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Joe Hage
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December 2016
Hi just curious, what type of label printer do medical device industry usually use to print labels efficiently ? Thanks
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Ken Ludzack Kong, they typically use a thermal transfer printer which provides better quality for your barcodes and the ability to printer variable data on demand. Zebra, Honeywell, and TSC/Printronix would be some of the major manufacturers. Let me know if you have other questions and I can connect you with a resource who can provide you with those products.
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we used zebra printers. trial and error showed these the best with UDI labeling systems
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Steve Kent We use Tharo TT printers and the barcode print has been qualified by Axicon 1D and 2D Verifiers.
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Angel Monterroso Ken is correct, TT printers will have a higher quality output. I represent the GoDEX brand here in the US. We have a large footprint in the Asian and European markets. Visit us for more information www.godexintl.com
Good Luck with your project.
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Brother QL-500 had always been reliable, easy to share and allows a wide variety of labels and custom graphics.
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we purchase labels that can be printed out on any jet printer.
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Brother ptouch is good to try.
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Zebra thermal printers were printers of choice when it came to our bar code printing. For in-patient and syringe labeling, we also used the Codonics SLS500E which utilizes a built-in ink jet printer to print labels for pharmacy approved formulary according to TJC and ASA standards.
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Aaron Liang I think any kind of direct thermal or thermal transfer printer is good. As mentioned by above posters, Brother, Zebra, Honeywell and others all offer good solutions. One thing to consider would be to check the label type and substrate as they vary in terms of their performance and ruggedness so you may want to adjust those to match your label durability requirements.
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We always used Zebra Thermal Transfer Printers. Furthermore, there are service companies for Zebra printers that will refurbish your failed printers and stock them for you to send hem immediately as a replacement when another printer breaks down keeping downtime to a bare minimum.
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Mark Proulx, CQA, cSSBB Remember too that you have a requirement to have labels lastly a minimum of two years. So the printer is good, but the label quality is also is important.
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Teri Demarco I see a lot of Zebra and Printronix, my company does the vison to check print quality and grade the barcodes. contact me if you have any questions .
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Jauru Freitas hi,here Rio de Janeiro service the preference are Multifuncional Brother DCP 8157 DN Laser
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Fred Pisacane And to piggy back on Aaron's comments be careful the label substrate does not generate fibers if you are printing in the cleanroom.
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