Coding Ribbons

Supplyline only offer the highest quality ribbons from the market leading manufacturers that include Armor, ITW Thermal Films, Inkanto, Richoh & Sony plus all the genuine branded ribbons from Zebra, Honeywell and Toshiba. This enables us to meet any ribbon requirement with the perfect grade or ribbon type ensuring not only perfect print every time but also the correct resistance or protection to last the life of the product or application.

Buy Printer & Coding Ribbons from Supplyline, we are the UK’s biggest seller of compatible coding ribbons and offer the best prices, we wont be beaten on price. We specialise in the medium to large users due to our expertise in the market, our buying power and our client base.

Challenge us to save you money, improve your print quality and increase the life of your printer or printhead, we wont be beaten on price.

RIBBON TYPES & APPLICATIONS CODING

Supplyline offer over 10 different Near-Edge Ribbon grades from the market leaders ARMOR & ITW we guarantee we have the right ribbon for you application.

Supplyline offer a full range of printheads, spare parts and servicing for the most popular models of Date Coding & Coding Printers, stop wasting your money on supposed “genuine branded” products and see how much we can save you.

Coders are used for Direct Thermal Transfer printing onto flexible packaging, at high speeds (sometimes higher than 1 m/second) and requiring large volumes.

Coders models:
Videojet, Markem Imaje, Domino, Clearmark ICE

Advantages of coders:

• Printing on flexible and complex packaging
• Low, medium or high outputs
• Variable formats: small texts or large code with variable information

Sectors in which these printers are used:

• Agribusiness
• Mass distribution

Thermal Transfer printers for printing/placement are integrated into manufacturing or packaging lines.

Print & apply printers models:
CAB hermes +2, CAB Hermes +4, CAB hermes +6, CAB PX4, CAB PX6, Markem Imaje 2200 Pallet, Markem Imaje 2200 flex SE, Markem Imaje CimPak. ICE, Allen Coding, Herma, Sato, Zebra, ALS, Altech, Webber Marking & Logopak.

Advantages of print & apply modules:

• Creation and placement of labels directly on the product or its packaging
• Guarantees and simplifies product tracking throughout the supply chain

Sectors in which these printers are used:

• Food production lines
• Pharmaceutical production lines
• Chemical industries
• On most production lines

We supply 100’s of the largest manufacturing & distribution companies across all sectors in the UK and we can offer our clients a full range of contract options that include large stock holding facilities, pre scheduled call off & contract orders, full manufacturer support or we can supply off the shelf on demand from our own stock to one or multiple sites if we know your usage we will just stock in advance for you.

Our range covers all Product Coding, Case Coding, Pallet Coding and Print & Apply machines. As well as stand alone industrial label printers.

We can supply a standard stocked range in Black, White and Red with many more colours available made to order, allowing you to offer a unique look for your product which can help it to stand out more on the shelf or suit you own company colours.

All of our near-edge or coding ribbons are made to the highest quality using the most advanced films you can get. All supplied with double plastic core. All supplied with a complimentary printhead cleaning wipe to help maintain the life of your printhead.

Free full length sample ribbons available on request, contact our sales team or fill out our ribbon enquiry form and we can advise which products will suit your machine and discuss your options.

The range of sizes and types Supplyline can offer either off the shelf or made to order is un-rivalled by anyone in the UK. All supplied with double plastic core and we offer a life time guarantee on all Armor ribbons.

Our unique knowledge of these printers and coders not only allow us to offer you the best advise for your print quality and management, but we can also offer the full service selling the parts, printheads and offering on-site maintenance via our network of engineers, allowing us to not only save you money on your ribbons but also save you money on the running of your machines.

Thermal Transfer printer technology where the print head is positioned obliquely, the contact between the film and the printed substrate is quick. Films for corner edge printers therefore require specific cooling properties. Similar to Corner Edge technology.

Thermal Transfer printer technology where the print head is positioned obliquely, the contact between the film and the printed substrate is quick. Films for corner edge printers therefore require specific cooling properties. Similar to Near Edge technology.

The Armor Near Edge Ribbon Range:

ARMOR APR®400 WAX/RESIN is the newest ARMOR wax/resin ribbon for Near Edge and Corner Edge printers. It is dedicated to print rough label materials like uncoated papers or tags, a challenge for TT ribbons.

APR®400 achieves a very good printing quality on these materials thanks to its superior coverage capacity. Its high sensitivity enables the highest printing speeds in labeling applications.

Description

• Ideal for rough materials
• Very good printing quality
• High resistance to smudge

This product’s +

• A near-edge ribbon offering a high print quality on all paper-based labels
• The ink guarantees a good level of blackness even on rough paper materials
• Compatible with all labelling near-edge printers

ARMOR APR®600 WAX/RESIN is the worldwide reference of premium ribbons for Corner Edge and Near Edge printers. It is the standard ribbon in inkanto’s wax/resin range. Its performance (speed, sensitivity, versatility, blackness) provides a perfectly adapted answer a large majority of applications.

