The QL-850 Label Printer Performance Bundle is a high productivity, tabletop color label printer designed with the most advanced inkjet technology on the market today. Featuring Natura™ durable food-safe inks, the QL-850 delivers exceptionally durable labels designed to be 3x more resistant to the effects of water than similar inks. Additionally, Natura inks provide 3x more lightfastness on both glossy and matte coated media for inkjet, while delivering a more neutral black for additional color accuracy. Safer for you, safer for food labels, safer for the environment, QL-850 Natura inks deliver outstanding print performance while reducing the cost per label.
The QL-850 is capable of printing single-across labels ranging from 2” to 8.3” in width with precise image placement allowing for full-bleed printing on a wide range of custom shape labels. Label transport is carefully maintained and synchronized with printing to ensure the highest quality output possible.
Simple to install, operate, and maintain, the QL-850 features Windows-compatible print driver, utility and status monitor software allowing seamless integration into a wide range of label production workflows. A low-cost, single printhead allows your operator to rapidly change, ensuring you keep up with the most demanding production schedule.
Ideal for: food and beverage, chemical, nutraceutical, hardware, medical device and more. With advanced inkjet technology, a compact footprint and a robust digital color engine, the QL-850 prints beautiful, perfectly tailored product labels that will accommodate your brand and allow you to easily print labels with any text, barcode, or color graphics in affordable small batches.
The QL-850 Label Printer Performance Bundle includes everything you need to print 4-color labels.
QL-850 label Printer
Starter Kit of Ink Supplies (250 ml CMYK ink)
Small roll of 100 labels for set up and initial training
Label Rewinder for QL-850
License to CQL Pro Label Design & Print Management Software
Computer & Monitor with Mounting Arm
Printer work station table
Features & Benefits:
High-Performance Natura dye ink delivers exceptional quality and exceptional durability at a low total cost of ownership
Outstanding 1600 dpi print and color quality without the need for extensive image editing or complicated RIP software
High-capacity roll-to-roll printing with automatic printhead maintenance, ensuring consistent quality and color throughout long print runs
Built-in automatic cutter with user-specified intervals to synchronize print jobs with production needs
Compact, desktop design with fully integrated label supply easily fits within small production cells
Natura Ink Features & Benefits:
Formulation made of ~70% water, Natura inks are 100% free of reactive and prohibited chemistries and are friendlier to the environment than UV, solvent, or liquid toner inks.
Natura inks are free from: Phthalate esters, benzophenone, bisphenol-A (BPA), SVHCs, heavy metals, and aromatic amines.
3x lightfastness on both glossy and matte coated media for inkjet.
Natura black ink has a much more neutral chroma this results in better looking mono
Natura inks have improved GHS classifications
Waterfastness proven 3x more resistant to the effects of water than similar inks
Food and Beverage labels account for 64% of the $34.5B global label market and inkjet labels are growing 16.5% per year. 7 out of the 10 fastest growing food labeling categories are refrigerated and frozen foods. Natura inks can be ideal for the top growing categories:
Refrigerated entrees - Refrigerated and prepared entrées, salads, appetizers, sandwiches, burritos, and sushi.
Frozen desserts - Gourmet ice creams (organic and nonorganic), gelatos, Italian ices, and high-end (super-premium) specialty frozen desserts.
Refrigerated juices - Super-premium fresh juices, as well as health drinks, energy drinks, and more.
Frozen meat, poultry, seafood - Organic and premium natural brands.
Specifications:
Operation
Print Technology Thermal Inkjet
Ink Type High-Performance Natura Dye ink, (4) individual CMYK Cartridges
Print Resolution 1600 x 1600 dpi / 1600 x 800 dpi
Print Speed 6 ips @ 1600 x 1600 dpi / 12 ips @ 1600 x 800 dpi
