Welljets T8050 All Electric Driven High Performance 53mm Thermal Transfer Overprinter TTO Date Code Printer

Welljets thermal transfer overprinting (TTO) is a printing process that offers an alternative to hot stampers and other traditional analog printing methods. TTO uses a near-edge printhead vs the more common flat head printhead. Thermal transfer overprinting creates high-quality and high-definition marks, codes and images to a flexible film or label by using a thermal printhead and a wax-resin or resin thermal transfer ribbon.

Welljets TTO printheads have small resistors that heat the print area, transferring the ink to the surface of the substrate. The action is precise, ensuring that heat causes no damage to the substrate. Like with all thermal printing, the thermal ribbon must touch the substrate or label in order to produce a code. The latest technology in TTO only uses a minimal amount of ribbon by guaranteeing a 0.5mm gap between each print. This makes Thermal Transfer Overprinters an economical solution for the flexible packaging industry.

TTO technology is ideal for flexible substrates, including:

Plastics
Foils
Films
Flat packaging
Low-density polyethylene shrink-wrap and other delicate materials

Benefits of Welljets Thermal Transfer Overprinting

The benefits of TTO include:

High-resolution 300dpi print quality, ensuring quality imprints and exceptional scan rates
Prints directly onto packaging, no label required.
The ability to code fast moving products in real time
Optimum durability, which is ideal for industrial label printing and coding
Solvent-free printing
Low cost of ownership due to the optimal use of ribbon
Highest reliability and increased line uptime

Welljets thermal transfer printers can be used for continuous or intermittent printing, making this technology suitable for an array of challenging applications including prices, date and time codes, barcodes, QR codes, logos, and ingredient or other mandatory information.