Standard printers pull a fixed length of ribbon for every print. The SmartDate X40 features a highly efficient ribbon-saving system. It adjusts ribbon consumption down to the millimeter based on the size of the text or code. This reduces waste and maximizes prints per roll. Long Ribbon Capacity
The X40 utilizes a "constant temperature print head" rather than pulse-based heating. This ensures the first print of the shift is as crisp as the 10,000th print. No warm-up time, no smudged morning shifts. markem imaje smartdate x40