Sony TRX-55 premium wax resin thermal transfer ribbons

This Sony TRX-55 premium wax resin formulation is designed to print on a wide variety of receiving material. This includes coated and uncoated paper labels, varnished label stock and films. With reliable, sharp-edge print quality capabilities at a wide variety of printing speeds, this ribbon offers excellent barcode scanning. Sony TRX-55 ribbon is also an extremely versatile all-purpose wax/resin that will out-perform most ribbons in extreme environments. Powerful resistance against smearing and chemicals makes Sony TRX-55 ribbons a perfect choice for your demanding environments.

Sony TRX-55 Premium Wax Resin Ribbons Specific Features

• Ideal for printing on coated and uncoated paper labels and tags, varnished label stock and films

• Reliable and sharp-edge print quality at low to high print speeds

• Excellent barcode scan-ability

• Extreme versatility

• Smudge and chemical resistant

Sony TRX-55 Premium Wax Resin Ribbons Recommended Applications:
Point-of Purchase labels, shipping labels, storage labels, horticulture tags, lumber tags, chemical drum labels.

Point-of-purchase labels	Shipping labels	Storage labels	Electronics labels

• Point-of-purchase labels
  High-quality Sony printed images are ideal for coated and uncoated paper labels and tags.

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

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

• Electronics labels
  Durable and scratch-resistant images offer excellent barcode scanning at a variety of print speeds

Ribbon property
Description	Specification	Measurement method
Ink material	Wax/resin	-
Total thickness (μm)	7.6 + 0.5	Micrometer
Base film thickness (μm)	4.5 + 0.5	Micrometer
Ink thickness (μm)	1.5 + 0.4	Micrometer
Print density	> 1.7	Densitometer

Durability of printed image

Label stock
Polypropylene

Print speed
6ips

Print density
1.9

Smudge resistance
ANSI A*

Scatch 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
Millimeter (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 ÷ 0.645

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