Online since 1999, Marco has since grown to offer over
30,000 individual parts for thousands of games to customers around the world.
With thousands of rare parts, large inventories of common parts, next-day
fulfillment, and unmatched customer service, Marco continues to raise the bar
for the pinball industry. Customers return to Marco again and again thanks to
the industry’s largest database of pinball parts carefully matched to
individual games.
Having used the TM-C3400 for some time (see my earlier post on Marco
Specialties: http://colorlabelsondemand.blogspot.com/2012/04/pinball-wizard-two-applications-for.html), they decided to purchase a TM-C3500 when they need an
additional printer. In addition, Marco
Specialties wanted to switch suppliers of labels. Knowing their requirements, I
recommended they begin purchasing fanfold labels.
Fanfold labels are continuous-form paper folded like a fan so that it
will stack readily. Many of the very large
users of the TM-C3400 and TM-3500 purchase fanfold labels as they require changing
less frequently (see FX Luminare) or they use an unwinder; both stories are featured in
this post: http://colorlabelsondemand.blogspot.com/2012/05/unwinding-large-volumes-of.html.
According to Paul Mandeltort, Vice President, Engineering
and Business Development, “a fanfold
stack is nice as they don’t “flop” around everywhere when printing a large
string of labels. As well, fanfold
labels tend to fold themselves after printing.”
Paul also
stated, “Another key benefit of fanfold labels is the reduction of waste. With roll labels, we’re wasting an average of
approximately 10 labels when changing rolls.
Now, the gap sensor finds the top of form after two.”
When first
loading the fanfold, die-cut labels in the TM-C3500, Marco Specialties had issues;
the settings did not support “die cut” labels.
To run fanfold, die-cut labels in the TM-C3500, you need to follow these
steps:
1. Insert the plastic piece
located on the rear feed cover into the bottom front door of the
printer.
2. Go to Maintenance and utilities
tab in the Epson driver and select “Printer Utilities”.
3. Under “option” (the last item
on the list at the left), select “Enable Large Diameter Roll….”.
4. Under Media (first under the
General section on the left-hand list) select “die-cut label”.
5. Apply Settings and close out
Printer Utilities.
6. Turn off the printer, and then turn it back on.
7. On the General Tab in the Epson
driver, make sure you have set up a media size using “die-cut” label.
In addition to
the positive feedback on the fanfold labels, Paul had great feedback on the
TM-C3500. Paul stated, “Print quality is
heads and tails above the TM-C3400. Print speed of the TM-C3500 is at
least 2x the TM-C3400. Our warehouse guys love the TM-C3500. Ink usage is a LOT better than the TM-C3400
as well. Before we were changing cartridges every 2-3 days; now we’re
getting 1 to 2 weeks out of our cartridges.”
The TM-C3500
with fanfold labels is a great way to print a lot of labels, with minimum ink
and media changes. Contact me if you
need to print color labels on-demand.
Guy Mikel
info@colorlabelsolutions.com
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