Thermal heads are used in printers typically found in barcode printers, identification cards, and POS receipt printers. You possibly get a receipt printed with this technology every day, be it in the forma of a fare ticket, sales receipt, other tickets, etc. What allows for this printing is a head assembly manufactured principally in one of one of two technologies: Thin Film or Thick Film.

As in any element with heavy use and friction, and despite life extending implementation of maintenance programs, these heads have a certain life time after which they must be replaced.

Southwest Electronics supplies durable, high quality, standard and custom thermal printer heads in both technologies.