This Product Selection Guide contains information to help select products in the Printers, Label Makers category on DigiKey.com
Printers and label makers are equipment used to transfer images or text onto a flat surface (typically paper). Types include dot matrix, plotter, thermal, or UV printers. Models include desktop, embedded, or handheld. Styles include barcodes, labels, receipts, markers, tapes, sleeves, and plastic tags.
SelectionCharacteristics
Type: The physical form factor of the printer, describing where and how it’s intended to be used.
Type Attributes: Provides differentiation among products of a similar type, having differences in construction or intended application.
Style: Indicates the type of end product the device is designed to print; the objects the device makes.
Specifications: This selection indicates the attributes which expound on a product’s abilities, but are not a standard attribute universal to this product family.
ProductExamples
| MFR PART # | M210 |
|---|---|
| DIGIKEY PART # | 2267-M210-ND |
| MANUFACTURER | Brady Corporation |
| DESCRIPTION | M210 LABEL PRINTER |
| DATASHEET | Click Here |
| MFR PART # | TDP43ME |
|---|---|
| DIGIKEY PART # | 298-10674-ND |
| MANUFACTURER | Panduit Corp |
| DESCRIPTION | 300 DPI THERMAL TRANSFER PRINTER |
| DATASHEET | Click Here |
| MFR PART # | 600 |
|---|---|
| DIGIKEY PART # | 1528-600-ND |
| MANUFACTURER | Adafruit Industries LLC |
| DESCRIPTION | MINI THERMAL RECEIPT PRINTER PK |
| DATASHEET | Click Here |
| MFR PART # | 1003334 |
|---|---|
| DIGIKEY PART # | 1003334-ND |
| MANUFACTURER | Phoenix Contact |
| DESCRIPTION | PRINTER |
| DATASHEET | Click Here |
MediaLinks
Videos
PanTher™ Hand-Held Thermal Transfer Printer
THERMOMARK GO: Simple Easy Printing and Labeling
Marking Box - a complete printing system for all your marking projects - Phoenix Contact
Blogs
How Thermal Printers Work: Printing without Ink or Toner
How To Connect a Thermal Printer to an Arduino Board
TechForum
Dymo: Labels and Printers