Sony TR4085plus resin enhanced wax thermal transfer ribbons

When Sony  introduced Sony TR4085 ribbon, they set the standard for thermal transfer wax technology. Now, they've raised the bar with Sony TR4085plus™. Featuring their SmoothCoat™ backcoat, Sony TR4085plus provides unparalleled printhead protection, while delivering the darkest, most durable images. In addition, Sony TR4085plus prints on a wide range of substrates at temperatures consistent with those used for Sony TR4085.

Sony TR4085plus Resin Enhanced Wax Ribbons Specific Features

• Features Sony's SmoothCoat backcoating
• Deliver darker images
• Prints on a wider variety of substrates from uncoated papers to mid-range synthetic films
• Prints at high speeds (12 IPS) delivering crisp, rotated bar codes
• Dissipates static
• Images at the same or lower print temperatures as Sony TR4085
• Superior print quality on flood-coated labels
• Enhanced smudge and scratch resistance

Sony's Four-million-linear-inch guarantee

 

Sony TR4085plus Resin Enhanced Wax Ribbons Recommended Applications:
Shipping labels, retail tag labels, pharmaceutical labels, ingredient labels, general ticketing, shelf labels, horticulture labels, warning labels, blood bags, drum labels, polybags and machinery part labels.

Shipping labels	Retail tags	Storage labels	Retail labels

• Shipping labels
  Sony ribbons deliver crisp rotated bar codes on coated and uncoated tag and label stocks

• Retail tags
  Sony ribbons will not stain fabrics when steamed, ironed or stored for extended periods of time

• Pharmaceutical labels
  Sony ribbons provide dark, durable images for critical applications

• Storage labels
  Sony ribbons offer cost-effective solutions on a wide variety of substrates

Ribbon property
Description	Specification	Measurement method
Ink material	Resin enhanced wax	-
Total thickness (μm)	7.9 + 0.5	Micrometer
Base film thickness (μm)	4.8 + 0.4	Micrometer
Ink thickness (μm)	2.8 + 0.3	Micrometer
Ribbon transmission density	> 1.45	Densitometer
Print density	> 1.7	Densitometer

Durability of printed image

Label stock
Coated paper

Print speed
6ips

Print density
1.79

Smudge resistance
ANSI A*

Scratch resistance
ANSI A*

*Represents the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Grade measured at the given conditions. Grade levels are A, B, C, D and F, where A is excellent, B is above average, C is average, D is below average, and F is poor.

Test equipment
Colorfastness tester

Conditions

Smudge test
50 cycles @ 500 grams with cotton cloth

Scratch test
20 cycles @ 200 grams with stainless steel pointed tip

Conversion chart
Millimeters (mm) to inches > mm ÷ 25.4
Inches to mm > Inches ÷ 0.03937
Meters (m) to Feet (ft) > m ÷ 0.3048
Feet to Meters > Feet ÷ 3.2808
C° to F° > (1.8 x C°) + 32 = F°
F° to C° > (F° ÷ 1.8) - 17.77 = C°
Thousand square inches (MSI) to m² > msi x 0.645
MSI = m² ÷ .0645

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