ABSTRACT
The principle of image formation by thermal-transfer printers is depicted in Figure 6.1. Figure 6.1 relates to the dye sublimation and the wax melt printer as most representative of thermal-transfer printers. The principle of thermal-transfer printers is that using a heating element, physical or chemical reactions of solid-state ink form images. An input voltage heats the thermal-generating elements. Onto the recording sheet, the base material sublimes or melts from the heated area of the ink.
