The Advantages of Thermal Receipt Printers

Thermal receipt printers are commonly found in all-in-one credit card terminals. The difference between normal inkjet printers and thermal printers is that heat is used to transfer an image or text onto special paper rather than ink. The ink in the special paper becomes visible when the print head is heated up.

This technology comes with several advantages compared to traditional printers. First, thermal printers have less moving parts than a regular inkjet printer. Since the printer works by rolling a heated print head over the paper to create the image, it does not need to move an arm that “writes” the page.

This same reason also makes thermal printers very quiet. Thermal printers do not create much movement within the unit, sliding the paper through the unit for as close to silent printing as you can get. The advantage of a quiet thermal printer in a busy store ensures your cashiers can hear important announcements or your customers’ questions. Also, less moving parts decreases the chances of something breaking.

Lastly, thermal printers do not need their ink ribbon changed. Save time and employee hours by not having to frequently change an ink ribbon. Simply drop the next roll of thermal paper into the machine and you're ready to go.