Enhanced Wax Thermal Transfer Ribbon for Paper Labels | CL-Z110A
CL-Z110A is an economical black enhanced wax thermal transfer ribbon for paper labels and tags. Listed applications include retail, warehousing, logistics, apparel tags, simple packaging and production-line identification. Select it for flat-head desktop or industrial barcode printing at ≤6 inches per second (ips), then verify results on your actual printer and media: print quality and image durability can vary with both.
- ≤6 ipsPrint speed for flat-head desktop or industrial barcode printers; results vary with printer and media
- 50 cycles (A4 paper, 500g weight)Rub resistance tested on coated paper; results vary with printer and media
Product Overview
For buyers printing paper labels or tags, this enhanced wax ribbon offers an economical option with documented fine-print and rub-test results. The recommended printing method is flat-head printing on desktop or industrial barcode printers at ≤6 ips. These conditions do not establish compatibility with every printer model.
The media-adaptability chart lists coated paper, carbon paper, hang tags and cardstock, thermal transfer paper, colored coated paper and synthetic paper. Its values are 100% for the first four entries and 80% for the last two. The chart provides no quantitative method; these figures are not success rates, pass rates or guaranteed compatibility. Print quality and image durability may differ with the printer and printing medium.
The documented image-characteristic results were obtained on coated paper: optical density of 1.9, complete and clear 0.1mm fine lines, clearly readable 4pt Chinese and English text, and 50 rub cycles using A4 paper with a 500g weight. Label imprints were unchanged after 20 hours in a sealed cold chamber at -17℃. This cold test does not establish a continuous operating-temperature rating; results may vary with printer and media type.
The ribbon uses a polyester film base, with base-film thickness of 4.5±0.2 μm and total thickness of 6.7±0.5 μm. The ink-layer melting point is 85℃. Store at -5℃~40℃ and 20%~85% humidity in a ventilated place, protected from light and away from heat sources. The stated shelf life is one year.
Core Advantages
Fine lines and small text on coated paper
The coated-paper test recorded complete and clear 0.1mm fine lines and clearly readable 4pt Chinese and English text. Actual print quality and image durability may vary with printer and media type.
Rub result with a stated test load
The documented rub-resistance result is 50 cycles using A4 paper and a 500g weight, tested on coated paper. Use this result with its stated conditions; image durability may differ on other printers and media.
Defined storage conditions
Store the ribbon at -5℃~40℃ and 20%~85% humidity, with ventilation, protection from light and separation from heat sources.
Technical Specifications
| Ink color | Black |
|---|---|
| Optical density | 1.9 (standard-edition X-Rite eXact spectrodensitometer) |
| Print result | 0.1mm fine lines are complete and clear, 4pt Chinese and English text is clearly readable |
| Rub resistance | 50 cycles (A4 paper, 500g weight) |
| Low-temperature test | Label imprints unchanged (placed in a sealed cold chamber at -17℃ for 20 hours) |
| Base material | Polyester film |
| Base-film thickness (μm) | 4.5±0.2 |
| Total thickness (μm) | 6.7±0.5 |
| Ink-layer melting point | 85℃ |
| Storage conditions | Temperature -5℃~40℃, humidity 20%~85%, ventilated, protected from light and away from heat sources |
| Shelf life | One year |
| Coated paper | 100% |
| Carbon paper | 100% |
| Hang tags, cardstock | 100% |
| Thermal transfer paper | 100% |
| Colored coated paper | 80% |
| Synthetic paper | 80% |
| Printing method | Flat-head |
| Print speed | ≤6 ips |
Typical Applications
Retail paper labels
Retail is a listed application. Match the paper medium to the media-adaptability information and verify print quality on the intended flat-head printer; results can vary with printer and media.
Warehouse and logistics labels
Warehousing and logistics transportation are listed applications. Assess the actual label medium and handling needs against the coated-paper test conditions; no water or solvent resistance is established by those tests.
Apparel hang tags
Apparel brands are a listed application, and hang tags and cardstock appear in the media-adaptability chart. Confirm print quality and image durability with the actual tag material and printer.
Simple packaging and production-line identification
Simple packaging and production lines are listed applications. Selection remains subject to flat-head printing conditions, the stated speed and the actual printing medium; the application listing does not establish food-contact suitability.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which label and tag materials are listed?
The media-adaptability chart lists coated paper, carbon paper, hang tags and cardstock, and thermal transfer paper at 100%; colored coated paper and synthetic paper are listed at 80%. These are chart values without a stated quantitative method, not guaranteed success or compatibility rates. Verify results with your actual printer and medium because print quality and image durability can vary.
What printer method and speed should I check?
The recommended conditions are flat-head printing on desktop or industrial barcode printers at ≤6 inches per second (ips). Specific printer models are not identified. Print quality and image durability may differ with printer and media type, so these conditions do not establish universal compatibility.
What does the 50-cycle rub result mean?
It is the documented result from a coated-paper test using A4 paper and a 500g weight. Keep those conditions attached to the result; it does not establish the same durability on every printing medium or printer.
Does the cold test establish continuous use at -17℃?
No. The documented observation is that label imprints were unchanged after 20 hours in a sealed cold chamber at -17℃, using coated paper. It is not a continuous operating-temperature rating, and image durability may vary with printer and media type.
How should the ribbon be stored, and what is its shelf life?
Store at -5℃~40℃ and 20%~85% humidity in a ventilated place, protected from light and away from heat sources. The stated shelf life is one year.
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