Price label guns are manual mechanical devices used for marking. Equipped with a type roller, they allow you to put information on the price tag in digital or alphanumeric form (depending on the model).
General Purpose
Etiquette guns allow you to apply a certain set of characters on a paper tape with a sticky base, and then glue it on the selected object. The kit includes a typesetting roller that allows you to specify numbers, letters, currencies and punctuation marks. Main Function:
- marking the date of manufacture on goods with a limited expiration date;
- applying a price to a product;
- indication of inventory number;
- combination of production date and price.
Etiquette guns are used in trade, confectionery, bakery, dairy industries and so on.
Working principle and consumables
Pistol action based on mechanics. It is refilled with tape, information is applied using a typesetting roller and a coloring roller with ink. Having selected the desired set of symbols on the roller and installed the tape, the user presses the lever, which activates the following sequence of actions:
- roller pops out;
- ink is applied to the roller from the ink roller;
- roller is pressed against the surface of the price tag, imprinting information;
- The price tag "pulls out" from the base, pressing the bottom sticky surface against the object to be pasted over.
This is how all items are processed step by step. The spent tape base must be periodically cut off so that it does not interfere. An instruction detailing how to refill the etiquette gun is included with the machine.
Consumables - etiquette tape in a roll of 22x12 mm, 26x12 mm, 26x16 mm in various colors. The edge of the price tag can be straight or wavy. The ink roller is also subject to regular replacement. The average service life is a year, but it all depends on the intensity of use.
Varieties of etiquette guns
Etiquette pistols have the same functionality and purpose. Technically, they are divided into:
- One-liners. Able to specify information in the form of a single line, the length of which is up to 8 characters. With their help, you can specify one thing - either the date of manufacture, or the price, or the inventory number.
- Two-line. Able to specify information in the form of two lines, for example, price and date of manufacture. Each line is up to 10 characters long.
Etiquette gun Motex. Feature and reviews
Motex products from the Republic of Korea are the most popular in the market due to their affordable price and stable performance. According to the reviews of those who use them, they are distinguished by a reliable mechanism, ease of use and reliability. The main disadvantage is the limited range represented by the models:
- MX-5500. A single-line gun that prints information on a 22 x 12 mm price tag, which, depending on the wishes, can be either with a straight or with a wavy edge. The maximum roll diameter is 80 mm. Prints on the surface of the price tag 1 line of 8 characters in size 2 x 5mm.
- MX-2616. A two-line gun applies information to a label tape measuring 26 x 16 mm, which, depending on the wishes, can be either with a straight or with a wavy edge. maximum roll diameter - 80 mm. Prints 2 lines on the surface of the price tag, each with 10 characters 2 x 5 mm in size.
Etiquette pistol Blitz. Feature and reviews
The Italian brand Blitz offers its customers a range of etiquette guns to choose from, which can apply not only numbers, but also letters on labels. Users speak of Blitz pistols in two ways: yes, the range of functions is expanded, but there is less convenient operation and refilling compared to Motex equipment. Lineup:
- Р7. Single line etiquette gun. Prints information on a 22 x 12 mm price tag with a wavy edge. The maximum roll diameter is 80 mm. Prints on the surface of the price tag 1 line of 7 characters 2x5 mm in size.
- M6. Single line etiquette gun. Prints information on a 26x16 mm price tag with a straight or wavy edge. The maximum roll diameter is 85 mm. Prints on the surface of the price tag 1 line of 6 characters 3x8 mm in size.
- С8. Single line etiquette gun. Prints information on a label tape measuring 26 x 12 mm with a wavy edge. The maximum roll diameter is 80 mm. Prints on the surface of the price tag 1 line of 8 characters 2x5 mm in size.
- S10. Single line etiquette gun. Prints information on a 26 x 12 mm price tag with a straight edge. The maximum roll diameter is 82 mm. Prints on the surface of the price tag 1 line of 10 characters 2x5 mm in size, a combination of numbers and Latin characters is possible.
- S10A. The etiquette gun is single-line. Applies information to a 2x12 mm etiquette tape with a straight edge. The maximum roll diameter is 82 mm. Prints on the surface of the price tag 1 line of 10 characters 2x5 mm in size, it is possible to combine numbers and Cyrillic.
- C10A. The etiquette gun is two-line. Prints information on a 26 x 16 mm price tag with a straight or wavy edge. The maximum roll size is 85 mm. Prints on the surface of the price tag 2 lines of 10 characters, it is possible to combine numbers and Cyrillic.
- С17. The etiquette gun is two-line. Prints information on a 26x16 mm price tag with a straight or wavy edge. The maximum roll size is 82 mm. Prints 2 lines on the surface of the price tag - the first line is 10 characters long,the second is 7 characters. It is possible to combine numbers and Cyrillic.
Etiquette gun Jolly. Feature and reviews
Jolly is an Italian brand that offers its customers excellent product labeling equipment. In terms of ease of use, users put it even higher than Motex, while functionality and reliability are on top. Models are as follows:
- JP8. Single line etiquette gun. Prints information on a price tag measuring 22x12 mm with a wavy edge, the maximum roll diameter is 80 mm. Prints 1 line of 8 characters on the surface of the price tag, which combines numbers, punctuation marks and currency signs of your choice.
- JH8. Single line etiquette gun. Prints information on a price tag measuring 22x12 mm with a straight edge, the maximum roll diameter is 80 mm. Prints 1 line of 8 characters on the surface of the price tag, which combines numbers, punctuation marks and currency signs of your choice.
- С8. Single line etiquette gun. Applies information to a 26x12 mm label tape with a wavy edge, the maximum roll diameter is 80 mm. Prints 1 line of 8 characters on the surface of the price tag, which combines numbers, punctuation marks and currency signs of your choice.
- С17. The etiquette gun is two-line. Prints information on a 26x16 label with a straight or wavy edge, the maximum roll size is 82 mm. It prints 2 lines on the surface of the price tag - the first line is 10 characters long, the second line is 7 characters long. It is possible to combine numbers and Cyrillic.
Applicators for price tags and labels
Price tag tag gun may not be equipped with ink roller and typing roller. Such devices are called applicators - they help to glue products with ready-made printed price tags.
Applicators are needed where the maximum label size (26x16mm) is not sufficient. The printer puts the necessary information on the label, then they are folded into a roll, which the applicator refills, and that's it - you can work!
