Industrial Barcode & RFID Label Printers UK

Unscannable faded labels, snapped ribbons, and miscalibrated RFID inlays bring dispatch bays and production lines to a standstill. GJBS independently supplies, pre configures, and supports desktop, mid range, mobile, and 24/7 heavy duty industrial printers, matched to your exact label media.

GJBS barcode warehouse management system with industrial thermal label printers and rugged handheld scanners

SUPPLIED INDUSTRIAL & PORTABLE PRINTER HARDWARE

Industrial UHF RFID & Thermal Barcode Printers

Compare industrial UHF RFID print and encode stations, zero waste precision label printers, and rugged portable field printers from Zebra, Brady, and Honeywell, calibrated and supported in the UK by GJBS.

Zebra ZT411 4 Inch Industrial Thermal Transfer & On-Metal UHF RFID Printer supplied in the UK by GJBS

Zebra Technologies • Industrial Barcode & RFID Printers

Zebra ZT411 4 Inch Industrial Thermal Transfer & On-Metal UHF RFID Printer

All metal 4 inch industrial thermal transfer printer & UHF RFID encoder with 203/300/600 dpi & On-Metal option

203 / 300 / 600 dpi

Up to 14 ips Speed

Standard & On-Metal

4.3" Colour Touch

Brady i7500 High Precision Industrial Printer & On-Metal UHF RFID Encoder supplied in the UK by GJBS

Brady Corporation • Industrial Barcode & RFID Printers

Brady i7500 High Precision Industrial Printer & On-Metal UHF RFID Encoder

Zero waste LabelSense 300/600 dpi industrial printer encoding standard & up to 2.0 mm thick On-Metal UHF tags

LabelSense Zero Waste

300 or 600 dpi

Up to 2.0mm On-Metal

7" Colour Touchscreen

Brady i5300 Zero Waste 300 & 600 dpi Industrial Barcode Label Printer supplied in the UK by GJBS

Brady Corporation • Industrial Barcode & RFID Printers

Brady i5300 Zero Waste 300 & 600 dpi Industrial Barcode Label Printer

Intuitive zero calibration 300/600 dpi industrial thermal transfer printer for asset plates, racking, lab & compliance

Zero Waste Drop In

300 or 600 dpi

Up to 5,000 Labels/Day

7" Capacitive Touch

Brady M710 Rugged Portable Field Barcode & Asset Label Printer supplied in the UK by GJBS

Brady Corporation • Industrial Barcode & RFID Printers

Brady M710 Rugged Portable Field Barcode & Asset Label Printer

300 dpi portable field thermal transfer printer with 3 ips speed, auto cutter, Wi-Fi/Bluetooth & 4,500 labels per charge

300 dpi Portable

76.2 mm/s (3 ips)

4,500 Labels/Charge

1.2m Drop Rugged

Honeywell PM45 All Metal 24/7 Industrial Barcode & UHF RFID Printer supplied in the UK by GJBS

Honeywell • Industrial Barcode & RFID Printers

Honeywell PM45 All Metal 24/7 Industrial Barcode & UHF RFID Printer

24/7 heavy duty all metal 4 inch printer & UHF RFID encoder with +/-0.5 mm print registration & 203 to 600 dpi options

+/-0.5 mm Precision

203 / 300 / 406 / 600 dpi

Up to 14 ips Speed

UHF RFID & Wi-Fi 6

CRISP BARCODES & VERIFIED RFID ENCODING

Right Sized Print Engines for Every Daily Label Volume

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24/7 Heavy Duty Industrial Printers

All metal chassis thermal transfer printers engineered for 5,000 to 20,000+ pallet, outer case, and batch labels per day on dusty factory floors.

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UHF RFID Print & Encode Stations

Print human readable text and 1D/2D barcodes on the surface while simultaneously encoding and verifying the embedded UHF RFID inlay.

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On-Metal Thick RFID Tag Printers

Specialist RFID printers engineered with wide media paths to print and encode thicker foam backed flexible on-metal UHF smart labels.

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Mid Range Warehouse Bench Printers

Dependable commercial printers for goods in bays, archive box labelling, and courier dispatch desks printing 500 to 3,000 labels daily.

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Compact Desktop Label Printers

Small footprint thermal transfer and direct thermal printers for tool cribs, offices, laboratories, and multi branch stock rooms.

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Mobile Belt & Forklift Printers

Rugged battery powered Wi-Fi/Bluetooth belt and cab mounted printers for printing shelf edge, bin, rework, and yard labels at the point of scan.

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203, 300 & 600 DPI Printheads

Match 203 dpi for high speed SSCC pallet labels, 300 dpi for crisp GS1-128/QR labels, or 600 dpi for tiny electronics and compliance plates.