Description

• Excellent sensitivity and receptor multi-compatibility
• Very good printing quality at high speed and sharpness of 90° barcodes
• Very high resistance to smudge

This product’s +

• Equally able to print on both labels and flexible packaging.
• A benchmark product for print speed.
• Compatible with the high throughputs of many industries.

ARMOR APX®650 WAX/RESIN is a high performance wax/resin ribbon for Corner Edge and Near Edge printers, providing a printing quality and mechanical resistance exceeding the market standards. These high performances contribute to secure your applications.

Description

• Very high resistance to smudge and scratch
• Excellent sensitivity and receptor multi-compatibility
• Very good printing quality at high speed

This product’s +

• Equally able to print on both labels and flexible packaging.
• An ink offering good durability for demanding applications.
• Especially suitable for printing fine characters.

ARMOR AXR®600 FULL/RESIN is the standard resin ribbon of the inkanto range for Corner Edge and Near Edge printers. It has become a reference for its sharpness. It is also unequalled as regards to its high level of mechanical resistance and its ability to print at high speed.

Description

• Excellent resistance to smudge and scratch
• Excellent printing quality, sensitivity and receptor multi-compatibility
• Good resistance to high temperature

This product’s +

• Equally able to print on both labels and flexible packaging.
• Concentrated performance in terms of writing quality and print durability.
• Compatible with the high throughputs of many industries.

ARMOR AXR®800 FULL is a high performance resin ribbon for Corner Edge and Near Edge printers, designed for the most demanding applications regarding resistance to mechanical aggressions and/or temperature and/or solvents. It is fully compatible with the label materials dedicated to the same high performance applications.

Description

• Excellent resistance to smudge and scratch
• Excellent resistance to solvents and to high temperature
• Excellent printing quality

This product’s +

• In addition to its abrasion resistance, the AXR 800 offers durability in the presence of solvents for labels and flexible packaging.
• Maximum resistance for applications that cannot accept any print degradation.
• Ideal for information that must persist throughout the product life cycle.

ARMOR AXR®900 FULL/RESIN is a resin ribbon for Corner Edge and Near Edge printers designed for the textile label printing market. It can also represent a relevant solution for niche resin applications (involving for example sterilization or resistance to some solvents) which are not satisfi ed by other resin ribbons.

Description

• Excellent printing quality on textile materials
• Excellent resistance to washes and dry cleaning
• Very good resistance to ironing

This product’s +

• A product developed for textile printing.
• Offers resistance to all types of textile washing methods.
• Also offers resistance against certain everyday solvents.

Near edge products from ITW

Flexible, high speed wax/resin and resin ribbons designed specifically for near edge or corner edge technology printers

PrintheadSaver® Techno-Edge™ ribbons are developed specifically for use on near edge or corner edge technology printers. Featuring quick release, these PrintheadSaver® ribbons are designed to get the maximum efficiency out of near edge printheads. Techno-Edge™ ribbons combine our proprietary anti-static coating and high sensitivity inks that enable you to maintain and sustain the life of your printheads, use less energy and print at faster speeds. Techno-Edge™ thermal transfer ribbons produce sharp, crisp print and clean edge definition for all your labelling and bar coding needs.

ITW B112 Flexible Techno-Edge™ wax/resin ribbon is specifically designed to work with near edge technology printers in high volume labeling applications. B112 can be used on a wide range of paper and film media, and offers superb scratch resistance, is UV resistant and produces sharp, clean print density and edge definition while using low print energy.

Ideal applications for B112 Flexible Techno-Edge™ include:

ITW P110 High Speed Techno-Edge™ wax/resin is a thermal transfer ribbon that is designed especially for the flexible packaging printing market where optimum printing performance at high speeds is required. Developed for near edge technology printers, P110 produces excellent print density and definition on a wide range of substrates, producing high resolution bar codes, texts and graphics. P110 prints at 20-31 inches/second (500-800mm/second), and has a high resistance to scratching, smearing, abrasion and heat for superior scan rates in high volume applications. P110 high speed wax/resin is also available in white providing a quick visual recognition of price codes, date codes, lot codes and other variable imagery that is printed on flexible packaging, and other labeling applications that require a color differentiator.

Ideal applications for P110 and P110W High Speed Techno-Edge™ include::

ITW P310 durable resin is formulated for online coders and somenear edge desktop applications where excellent performance in harsh labeling environments, and high volume labelingapplications is required. P310 is a high speed, flexible resin made for flexible packaging applications that requireincreased smudge and scratch resistance. This Techno-EdgeTM resin ribbon offers outstanding performance characteristicson synthetic paper film (PET, PVC).

Ideal applications for P310 Durable Resin Techno-EdgeTM include: