[Nhcoll-l] Thanks

[Doug Yanega]

On 6/22/18 8:18 AM, Bentley, Andrew Charles wrote:
> To me, this seems like a lot of additional effort (not to mention the 
> fact that this technology is on its way out and ever harder to 
> maintain) to produce labels that are inferior in both quality and 
> longevity to those produced by thermal transfer printing on spin bound 
> polyester media.  The initial monetary investment may be greater but 
> the reward in terms of Museum quality labels that will stand the test 
> of time far exceeds this.
>
We've had thermal printer labels self-destruct when placed in ethanol 
solution, with the layer bearing the printing softening such that any 
friction causes it to rub off. I wouldn't consider thermal printing to 
have passed the test of time just yet. ;-)

Peace,

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