printer not use any ribbon at all (direct thermal printing), generating the image directly on the material? Either way, M&R Label can easily manufacture direct thermal and thermal transfer labels for your products!
We offer two leading thermal label printing technologies: Direct Thermal and Thermal Transfer Printing. You may be wondering, what's the difference?
Fun fact: Controlled heat is the main component in thermal printing as heat is used to apply an image onto the label.
Direct Thermal vs. Thermal Transfer
Direct Thermal
Designed for short-term applications. It's lower in cost and doesn't require ink, toner, or ribbon. Keep in mind, it only prints in black ink.
- Lower cost to operate
- Environmentally friendly
- Easy to use
- No ink, toner, or ribbon required
- Prints in black ink only
Thermal Transfer
Designed for long-term applications requiring high print quality. Requires a ribbon and can print in color.
- Excellent for harsh environments
- Withstands extreme temperatures
- Resistant to UV exposure
- Resistant to chemicals
- Can print in color
The main difference between these two printing methods is that transfer printing requires a ribbon, whereas direct thermal printing does not.
Common Applications
These methods of printing produce high-quality, crisp images within a small space. Many of our thermal transfer and direct thermal labels are used for products in industries such as:
Whatever Your Label Needs, We're Ready to Help
Our team is ready to help create and produce the perfect custom label solution for your business!