t h e r m a l t r a n s f e r r i b b o n

I - 9 Wax is a general purpose ribbon particularly adap-ted to standard label printing.

The ink provides excellent printing quality of standard barcodes, very small text, large characters and logos, at a blackness up to 2.2.

The ribbon structure allows printing on all kinds of papers and uncoated papers in particular. This feature makes the ribbon highly recommended to the standard labelling market. Printing is also possible onto various synthetics.

Those characteristics remain at speeds up to 300 mm/s (12 ips) and with 200, 300 and 600 DPI printheads.

I - 9 Wax grade features outstanding backcoat technolo-gy, ensuring excellent printhead protection, preventing clogging and static build-up.

I - 9

S TA N D A R D WA X F O R F L AT H E A D P R I N T E R S

Recommended Media• Uncoated papers ........................................

• Coated papers ............................................

• High Gloss papers .........................................

• Synthetics .........................................................

Technical SpecificationsMaximum Print Speed .............................................12 ips

Film Thickness .........................................................4.5 μm

Total Ribbon Thickness ........................................... < 9 μm

Optical Reflection Density ...........................................2.2

Ink Melting Point ...........................................65°C/149°F

Applications• Inventory

• Shipping

• Pharmaceutical

• Retail Labeling

• Tags

• Food contact

• Conveyor sorting

Star diagram

Performance Ratings are based on a comparaison of ribbons whithin the whole range. Scale of 1 to 5, 5 being the best.

Rotated BarcodeSharpness

High SpeedPrinting

Sensitivity

Duratibilityon Coated Paper

Print Quality