Does My TTO Printers Need Gas Source Or Not？

Gas source thermal transfer overprinting machine

Gas source TTO printers are usually equipped with a complex pneumatic system, including components such as air compressors, filters, and pressure regulating valves. When working, compressed air is adjusted to the appropriate pressure through a pressure regulating valve, driving the print head actuator to quickly and accurately press the print head towards the packaging material. The print head is equipped with a heating element that transfers the ink on the ribbon to the packaging surface through heat transfer, completing the coding process. Due to the intervention of the pneumatic system, the pressure and movement speed of the print head can be precisely controlled by air pressure, making it suitable for application scenarios that require high printing quality and speed.

No gas source thermal transfer coding machine

The airless TTO printer machine abandons the traditional pneumatic system and adopts a fully electronic driving method. For example, some airless coding machines use patented intelligent drive technology to directly control the movement of the print head through a motor. The print head is also equipped with high-precision heating elements, which rely on electrical signals to control the heating temperature and time. This design simplifies the equipment structure, reduces the risk of downtime caused by pneumatic component failures, and improves the stability and reliability of the equipment.

Comparison of application scenarios

The advantage scenario of having a gas source coding machine

High speed packaging production line: On high-speed packaging lines in industries such as food and beverage, gas source thermal transfer printers can easily achieve coding speeds of hundreds of packages per minute with their fast print head response speed, meeting the needs of large-scale production. For example, on the instant noodle packaging production line, a gas source coding machine can complete clear printing of production dates, batch numbers, and other information in a very short time, ensuring that production efficiency is not affected.

High adhesion requirements: For some surface materials that are relatively special, such as smooth plastic film or metal foil packaging, an air source coding machine can increase the pressure between the print head and the packaging material by adjusting the air pressure, so that the ribbon ink can adhere more firmly to the packaging surface, ensuring the durability and clarity of the coding information. On the aluminum foil packaging of daily chemical products, a coding machine with an air source can ensure that the coding content is not easily faded or peeled off during long-term storage and transportation.

Applicable fields of airless coding machine

Production environment with limited space: The airless heat transfer coding machine is particularly suitable for use in production workshops or laboratory environments with limited space due to its small size and compact structure, as it does not require external air source equipment. In small pharmaceutical packaging enterprises, the production site is narrow and the airless coding machine can be flexibly installed at any position on the production line without occupying too much space.

Scenarios with high requirements for gas source stability: In some application scenarios with extremely high requirements for gas source stability, if there is a gas source equipment, the coding quality may be unstable due to gas source fluctuations, while a non gas source coding machine is not affected by the gas source and can provide stable and consistent printing effects. In the packaging coding of electronic components, the product requires extremely high coding accuracy and stability. The airless coding machine can ensure that the coding information on each component packaging is accurate and error free.