How to prevent wax-based carbon strip ink fading?

To prevent wax-based carbon strip ink fading, you can start from many aspects, the following are some specific suggestions and methods:

First, choose high-quality carbon belt

1.Brand and quality: Choose regular brands and channels when purchasing to ensure the reliable quality of the carbon belt. High quality carbon strips use high quality pigments and formulations to enhance pigment adhesion and stability, which can effectively reduce the risk of fading.

Second, set printing parameters reasonably

1.Temperature control: Adjust the printing temperature according to actual needs to avoid excessive printing temperature resulting in melting of the wax layer or pigment diffusion, thus affecting the printing effect.

2.Speed and pressure: Properly adjust the printing speed and pressure to ensure that the adhesion between the carbon strip and the paper is moderate to avoid the printing content fading.

Third, pay attention to the use of the environment

1.Temperature and humidity: try to keep the temperature and humidity of the printing environment stable to avoid extreme conditions causing adverse effects on the carbon strip. At high temperature, the wax-based carbon strip is easy to soften, resulting in blurred or faded print content.

2.Clean and dry: Keep the printing equipment clean and dry to prevent dust or moisture from affecting the print quality.

Fourth, the correct preservation of carbon belt

1.Storage environment: Store the carbon strip in a cool, dry, dark place, away from direct sunlight and humidity. Prolonged exposure to sunlight or humidity can lead to oxidation or deterioration of the pigment, which affects the print quality.

2.Sealed packaging: unused carbon belts should keep the original packaging sealed to avoid long-term exposure to the air, so as to avoid oxidation and deterioration.

Fifth, other precautions

1.Periodical maintenance: Periodically maintain the printing device to ensure stable performance and avoid deterioration of the printing quality due to device faults.

2.Use paper with good compatibility: Select paper with good compatibility with carbon tape for printing to improve printing effect and stability.

Sixth, ink characteristics and selection

Although the ink fading of wax-based carbon strips is directly related to ink performance, usually users cannot directly change the ink composition in the carbon strips. Therefore, when selecting the carbon strip, you can pay attention to the light resistance, weather resistance and other indicators of the ink, and choose products with better performance.

In summary, to prevent the fading of wax based carbon strip ink, it is necessary to select high-quality carbon strip, set printing parameters reasonably, pay attention to the use of environment, and correctly preserve carbon strip. Through the implementation of these measures, the risk of fading can be effectively reduced to ensure the clarity and stability of the printed content.