Brother PC402RF Thermal Transfer Refill


By Brother
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Model # BRTPC402RF
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Highlights

  • Thermal-transfer printer cartridge refills
  • Two-pack film replacement
  • Compatible for use in PC-401 style printer cartridges
  • Assembled and imported from Japan

About this item

Use the Brother® PC402RF Thermal-Transfer Refill to refill your thermal printer ink cartridges. These thermal-transfer printer rolls are for use in PC-401 printer cartridges.

What Is Thermal-Transfer Printing?

Brother PC402RF Thermal-Transfer Refill rolls are used in thermal-transfer printers, but what even is the thermal-transfer printing process? Essentially, thermal-transfer printing works as a digital printing method that applies a material to paper through a process that melts a coating of ribbon onto the material that the print is applied to. Thermal-transfer printing allows higher durability of printed materials. Currently, thermal-transfer printing processes are the most desirable printing processes to use for label making and for the production of high-quality barcodes. The thermal-printing process was invented in the early 1980s by the SATO Corporation.

How Does the Process Work?

The Brother PC402RF Thermal-Transfer Refill for printer or fax cartridges works by being melted within the print heads of a specialized, thermal-printing printer. Three components are used during the thermal-transfer printing process: a print head that is not movable, a carbon ribbon that acts as the ink and a material for the ink to be printed on (as in printer paper, etc.). The print heads of the printer are constantly applying pressure to the carbon ribbon, sandwiching it against the printer paper material. The carbon ribbon rolls inside of the printer cartridges are heated up in specific spots and pressed against the printer paper to create a printed image or text. What's truly amazing about the thermal-printing process is that the ink on the paper is immediately dry when it comes out of the printer. Therefore, thermal printers do not produce text or images that can be smudged when they're "hot off the press."

Convenient Printer Cartridge Refills

If you need new Brother printer ink for your thermal printer, look no further than these thermal printer ink cartridges. They provide you with quality film replacements for your thermal-transfer printer or fax machine.


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