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Matched Wax, Wax Resin & Resin Ribbons

Eliminate smudging and premature printhead wear by pairing full resin or wax resin ribbons precisely to your synthetic or paper label face.

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Pre Built GJBS Label Templates

Trigger automatic label printing directly from AR-Stock, AR-Trace, AR-Tracker, or AR-Storage Tracker handheld and Windows workflows.

Warehouse operative scanning barcoded archive storage boxes at Archive UK using GJBS AR-Storage Tracker

DIRECT THERMAL VS THERMAL TRANSFER EXPLAINED

Never Let Faded Labels Ruin Long Term Stock or Outdoor Packs

Direct thermal labels (printing without a ribbon onto heat sensitive paper) are fine for 48 hour shipping parcels, yet blacken in sunlight and fade inside months on warehouse racks or archive boxes. For long life archive storage, asset registers, freezer pallets, and outdoor timber yards, GJBS configures thermal transfer printers pairing wax resin or pure resin ribbons with synthetic stocks that stay razor sharp for years.

Mobile barcode order picking and dispatch packing operation at Euroleathers powered by GJBS software

SEAMLESS SOFTWARE DRIVEN PRINTING

Print & Encode Directly from Handheld Scans, No Manual Label Typing

Typing batch numbers and quantities manually into standalone label design software causes costly labelling errors. GJBS integrates industrial printers directly with our central database and Android scanners: scan a supplier receipt or weigh a finished pallet, and the exact GS1 barcode or encoded UHF RFID label prints automatically.

Discuss Your Requirements

INDEPENDENT PRINTER SPECIFICATION

Why Buying Printer + Ribbon + Label Together Prevents Headaches

90% of 'broken barcode printer' support calls we see from new enquiries are actually caused by mismatched ribbon chemistry, wrong sensor settings, or cheap abrasive label backing wearing out industrial thermal printheads prematurely.

Vendor Independent Multi Brand Sourcing

We specify printers across leading industrial thermal and RFID print manufacturers, ensuring drop in command language compatibility (ZPL/EPL/DPL/Direct) with your existing IT estate.

Automatic Bad Inlay Voiding on RFID Printers

When encoding UHF smart labels, our configured RFID printers verify chip readback immediately and automatically overstrike 'VOID' and reprint if a faulty inlay is detected.

4 Inch Standard vs 6 Inch Wide Web Pallet

Choose standard 4 inch (104mm) printers for A6 pallet, archive, and bin labels, or wide web 6 inch (168mm) heavy duty units for A5/chemical drum/automotive Odette compliance labels.

Peel Present, Cutters & Internal Rewinders

Speed up line side application with automatic label peelers, heavy duty guillotine cutters for synthetic swing tags, and backing liner rewinders.

INDUSTRIAL BARCODE & RFID PRINTER FAQS

Frequently Asked Questions: Barcode & RFID Printers

What is the difference between a standard barcode printer and an RFID label printer?

An RFID thermal printer looks identical on the outside and prints normal barcodes and text on the label face, but adds an internal UHF (or HF/NFC) reader encoder coupler right beneath the printpath. In one smooth motion, it encodes the unique EPC/serial data onto the label's embedded RFID chip, verifies the write, and prints the visual barcode.

Should we choose Direct Thermal or Thermal Transfer printing?

Use Direct Thermal (no ribbon) only for short life indoor labels (under 3 to 6 months away from heat, friction, and UV light, such as daily courier dispatch labels). Choose Thermal Transfer (using a ribbon) for warehouse racking locations, batch/pallet traceability, archive boxes, freezer storage, asset labels, and any outdoor yard or site items.

Can a desktop RFID/barcode printer handle our volume, or do we need a metal industrial model?

Compact clamshell desktop printers work well up to ~300 to 500 labels per day in clean offices or small tool stores. Once you exceed 500 to 1,000 labels daily, use large 203mm OD label rolls to cut reload downtime, or operate on a dusty/chilled warehouse floor, a metal framed mid range or heavy duty industrial printer pays for itself rapidly in reliability and lower media cost per roll.

Can GJBS supply replacement printheads, thermal ribbons, and blank or printed labels?

Yes. We supply matched wax, wax resin, and pure chemical/scratch proof resin ribbons alongside paper, polypropylene, polyester, freezer, and RFID smart label rolls tested specifically for your printer model.

Can operators trigger label printing wirelessly from a handheld scanner in the aisle?

Yes. Using AR-Stock, AR-Trace, or AR-Tracker on an Android handheld, an operative can scan a pallet or bin and print immediately either to a networked industrial bay printer over Wi-Fi or to a Bluetooth belt/forklift printer at their hip.

Get Matched Printer, Ribbon & Label Media Recommendations

Share your daily label volume and environment, our UK engineers will specify a dependable, configured print setup.