Bixolon launches new industrial desktop label printer

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Bixolon Europe has announced the launch of the XT5-40 high performance, robust, thermal transfer industrial desktop label printer.

Designed for high volume printing applications, the XT5-40 offers various media widths up to 114 mm with its flexible media guide. Available as XT5-40 (203 dpi), XT5-43 (300 dpi) and XT5-46 (600 dpi) print resolution media options, the printer’s standard model (XT5-40) supports fast data processing and print speeds of up to 356 mm per second to produce high quality text, graphics and 1D/2D barcodes.

The industrial label printer enjoys optional built-in Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Parallel, USB, Serial, Ethernet and two USB Host interfaces options. Using the SoftAP feature it enables simple, fast and convenient Wi-Fi set up directly to a mobile device straight out of the box. The XT5-40 also features a Printer Twin Function to easily copy the printer’s settings and data (templates, images and fonts) to other printers via USB storage. Alongside XPM, Bixolon’s web based printer remote control profile manager and compatibility with label design software including the company’s Label Artist, Label Artist Mobile (for iOS and Android) and BarTender UltraLite. Plus it has the option of a customised standalone functionality, taking input from barcode scanners and other peripherals without any PC or network connection.

The XT5-40 supports a space saving design with a double folding door. An aluminium body with special anti-adhesive coated metal casing and a 3.5 inch full colour TFT LCD display with intuitive UI. It supports a media roll diameter up to 203 mm, ribbon length up to 450 mm and adjustable printhead pressure.