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Restaurant & Food Service
Front-of-house · Kitchen · Ribbons
Thermal vs bond paper, Epson TM-U220 and Star SP700 kitchen ribbons, POS compatibility for Toast, MICROS, Aloha, and more.
3 1/8" thermal 3" bond 2-ply Ribbons
Download PDF Retail & POS
Receipt printers · Terminals · Labels
Epson, Star, Bixolon, Clover, Square, Verifone, Ingenico, PAX — all paper sizes and Phenol-Free options for cashier-facing applications.
3 1/8" thermal 2 1/4" thermal Phenol-Free
Download PDF Gas Station & C-Store
Pump dispensers · Indoor POS
UV-stable outdoor pump paper vs indoor POS thermal — Gilbarco, Wayne, Tokheim, Verifone Ruby, and indoor terminal compatibility.
2 5/16" UV-stable 3 1/8" indoor
Download PDF Parking Operations
Gate dispensers · Pay stations · Enforcement
UV-stable outdoor ticket stock for gate dispensers, indoor thermal for pay kiosks, and 3" or 4" rolls for enforcement handhelds.
UV-stable ticket 3 1/8" indoor 3" / 4" handheld
Download PDF Healthcare & Pharmacy
Phenol-Free · Labels · Wristbands
Phenol-Free thermal for pharmacy POS, Zebra label printers for patient wristbands and specimen tubes, and clinical maintenance supplies.
Phenol-Free 4" labels Wristbands
Download PDF Banking & ATM
Inside-wound ATM rolls · Teller receipts
Inside-wound 1" core ATM rolls for NCR, Diebold, Triton, and Hyosung — plus standard teller station thermal and branch terminal paper.
Inside-wound ATM 3 1/8" teller
Download PDF Automotive Dealerships
DMS · Service bay · Parts labels
Reynolds & Reynolds, CDK, Dealertrack DMS thermal, service bay bond paper and impact ribbons, parts department label rolls.
3 1/8" DMS 3" bond Ribbons
Download PDF Law Enforcement
Citations · Field handhelds · Station
Brother PocketJet 8.5" citation rolls, RuggedJet 3" and 4" field rolls, UV-stable and archival-grade paper for evidence documents.
8.5" citation UV-stable Archival
Download PDF Hospitality & Specialties
Hotels · Events · Time clocks · Office
Hotel POS, event ticket stock, gaming terminals, time clock ribbons for Amano and Lathem, and adding machine bond rolls.
3 1/8" hotel Time clock ribbons
Download PDF Labels & Label Rolls
Shipping · Food service · Wristbands
Zebra, DYMO, Rollo, Brother label printer compatibility — shipping labels, food service labels, price tags, patient wristbands, and custom sizes.
4" x 6" shipping 2" x 1" price tag
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