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If you’re a budding small business e-commerce owner or have ever worked in a customer service role, chances are high that you have had extensive experience working with thermal label printers. These quirky little printers are often compact pieces of hardware that use zero ink to produce printed goods like labels, barcodes, QR codes, receipts, postage stickers, promotional vouchers and more. Whilst they may be commonplace in large retail chain stores, it’s generally not until we look into in …

  Inkjet printers have had an interesting developmental arc over the past few decades in particular. As printers that are defined by their use of liquid inks over toners that use powdered inks, inkjets have been known for producing vibrant documents with great colour and depth accuracy over their laser printer counterparts. However, inkjets have not always been as reliable as they are now, primarily due to a lack of developments in printer hardware and production. Earlier inkjet models lack …

  The 21st century is the age of information and seeking alternatives to harsh chemicals. Although, when it comes to printer ink and other essential items such as cleaning products, specially-formulated ingredients are essential to the process. Knowing that metal, minerals and dye go into the making of printer cartridges a common question that is asked - is printer ink toxic? Further to this, many people also ask does printer ink harm your skin in the event of a spill or a smudge? At Cartri …

  No matter what industry, security is key. There is no doubt that at some level you have placed security measures protect your business from outside threats. This is particularly true of industries that deal with sensitive or confidential information. From your network to your server, security measures protect your data and HP Security Printing is one of these examples. That said, many companies forget how to print securely and assume that printers are not on the vulnerability list. This i …

If you own any laser printers, you may be wondering what a waste toner bottle is and why it is important. Here at CartridgesDirect, you can imagine that our team of printing experts would get this question a lot – and we do! Or, more specifically, what’s the difference between laser printers that have waste toner bottles and those that do not?  Thankfully, our printer experts at CartridgesDirect are here to ensure that this laser printing mystery won’t stay a mystery for …