Thermal printer labels can help businesses with logistics arms to become more efficient in both a financial and performative sense, with the right strategy.
The first reason is simple – thermal printer labels being created by mobile units can be so much more cost-effective than barcodes and other labels that are printed with ink.
Not just ink, either. Mobile units that produce thermal printer labels aren’t fitted with printer consumables such as ribbons, either, meaning those replacement parts won’t have to be ordered if a repair is ever needed.
That lack of consumables and other moving parts makes mobile machines producing thermal printer labels much more low-maintenance than their ink-based counterparts, and also makes them less likely to malfunction or for other similar problems to arise.
That doesn’t mean they’re immune from problems of course – which is why it’s worth partnering with a trusted mobile terminal repair specialist on a bespoke basis – but it’s fair to say that producing thermal printer labels could be a much more cost-effective solution for logistics than printing labels with ink.
Those efficiency savings can also be useful if your business consistently prints a large volume of labels on a daily basis. This is where thermal mobile printers can be extremely useful when it comes to logistics efficiency – labels printed in this way can also be more durable than ink ones, with no smudging or fading affecting their quality.
They can also be better for the brand’s carbon footprint, too, as they can be more energy efficient than standard mobile ink printer terminals. Not having to constantly order inks, too, will also help lower your overall carbon footprint if you switch to a thermal printing solution.
So, there are an awful lot of advantages to using mobile thermal printers in your warehouse as part of a wider growth strategy, to improve quality and efficiency of your logistics process. But, as happens naturally in the world of the warehouse, mobile thermal printers aren’t immune to being dropped and broken.
It happens all the time in fast-paced warehouses, and even if workers need to take the printers with them on the road to fulfil their duties. And, as generally robust as they can be, some models are undoubtedly more robust than others…
For whatever the reason, we strongly believe it’s worth partnering with a trusted mobile terminal repairs specialist on a bespoke basis to make sure your units are regularly maintained and always in top working condition.
The right partner will also be able to provide backup units to minimise disruption should your mobile terminals ever become damaged and need to be taken away for repair – that goes for other handheld hardware such as scanners and more that are often seen in the warehouse.
Minimising disruption in this way will allow your business to function at optimal levels at all times to help hit its growth targets. They’ll also be able to offer fair prices for old units, too, and recycle them properly instead of sending them to landfill, to again help reduce your brand’s carbon footprint.
