Price Tag Printers - create food-safe signs professionally by yourself
Price tag printers enable the simple and hygienic creation of food-safe signs directly on site. Especially in the food trade, at fresh food counters or in the catering trade, the printed signs ensure professional, easy-to-read and customisable labelling of your products. The cards and Special printing tapes are suitable for contact with food - we will be happy to advise you on the right solution.
The Evolis Edikio Access (EA2U0000BS-BS001) is a compact single-sided card printer for creating price and information cards in retail, delicatessens, bakeries, and restaurants. It prints using thermal transfer (monochrome) with a resolution of 12 dots/mm (300 dpi) and achieves a printing speed of up to 240 cards per hour. The printer can be quickly connected to a PC via the USB interface. The complete kit supplied includes a USB cable (1.8 m), power supply with power cord, label design software, 100 PVC cards, and a ribbon—ideal for immediate use. With its ease of use, compact design, and 24-month warranty, the Edikio Access is the practical solution for professional card printing requirements in the retail environment.
The Evolis Edikio Flex (EF1H0000XS-BS002) is a single-sided card printer for professional design and printing of price and information cards in the restaurant, hotel, and retail industries. With a resolution of 12 dots/mm (300 dpi) and a printing speed of up to 390 cards per hour, it delivers high-quality results using thermal transfer dye sublimation technology. The price tag printer can process both small price tags in CR-80 format (54 x 86 mm) and oversized tags (120 x 50 mm, 150 x 50 mm). The printer can be flexibly integrated into existing networks via USB and Ethernet. The complete kit included in the scope of delivery comprises a USB cable (1.8 m), power supply unit with power cord, a cleaning kit, 200 PVC cards, a ribbon, and design software for easy creation of individual card templates. Thanks to its compact design, the Edikio Flex is ideal for counter areas or offices. The manufacturer offers a 24-month warranty.
Ideal for food retailers: Printed food-safe price tags in special formats
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Why a professional price tag printer
Price tag printers are characterised by a number of features that clearly distinguish them from conventional office printers and make them the ideal solution for professional price labelling. One of the most important advantages is the ability to print cards and labels without borders, so that the entire surface can be optimally utilised for product information, price details and design elements.
Further advantages of price tag printers
In addition, price tag printers are specially designed for use with robust, durable materials such as PVC cards or special food-safe cards; this makes the price tags resistant to moisture, dirt and frequent handling - a decisive advantage in retail, bakeries or butcher's shops.
The high-performance printing technology of these models, often based on thermal transfer or re-transfer processes, ensures razor-sharp print images and brilliant colours that increase legibility and customer appeal. Another feature is customisable software solutions that not only enable the integration of logos, barcodes and individual layouts, but often also offer data import functions for efficient series production. This allows different card sizes and formats to be produced precisely for special applications - such as extra-large price tags for shelves or smaller, durable labels for counter goods. All in all, these specialised functions and materials result in a customised, professional price tag solution that ensures transparency, attractiveness and durability on the sales floor.
Food-safe price tags
The use of special price tag printers is of central importance for professional price labelling, as they offer numerous decisive advantages compared to conventional office printers. They enable printing on particularly resistant materials such as PVC cards or special food-safe cards, which means that the price tags remain durable, hygienic and resistant to moisture and soiling - properties that are particularly essential in food areas such as bakeries and butchers.In addition, state-of-the-art printing technologies such as thermal transfer or re-transfer ensure razor-sharp print images and brilliant colour reproduction, ensuring that prices and product information are always clearly legible and visually appealing. Another key advantage is the flexibility of the design: thanks to borderless printing and customisable card sizes, individual, brand-appropriate layouts can be easily created that can be specifically tailored to the corporate design of a shop. The integration of logos, barcodes and variable data is also easily possible with the help of suitable software solutions and ensures efficient workflows even for series production. These special features not only increase the durability and professional appearance of the price tags, but also ensure standardised and legally compliant labelling, which promotes customer confidence and helps to increase sales.
One printer - many possibilities for price tag design
Professional price tag design is based on three main pillars:- powerful hardware,
- intuitive software
- and high-quality consumables.
Common areas of application for price tag printers
Price tags are used daily in retail, bakeries, butcher's shops and many other industries and must fulfil a wide range of requirements.Butchers' shops often require particularly resistant price tags that can withstand moisture and frequent handling without losing legibility.
Decision criteria for the right price tag printer
When purchasing a price tag printer, various criteria should be carefully weighed up to ensure that the selected device is the perfect fit for the requirements of the retailer, bakery or butcher's shop. For example, the print speed is particularly important: Anyone who regularly has to update a large number of price tags or issue new cards for changing promotions will benefit from a model with a high output speed.The quality of the printouts is just as important - razor-sharp text and perfectly recognisable colours are essential for a professional product presentation. Ease of use also plays a major role, as intuitive user interfaces and uncomplicated software solutions enable time-saving, error-free production and management of price tags. Operating costs should not be ignored either: The prices for consumables such as colour ribbons, card blanks or labels can differ considerably between the individual models and manufacturers, which influences the long-term total costs.
Other features, such as the option of wireless integration into the network, support for certain card sizes or special formats and compatibility with barcode or POS systems, are also decisive. The auto-iD 24/7 team will be happy to advise you with your selection.
Price tag printers from renowned manufacturers
There are various renowned manufacturers on the market for price tag printers and card printers that offer solutions specially tailored to the needs of retailers, bakeries and butchers. The best-known series include the models in the "Edikio" series from Evolis, such as "Edikio Access" and "Edikio Flex", which are characterised by their ease of use and flexible application options for different card formats.Printers such as the "PriceCardPro" or devices from the "Magicard" family, which offer a particularly large selection of colour ribbons, plastic cards and security functions, are established for the highest demands on durability and brilliant print quality.
While Edikio models are often used in bakeries and food retailers and impress with their food-safe cards, the robust PriceCardPro devices are also ideal for intensive use in butcher's shops or speciality shops. The Evolis Zenius is also a very good option for single-sided, double-sided and colour card printing.
Many of these systems offer supplementary software solutions with which logos, barcodes or customised layouts can be integrated quickly and easily. Overall, these manufacturers enable professional, legally compliant and efficient implementation of price tag production, so that companies of all sizes can realise visually appealing price tags that meet their needs. You can find a wide selection in our online shop.
