Toshiba AS3 Resin

The AS3 is a pure resin ribbon developed for printing wash care labels in the textile industry. Best suited to polysatins and nylons the printed image offers excellent resistance to dry cleaning, home and industry washing, bleach and ironing.

The AS3’s outstanding back coating prevents static build-up and clogging, providing the very best in printhead protection.

Using the AS3 in home laundry tests, the print was legible after several dozen washes at 40ºC, 60ºC and 90ºC. In industrial laundry tests the print was legible after several washes with bleach at 60ºC. For dry cleaning tests the AS3 has excellent resistance to perchloroehtylene and good heat resistance when ironing up to 200ºC.

Characteristics

• Excellent resistance to washing and dry cleaning.
• Excellent printing quality on textile materials.
• Very good resistance to ironing.

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Ribbon Specification

Properties

• Ink type: Resin
• Melting point: 90ºC (194ºF)
• Film thickness: 4.5 μm max
• Back coating: Silicone based
• Ribbon thickness: 8 μm max
• Optical Density Reflection: 1.6 min

Storage

• Ribbon is antistatic build up treated: 12 months, 5 to 35ºC (40–95ºF), 20–80% relative humidity.

Colours

• Black
• Silver

Compatible printers

Near-edge models

• B-SX4
• B-SX5
• B-SX6
• B-SX8
• B-372
• B-472
• B-572
• B-672
• B-872
• B-482
• B-682
• B-882
• B-492

Flat-head models

• B-442
• B-443
• B-452
• B-852
• B-SV4
• B-SA4