Priced and sold by the Each (by the Ribbon), not by the case.

Selecting a Ribbon

Selecting the right thermal transfer ribbon is key to achieving high-quality prints and protecting your printer’s printhead. These ribbons are ideal for barcode, shipping, and product labels. To prevent printhead wear and ensure full coverage, choose a ribbon slightly wider than your label—at least 4.0625" for 4" labels on left-justified printers, and at least 0.20" wider than the label on center-justified printers.

Standard Wax

Offers an economical solution for high-volume, everyday labeling, delivering sharp text and barcodes on coated and uncoated paper labels at fast print speeds. Ideal for shipping, warehouse, inventory, and short-term product labeling. They provide basic durability, but are not recommended for outdoor-use, high-abrasion, chemical exposure, or with synthetic labels. 

Standard Wax with Clean Start® Leader

Provides reliable, budget-friendly print quality for everyday labeling, featuring a built-in printhead cleaner that helps extend printhead life and reduce maintenance. Ideal for shipping, retail, and warehouse labeling, this economical ribbon delivers sharp barcodes and text at fast speeds, while reducing smudging compared to direct thermal printing, making it perfect for high-volume, general-purpose indoor applications.

Wax-Resin 

Offers premium print quality with a balance of durability and versatility, producing crisp, smudge- and scratch-resistant prints that outperform standard wax ribbons. Ideal for product, retail, logistics, healthcare, and industrial labeling. They work well on coated paper, synthetics, and glossy materials, and provide moderate resistance to moisture, abrasion, and chemicals—suitable for limited outdoor use when paired with synthetic labels.

Near-Edge Wax-Resin

Delivers sharp, smudge-resistant prints at high speeds, perfect for blow-on label applicators and near-edge printheads. Designed for flexible packaging, films, foils, synthetics, and coated paper labels, they offer durability against moisture, abrasion, and moderate chemicals—making them ideal for food, medical, retail, and industrial labeling with limited outdoor performance when paired with synthetic labels.

Resin

Offers the highest level of durability, delivering sharp, long-lasting prints that resist scratching, smudging, chemicals, moisture, heat, and UV exposure. Ideal for extreme environments and long-term labeling needs, it’s perfect for chemical drums, industrial parts, medical devices, electronics, and outdoor applications. Best used on synthetic materials like polyester, polypropylene, and vinyl. Resin ribbons ensure permanent identification where durability is critical.

• Ribbons are priced and sold by the Each / by the Ribbon
• Core: Cardboard
• Listed Below are packaging details for case quantities for situations where a full case is desired

• Avery Dennison Monarch 9906 Tabletop Printer
• Non-Monarch Industrial Printers
• Avery Dennison Monarch 9416XL & 9419 Desktop Printers
• Non-Monarch Desktop Printers