Run Longer With Zebra Extended Life Printheads

ericjgough • March 14, 2016

Did you know that Zebra now offers extended life printheads for the Xi4 Series, 105SL Plus, and the ZE500 printers?

Extended life printheads are now available for Zebra Technologies’ Xi4 Series, 105SLPlus and the ZE500 printers.

Below is a quick reference guide of the various models and their corresponding extended life printhead part #s. Keep in mind though, that these extended life printheads are only available as a field installed part. They can’t be ordered as an option installed on the units direct from the factory.

zebra extended printhead life printers

Manufactured with a special coating on the printhead element to provide extra resistant to abrasion allowing for higher levels of performance on tough direct thermal applications, these extended life printheads provide many benefits.

Key Benefits:

·provide 2x the printhead life compared to standard printheads in the same application

·are a drop-in replacement

·offer similar printing characteristics as a standard printhead

·able to print any image

·can print on every label or tag

·flexibility - can be used in both direct thermal and thermal transfer applications

For more information on these Zebra extended life printheads and to learn more about your options for all your printer, labeling and barcode printing and scanning needs, call us at (800) 643-2664 and immediately talk to one of our friendly representatives; or chat us up on Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and LinkedIn!

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