How do thermal disc printers work?

A: There are a couple of different ways that thermal disc printers work, both of which involve the use of a fixed print head and a polyester ribbon coated with ink:

1. As a disc and the print ribbon are forced under the print head, tiny pixels are heated and cooled to melt the ink off of the polyester film.
2. Thermal retransfer printers use the same basic steps but, instead of printing directly to the disc, the image is printed on the underside of a retransfer ribbon. The retransfer ribbon is then fused with the disc. This method will help cover any irregularities that may be on the disc surface and provides additional UV protection to your disc art.

Polyline has just added Rimage thermal printers and publishers to our disc publishing product line. We're still working on the marketing materials, but feel free to call us at 1-877-807-8095 to ask about the Rimage line.