Images printed on thermal paper are high definition, reliable and the whole process is very fast. Due to these advantages, the technology has a wide variety of applications, these include:-
1) Thermal Printers use thermal paper, its most common application is in the fax machines to produce fax documents and printouts.
2) High quality pictures, images and technical printouts derived from thermal printing in specific fields like healthcare are highly accurate; these include data printed from ultrasounds, prescription labels, electrocardiograms, etc.
3) Point of Sale Terminals and Applications in Retail businesses for printing receipts, bills, etc. generally use Thermal Paper. These include grocery stores, bank ATM’s, gas stations, etc. where speed is essential and an accurate service is also required.
4) Businesses that require super efficient, clear, accurate and high volume prints like lottery systems, ticketing centres, etc. also use Thermal Paper.
5) Thermal Paper is used to print amusement centre tickets or tags, cinema or movie tickets, play tickets, etc. due to the advantage of the printed image being easily scanned and clear.
6) Dispatch labels for shipments, along with their contents, barcodes, and any other relevant data are printed on Thermal Paper as they can be scanned effectively.
7) Bank account statements, medical documents that have to be stored for a long time, medicine bottle prescriptions, etc. are printed on Thermal Paper as the paper is durable and print is retained for a long time.
