Industrial Printers

In offices, industry and retail, printers are used in production or transport environments, for example to print barcodes, labels or receipts. If you are looking for industrial printers, you now have an enormous selection. Some entrepreneurs may also be tempted to acquire one of the cheaper desktop models for home use.

In order for the printer to fulfill its purpose in the particular application, some aspects should be carefully weighed before making a purchase.

Desktop or Industrial Printer

The most important criterion for the choice of the right printer is the area of use and scope of application.
In contrast to the desktop variant, the more expensive industrial printers are particularly suitable for large print volumes and high printing speeds. The format diversity is generally larger than that of a home printer.
The devices are also often exposed to harsh environmental conditions with temperature fluctuations, moisture, dirt and dust. Therefore, industrial printers are designed for a long product life cycle, are particularly robust and dust-proof.
For industrial label printers, a lot more accessories are available, such as cutting devices, feeders and unwinders, collecting boxes and interface extensions.

As a rule, industrial printers can be easily connected to existing merchandise management systems.
Many industrial printers offer more space for larger amounts of printing materials than conventional desktop printers. This results in higher productivity, especially when the time pressure is high, as the materials do not have to be refilled all the time. Today, space-saving, compact models and even mobile industrial printers are also available.
The more expensive models among the industrial printers are mainly profitable through optimized workflows, shorter waiting times, as well as lower integration and maintenance costs.

When purchasing a printer, the first focus is often on the cost of the purchase. However, in particular, the expected operating costs should be included in the calculation, since purchase price and material consumption represent only a comparatively small proportion of the total lifetime costs for a printer. Any failure of the printer hinders productivity and drives costs up.
Reliability, maintenance costs, repair times and possibilities of remote maintenance are important criteria when choosing an industrial printer.
Special available guarantees and maintenance contracts for industrial printers ensure that even in the event of a failure corporate operations are hindered as little as possible.