Thermal printer spring cleaning maintenance.
Did you know that over 80% of thermal printer and reader failures are linked to poor maintenance? The not-so-hidden costs of neglect include lost production, customer dissatisfaction, frequent service calls, and premature equipment replacement. Here are some reasons to perform regular maintenance cleaning on your thermal printer: Remove adhesive residue, dirt, and other contaminates that [...]
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Depot printer repair, what are the benefits?
Is depot printer repair a good alternative to the costly onsite printer repair service? Here are some reasons you might want to consider depot repair over an onsite repair. Depot printer repair is generally a flat-rate and can be returned to you in 2-3 days. Onsite printer repair you pay an hourly rate which could [...]
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HP DesignJet Plotter Maintenance To Reduce Downtime
HP DesignJet plotter maintenance is essential if you want to reduce the amount of downtime that could cost your business money. Most HP DesignJet plotter maintenance can be performed fairly quickly. Refer to your owners manual for proper care that should only take about an hour to perform. When should you perfom HP DesignJet plotter [...]
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Are Intermec Printer Maintenance Contracts worth the money? It could cost you if you don’t have one.
Intermec printer maintenance contracts (Intermec Medallion Service Plan) or any contracts for servicing your products is a question of is it worth it. You don’t want to pay for a contract that may cost you more in the long run than it would just waiting for product to need service. Let’s look at the facts. Intermec offer two ways [...]
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Zebra printer have burned out printhead elements? Find out with a pause test.
There may be a situation where you labels and/or barcodes look like there is something missing on the print as the labels is being printed. There is always a chance that one or more of the print elements in your Zebra printer printhead may be burned out. Before calling someone for a Zebra printer repair, [...]
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Zebra printer repair from Zebra Technologies?
Many of our customers have been asking us about Zebra Technologies, Inc. and the company’s background in the manufacture of thermal printers as well as their support capabilities including Zebra printer repair. Zebra Technologies, a publicly listed company, and the manufacturers of Zebra printers was incorporated in 1969. Their headquarters is located in Chicago, IL. [...]
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Line Matrix Printers versus Laser Printers. Which is better?
Line matrix printers or laser printers? Which is the better choice? With so many different printers out there, it can get a little confusing to which is the best value for your business. While they both have their pros and cons, it seems line matrix printers have most of the pros. There are many types of [...]
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Barcode label printer dead? What can you do?
Barcode Label Printer Dead? You run a very efficient operation. Your manufacturing operation is running effectively and production is on-time. Or, you run a high volume shipping operation with hundreds or thousands of items being shipped every day. You have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on machines, conveyors, computers, and various other systems to [...]
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Barcode, Bar Code, Bar-Code? Which is it?
Often people have asked us the correct way to spell barcode. The reason they are asking is that they probably have seen it spelled either barcode or bar code. Is the version without the space between the two words correct or should there be a space between bar and code? Well, here is the answer [...]
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Wondering Why Your Thermal Printheads Wear Out?
Be aware that heat, cooling and pressure are major reasons thermal printheads fail. Follow these simple steps and save yourself hundreds of dollars in repairs. As thermal transfer ribbon (TTR) is fed past the printhead, small resistor elements, known as dots are heated by applying an electric current to them. The heat from the dots [...]
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