What types of print technology is used by fax machines today?
There are five print methods used by fax machines today. 1. Thermal – Thermal print technology is still widely used today. This is the original print technology used by fax machines when they first appeared. Thermal printing is a dry process that uses the heat from a thermal printhead to darken chemically treated paper (thermal paper).Advantages – Inexpensive print technology, widely available.Disadvantages – High cost per copy, curled output, fading, poor print output quality, frequent maintenance (changing paper rolls), slow print speed, difficult to write on, non-recyclable paper. 2. Thermal Transfer (Plain Paper Printing) – Thermal transfer printing is another printing method that prints on plain paper. It is similar to thermal printing, except that it is an indirect, instead of a direct, printing process. In other words, an ink film, or ribbon, is situated between the printhead and the paper. The digital signals received during the data transmission cause the printhead to heat, wh
