AstroNova launches tabletop digital color label printer

AstroNova, a supplier of data visualization technologies, today launched the new QuickLabel QL-120X, the first tabletop digital color label printer with a two-year warranty.

AstroNova launches tabletop digital color label printer

Built on AstroNova’s pioneering Kiaro! platform, the QL-120X is a flexible, high-quality machine for on-demand digital color label printing. The product features economical, high-capacity ink cartridges and efficient, dye-based inks.

‘The QL-120X combines vibrant color quality and exceptional resolution producing sharp, crisp, clear images and fast print speeds to deliver what we expect will be the best customer experience on the market,’ said AstroNova president and CEO Greg Woods. ‘This next-generation printer is designed to operate for extended periods in rigorous production environments, making it the perfect color label printing solution for an array of industries such as food and beverage, biomedical products, nutraceuticals, hardware, and cosmetics.’

Equipped with next-generation printhead technology, the QL-120X prints three times more labels (over the life of the printheads) than the original QL-120. Four individual, snap-in, color printheads allow for rapid on-site changeover, eliminating replacement downtime or costly printer refurbishment. The printer and printhead technology are covered under a two-year standard warranty.

The QL-120X enables customers to use one printer for all their label needs. It is simple to install and easy-to-use, the QL-120X enables users to print labels as narrow as 0.5 inch or as wide as 4.2 inch on the same device, using a wide variety of media types ranging from matte to high gloss paper and synthetics, all using the same dye-based ink, delivering unmatched durability in a wide range of applications.

Every QL-120X includes one free license to CQL Pro, QuickLabel’s advanced labeling software, which allows users to effortlessly design, manage and print labels.

The QL-120X delivers 1200 dpi print quality and features a native printer driver and utility for Windows, allowing the printer to be seamlessly deployed in a wide variety of business operating environments with its built-in network functionality.

‘The design and benefits of the QL-120X reflect our philosophy of being a strategic partner to our customers by providing not merely a printer but a complete color labeling solution,’ Woods said. ‘In terms of quality, speed, and cost efficiency, the QL-120X raises the bar and sets a new standard for on-demand digital color label printing.’