A large character printer is a type of inkjet printer principally used to print large-size information like text or barcodes on porous surfaces, such as cardboard, trays, sacks and cartons.
The way large character printers work is not too different from how other inkjet printers function.
The product that is going to be labeled (e.g. cardboard) is usually placed over a moving ramp and labeled by the large character printer once it reaches it. The particularity of large character printers is that the size of the information printed over the product is larger than usual.
Like other inkjet printers, large character printers can be incorporated into a production line, making it easier for companies to get their products ready.
Similar to other label printers, large character printers can print a wide variety of information, including text, graphics, barcodes or logos. With regards to color, large character printers can print in black, but also in other colors.
Large character printers have many advantages, including the following: