The surface of the thermal paper will be coated with a solid mixture of dye and an appropriate substrate, such as a combination of Freon dyes, First, the substrate is heated to its melting point, and thereafter the dye reacts with an acid (the reactant acid in thermal paper is usually bisphenol A (BPA).) The reaction occurs, causing the dye to develop a color, followed by a rapid solidification of the substrate, thus preserving the altered state. This convenient printing method has become popular in industries such as facsimile machines, medical and metrology systems, and the production of POS and logos.
Regular paper, also known as felt paper, is made from raw materials containing vegetable fibers through the processes of pulping, modulation, copying, and converting, and it is widely used in inkjet printers, typewriters, and laser printers, as well as in writing applications. The printing process consists of transferring text and images to the paper surface using toner ink (dry or wet).
In terms of printing speed, thermal printers print much faster than traditional printers, because they do not need toner or ink cartridges but through the print head heating to achieve printing. While the ordinary printing paper printing process requires inkjet, heating and many other links, the speed is relatively slow. Therefore, thermal paper is the best choice for high-volume printing applications such as parking tickets, shipping labels and receipts.
Regular paper is available in a wide variety of image qualities. Inkjet and laser printers produce images with vivid colors and high resolution. Therefore, it is suitable for printing paper, pictures, and so on. Unlike Regular paper, the image quality of thermal paper is limited by color and grayscale, making it ideal for printing monochrome images such as receipts and labels.
Thermal paper products that are water, oil and scratch resistant. As a result, they play a vital role in harsh environments such as high humidity and harsh temperatures. And it is coated with a layer of polyvinyl chloride chemicals, which greatly increases the protective effect and makes the paper last up to 25 years. Regular paper, on the other hand, is more susceptible to damage from humidity and other external factors. As a result, it is less suitable for use in harsh conditions and has a shorter shelf life than thermal paper.
For thermal and Regular paper, cost is also an important consideration. If a business uses a regular printer, it will need to replace ink cartridges and ribbons on a regular basis. And there are also printer maintenance costs. On the contrary, this is not the case with thermal printing paper; the only cost is the thermal paper, so the relatively low cost of thermal paper is more suitable for high-volume printing.
In terms of environmental protection thermal paper does not require the use of ink cartridges, ink, etc., reducing environmental pollution, although the production of thermal paper materials will be added to the Bisphenol A such substances, but the opposite is that the self-adhesive thermal labeling paper does not contain Bisphenol A and other harmful substances, and ordinary paper, although it can be recycled, but the production process still produces a certain amount of environmental pollution.
Thermal paper is a new form of traditional paper, it has Regular paper sheet incomparable performance. Thermal printing paper is generally used in supermarkets, hospitals, banks and other fields, mainly used to print barcodes, receipts, tickets and other documents. While the traditional paper is mainly used for normal printing and writing. Thermal paper because of its high efficiency printing, the adaptation of harsh environments, making it in logistics, retail, medical and other industries are brilliant.
Thermal paper and Regular paper each have their own unique features and advantages. When choosing paper, we need to make a decision based on the specific application scenarios and needs. For high-speed printing and durability, thermal paper is a better choice, while for everyday writing, printing images and other routine uses, Regular paper is more suitable.
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