What is the difference between TTO and wax-based carbon bands

There are significant differences between TTO and wax-based carbon bands in several ways, and the following is a detailed comparison of the two:

I. Definition and characteristics

TTO carbon strip

Definition: TTO carbon tape, full name Thermal Transfer Overprint carbon tape, is a carbon tape designed for thermal transfer printing technology, especially suitable for "overprinting" or "overprinting" on existing packaging or labels.

Features:

High-speed printing: Support high-speed printing operation, improve production efficiency.

Wide adaptability: It can be clearly printed on a variety of flexible packaging materials, such as film, plastic bag, composite film, etc.

Good durability: Good scratch, oil, water and chemical resistance, ensuring that the printed content is readable throughout the product life cycle.

Environmental protection: Environmentally friendly materials may be used to meet the requirements of sustainable development.

Wax-based carbon bands

Definition: Wax based carbon strip is a product of wax and carbon black as the main material, as a coating material.

Features:

Economical and cheap: One of the most economical and cheap carbon belts on the market.

Wide adaptability: It has good label adaptability, good versatility, and can be used for printing general paper.

Printing effect: Excellent printing effect, cost economy, suitable for high-speed printing.

Durability: waterproof, wear resistance, climate change resistance, but the scratch resistance is relatively weak, easy to rub off.

2. Application field

TTO carbon strip

It is widely used in the packaging industry, especially the printing of flexible packaging materials, such as food packaging, pharmaceutical packaging, cosmetic packaging, etc.

Used to print date, batch number, barcode, QR code and other information on existing packages or labels.

Wax-based carbon bands

It is mainly used in occasions where the label is used for a short time and requires general quality, such as food, department stores, warehouses, tickets and other packaging labels.

It is also used in the manufacture of luggage tags to help identify and identify luggage.

Third, material and durability

TTO carbon strip

The material and coating design enables it to provide clear, long-lasting printing results on a variety of flexible packaging materials.

Wax-based carbon bands

Mainly composed of wax and carbon black, suitable for the surface feel slightly convex materials, such as coated paper, kraft paper and so on.

The scratch resistance is relatively weak, and is generally only used in occasions where the scratch resistance is not required.

4. Price and cost

TTO carbon strip

Prices may vary by brand, specification, and material, but are often designed for specific high-demand applications and may be cost-effective.

Wax-based carbon bands

It is one of the most economical carbon belts on the market, and the cost is relatively low.

To sum up, there are significant differences between TTO and wax-based carbon strips in terms of definition, characteristics, application fields, material and durability, as well as price and cost. The choice of carbon strip depends on the specific application scenario and requirements. If you need high-speed, high-quality printing on flexible packaging materials, TTO carbon tape may be a better choice; If cost is the primary consideration and scratch resistance is not a high requirement, then wax-based carbon strips may be more suitable.