Proper cleaning and maintenance on a Thermal Label Printer is important. It will prolong your printer, save you money (so you don’t have to buy replacements or parts), and help you avoid any printing errors that may occur.

Text Explanation:

Platen Roller & Printhead in Thermal Printer

Every label printer has a printhead and platen roller. These are the muscles of the printer that constantly get worked on.

When labels go through a printer, paper dust accumulates everywhere.

For Thermal Transfer Printers, the ribbon accumulates on the printhead. Direct Thermal Printers will not have this.

If the printer is dirty, errors or paper jams may occur.

Proper cleaning requires a compressed gas duster and Thermal Cleaning Wipes. Thermal Cleaning Wipes are soaked in a solution designed for printers and will prolong the life of the printhead and platen roller. We DO NOT suggest cleaning with other products since it can damage your printer.

NOTE: We will show how to clean a large industrial Thermal Transfer Printer but the same cleaning technique applies to other printers as well.

To begin, remove any labels or ribbons from the printer.

Starting from the front, use the gas duster and blow paper dust around the platen roller and printhead.

Work your way to the back and blow the rest of the printer.

Take a Thermal Cleaning Wipe and carefully wipe the platen roller (make sure to roll the platen roller around) and printhead.

The solution dries quick so you’re ready to print again! We suggest cleaning your printer after every roll of label or when a lot of paper dust accumulates.

Looking for Thermal Printer Cleaning wipes?

• Company News
• Exhibition
• Industry News
• Solution