Wax resin ribbons are durable thermal transfer ribbon that combines wax and resin. They are more expensive than wax ribbons, but in terms of substrate, they are more durable and versatile.
It’s ideal for printing on paper, PVC, and synthetic materials, offering high resistance to abrasion and temperature. This is suitable for applications requiring more durable and long-lasting labels, such as chilled food, outdoor labeling, shipping and logistics, retail and product labelling and asset tracking.
Features of Wax/Resin Ribbons
- Durability and Resistance: offer improved durability over wax ribbons and provide better resistance to smudging, scratching, and abrasion
- Print Quality: produce sharper and more defined prints compared to wax ribbon, making them suitable for applications requiring higher-resolution labels such as Japanese /Chinese language
- Versatility and Adaptability: can be used with wide range of label materials, including coated paper labels and synthetic materials like polyester (PET) and polypropylene (PP)
Ricoh offers several Wax resin ribbons, each with different characteristics.These ribbons are designed for various label materials and applications

- Heat resistance up to 120°C and cold resistance down to -40°C
- Prints high-resolution, small and sharp images
- Abrasion and Scratch resistance
- Ideal for transportation and warehousing applications, such as general labels or barcode labels, packaging labels, box labels, labels requiring heat and abrasion resistance during transport, and for the food industry, including frozen and chilled foods.
B110TI (Multipurpose Wax-Resin)
- High sensitivity
- High abrasion and scratch resistance
- Ideal for transportation and warehousing applications, such as general labels or barcode labels, packaging labels, box labels, and labels requiring scratch resistance during transport or storage

B120E
- For near-edge barcode printers
- Can print on unrough surfaces
- Ideal for general labels or barcode labels, packaging labels Box labels, general food packaging labels
B115Z
- Low energy printing, clear image printing
- Heat resistance up to 100°C and cold resistance down to -20°C
- High abrasion and scratch resistance
- Ideal for transportation and warehousing applications, such as general labels or barcode labels, packaging labels, box labels, and labels requiring heat and scratch resistance during transport, and food industries, such as frozen and chilled foods
B110M (Economical)
- Sharp, high-quality prints
- Print on a variety of materials
- Ideal for general use, such as in warehouses, storage facilities, and logistics, such as barcode labels, box labels, and product labels

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