Desktop printer

12 October 2011 Manufacturing / Production Technology, Hardware & Services

Available from Grafo Wiremarkers’ distributor network throughout South Africa, the Brady BBP11 series desktop printer provides high-quality thermal transfer printing at a reasonable cost.

This entry level machine is designed for printing labels, tapes, cable markers, sleeves and more.

Most suitable for low to medium volume printing, there are two models in this series: the BBP11-24L which prints at 200 dpi and is recommended for general applications; and the BBP11-34L with 300 dpi quality for 2D barcodes, finetext and complex graphics.

Printout speed is up to 12,5 centimetres per second. Maximum print width is 108 mm and length 2286 mm for model 24L, with 106 mm width and 1016 mm length for the 34L. Both print on labels with a height of 6 mm.

The printers have Flash memory of 2 MB, 8 MB SCRAM and an SD card slot provides memory expansion up to 4 GB. Ethernet, USB 2.0, serial and parallel interfaces are standard. The printers’ enclosure design is double-walled clamshell sized at of 258 mm in length x 202 mm in width and a height of 173 mm; it weighs 2,5 kg.

For more information contact Grafo Wiremarkers Africa, +27 (0)11 704 3295, [email protected], www.grafoplast.co.za

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