[Histonet] RE: Vantange/ block printer

[Morken, Timothy]

Amber we got the Leica inkjet printer (6 actually). The 2D code reads very well.   It prints at 5-7 seconds per cassette (depends on how much text you cram on there!). It is about the fastest printer out there. Data General is about the same speed, if you print with a reverse image ( black background- it uses the resin-coated cassette and laser ablation to form the image), slower with positive image (10-12 seconds - has to remove more of the black resin) . The TBS is slower because it uses a stylus to etch the plastic. Thermo printmate is also much slower (20 seconds per cassette in our tests). A surprise to me was that the cured ink from the Leica is also the most durable of all we tested. Very difficult to scratch off. The only drawback is that it is HUGE. 

Tim Morken
Supervisor, Histology, Electron Microscopy and Neuromuscular Special Studies
UC San Francisco Medical Center
San Francisco, CA


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Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2014 9:45 AM
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Subject: [Histonet] Vantange/ block printer


For those of you who have Vantage, which block printer do you use?  I've heard Leica has one with 3-6 hoppers that can print the 2D barcode on it pretty fast.  I currently have the TBS block printer, but I'm told it can print the bar code, but very slow...Any suggestions?

Thanks!