Brady IP Printer BP-IP600 (label printer - B/W - monochrome - thermal transfer - thermal transfer)

This printer is a bi-directional printer which means that it can receive data from label printing applications and also send data back to the label printing app. This printer is designed to work with Teklynx label printing applications such as Codesoft & Label Matrix which are #1 in the industry. In fact up until Dec 2011 Brady used to own Teklynx which is why their software and this printer work well together. As long as you are using the printer in "Brady mode" (ie Brady IP-Enabled ribbon and Brady IP-Enabled label stock) and also your label printing application is a Teklynx product you will be very impressed with this printer. Even if you are not using the printer in "Brady Mode" setting up custom size labels are easy as long as you know what you are doing. However, the central factor in any label printing process is the label printing application. If you are using an inferior software (aka Bartender) you will have noting but problems no matter what printer you use. Bottom Line: This is an excellent printer for any operation as long as it is setup and maintained by someone who knows what they are doing. When setup properly using good labeling software and the correct stock even novice end users (ie manufacturing, shipping, receiving, ) will have no problems for years of troublefree use.

The printer uses RFID to identify the label stock and ribbon. It's easy to load and changeover for high mix/low volume printing.

The printer doesn't give print WYSIWYG how the label is designed in the software. We continually have to move the text around in the software in a trial and error fashion until we get it where it should be.

Another problem Brady has not addressed is that label text gets cut-off at the bottom. Printing two or more lines will have the last line cut in half. Brady tech support sent me several printers and they all did the same thing. After a lot of fiddling with the settings I can get an acceptable result. It's not hassle-free.