An Overview on Receipt Printers

POS Central Australia OVERVIEW ON RECEIPT PRINTERS

What are Receipt Printers?

The receipt printer is an inherent part of the POS system. They find wide application in the retail environments for printing customer receipts and slips of credit cards. There is a wide range of receipt printers available in the market such as Mobile/Wireless Receipt Printers, Inkjet Receipt Printers, Impact / Dot Matrix Receipt Printers, Thermal Receipt Printers, Kiosk Printers. Each of the receipt printers is designed for a specific purpose and hence a receipt printer should be chosen carefully. A wrong selection would result in a heavy drain on your expenses. It would offer unacceptable print and frequent repairs.

Types of Receipt printers

Impact/Dot Matrix Receipt Printer The impact printers are widely used in the industrial and commercial sectors. They allow easy replacement of the print media and ribbon.

Thermal Receipt Printers The thermal printers transfer images and characters to the specially-treated media with heat.

They can print in two colours such as black and red by using the different temperatures. However, the receipts that are printed on the thermal paper are not permanent and can fade with time.

Mobile/Wireless Receipt Printer The mobile/ wireless printers are basically thermal printers and are portable, light in weight and designed ergonomically for the mobile workers.

They can be connected through Wi-Fi or Bluetooth. They are designed in a way to be used with various mobile devices. They are compatible with Android, Windows, iOS or with other stationary POS system

What is the Application of the Receipt Printers?

• Harsh Environments: In environments that experience wide temperature range such as the restaurant kitchens.

• Merchant Locations: For multipart receipts, the impact receipt printer is the best.

• Office, Retail or Self-Service: The thermal printers offer a top-grade print resolution that is needed for printing logos. They are also widely used in ‘filling’ station pumps, self-service kiosks, for the voucher printers in the casino slot machines and in the healthcare and manufacturing units.

• Pop-Up Shops: Mobile printers are the best to be used by field workers or sales personnel in pop-up shops to give receipts to the customers anywhere.

About POS Central The POS Central is an Australian POS system that offers a multitude of printers for your business requirement. They provide high-quality thermal receipt printers that operate silently, provide superior-quality print and create a rewarding customer experience. They can be ideally used in the fast-paced environments and self-service kiosks but are not suitable for printing permanent documents.

Know more about Receipt printers, call us @ 1300 59 00 94 or visit us @ https://www.poscentral.com.au