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Direct Thermal Coatings
APPLICATIONS
• Retail cash register receipts
• Pay-at-the-pump gas register receipts
• Retail stores which can print discounted or sale items in red and regular-priced items in black

Direct Thermal Coatings



Direct Thermal coatings contain heat-sensitive capsules that develop on contact with a high temperature transfer system — typically, a printhead on a direct thermal printer that is programmed to deliver heat impulses to its printing surface. NuCoat Terms & Conditions.
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DIRECT THERMAL grade features/
description
Primer Coat DT 8913 This Primer Coating should be used under any of the active coatings to offer a smoother surface or to increase the adhesion on difficult substrates
Activator Coat DT 8957 This is our workhorse coating and has excellent image density. It can be used as a basecoat under our #8952 or as a standalone coating
DT 9095 This is similar to our #8957, but with higher solids for better performance on offset presses.
DT 9125 This product offers better water and scuff resistance when used as a standalone coating.
DT 9144 This product should be used when a higher image density is needed versus our standard #8957.
DT 9242 Translucent direct thermal coating.
Top Coat DT 8952 This is our suggested top coat to apply over activator coatings when increased water, grease, soap, and scuff resistance is required. Accepts most offset inks.

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