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Thermal Transfer Ribbons
Readability has over 25 years’ experience supplying thermal transfer ribbons to most major UK food, chemical and automotive groups.
We offer a 100% guarantee on all our thermal transfer ribbons, so you can be sure that any ribbon we supply is reliable and fit for purpose.
About our thermal transfer ribbons
- Manufactured to ISO 9001/14001 standards
- Ribbons to suit all thermal transfer printers
- Coding ribbons for ICE Zodiac and Markem Smartdate printers
- All grades from wax to full resin
- Next day deliveries from UK stock
- 100% quality guaranteed
- BS5609 approval where appropriate
- Supplied in various colours or matched to Pantone®
What you need to know
Our ribbons are sourced from high quality global manufacturers and certified to Rohos, FDA, ISEGA and ISO 9001 standards.
Readability’s ribbons are made in the same factories to the same ink specification as the OEM brand ribbons.
Ask us for advice on selecting the right thermal transfer ribbon for your needs – and about our free trial ribbon offer.
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Ribbon breakdown
Near Edge Wax Resin Outside Ribbon
Winding: Outside
Grade: Wax Resin
Cores: Plastic Twin, Card Twin
Supported Printers: Carl Valentin, Kortho, ICE Zodiac, ITW Betaprint, Linx, Savema, Toshiba, Videojet
Near Edge Wax Resin Inside Ribbon
Winding: Inside
Grade: Wax Resin
Cores: Plastic Twin
Supported Printers: Allen Coding, Bellmark, Easyprint, Markem Smartdate, Novexx, Opendate
Flat Head Wax Inside Ribbon
Winding: Inside
Grade: Wax
Cores: Card Twin
Supported Printers: Argox, Autobag, Avery, CAB, Datamax, Honeywell, Intermec, Markem 2200, Pago, Sato, Tharo
Flat Head Wax Outside Ribbon
Winding: Outside
Grade: Wax
Cores: Card Notch, Card Twin
Supported Printers: Carl Valentin, Citizen, Domino M Series, Godex, Logopak, Mectec, Printronix, TSC, Zebra
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