Thermal Printer Paper

We provide a complete selection of printer supplies for most major brand printers. We stock all of the common size thermal printer paper and offer several different ply options from 1 to 3.

Complete Selection of Thermal Printer Paper

Thermal paper is a copy paper which uses heat to produce its image. The National Archives is concerned about the proliferation of thermal printer paper in archival records because the images are very unstable and tend to fade quite rapidly.

Thermal papers are commonly used in facsimile machines and as the printout paper for digitally scanned images, including electronic whiteboard printouts. They are also used for printing tonal images such as photographs and for computer assisted design drawings, point of sale systems and gas pumps. Thermal printer paper has a chemical coating on their face which darkens when heated. In the copying process the image is produced through the action of a heated stylus passing over the paper. Thermal printer paper themselves are usually quite thin and have a shiny surface on the image side. They can be easily identified, as a black mark appears when the coated side is scored with a fingernail.

thermal printer paper : thermal receipt paper