Print and apply (P&A) label printers are used for printing shipping addresses and barcodes on adhesive labels. It is important to label different goods produced by a company for easy identification and increasing customer satisfaction. These labels save time and costs of a company as they can be applied onto manufactured goods as soon as they are printed. These labels help in delivering the right product to the right place in the available time.

Industrial users can avoid printing mistakes by using high-end P&A label printers that have easy to use features and advanced software that can be used to create different print formats. It can be customized to suit label quality and size without affecting print quality.

P&A label printer need to be connected to a computer for utilizing the benefits of print software provided with the printer. The user-friendly interface allows users to select the kind of label and label dimension. It automatically adjusts its settings to suit different print mediums. The software allows users to design their own labels by placing the shipping address and the barcode in the intended positions. Most of these printers use thermal transfer technology to create high-resolution labels. Label cutters available with some printers are used to cut printed label sheets based on specifications entered by the user.

Some P&A label printers can print forty different label styles and sizes. The software easily integrates with other applications used for designing customized print formats. The software allows users to print directly from Microsoft word files, word perfect, outlook, QuickBooks, and others. Some of these can print at 55 labels per minute depending on the label size.

These printers are ideal for courier companies, warehouses, retail stores, healthcare industry, and manufacturing industry. They can be connected to a computer using different interfaces such as parallel, USB, or serial ports. They are designed as low maintenance units that reduce training and operating costs of the company.

Address Label Printers

Address label printers use thermal technology to print high-resolution addresses on different varieties of address labels. Some printers use direct thermal method to print addresses on heat sensitive paper whereas others use thermal transfer method in which heat is used to transfer ink from ribbons onto labels for getting permanent prints.

Address label printers are used mostly by courier companies, warehousing, and retail industry for printing mail and destination addresses. They are designed to deliver consistent performance over longer periods at affordable rates. Many of them have sturdy metal chassis, covers, and advanced print mechanics to ensure long lasting performance in industrially demanding conditions.

They are capable of housing different types of address label rolls and ink ribbon cartridges. They are equipped with a movable label sensor to detect gaps, black marks, and perforations present in label rolls. Information generated by the sensor is used to print addresses in the right spot and avoid overlapping. They are equipped with ample amount of flash memory and RAM (random access memory) for processing labels, storing formats, and supporting different fonts. They can be connected to a computer via USB, serial, or parallel interface ports. The device can be connected to a number of accessories such as label cutters, external keyboard, self-strip (peel off) units, internal rewinders, and external ethernet adapter.

The device is used in conjunction with different software such as driver software for Windows (98, Me, NT 4.0, 2000 and XP), LabelShop START label design and print package, and configuration tool for installation of additional fonts, images, and firmware upgrades.

Font software used in these devices can support different character sets representing regional languages used in different parts of the world. This feature is used by courier companies to print addresses in regional languages alongside normal addresses for shipping consignment to different parts of the world.