A thermal printer prints with heat, as you would expect. There are two types of thermal barcode printers, and the difference between the two is determined by the method in which the heat is applied by the print head (the print head is the portion of the printer that comes in contact with the label or ribbon).
A few years ago, in the middle of a hot, humid summer, an inattentive driver rear-ended my wife’s car. Luckily, no one was injured. The Deputy from our local Sheriff’s Office gave my wife a copy of the accident report that he printed using the printer in his patrol car. Unfortunately, when she got home …
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