OREANDA-NEWS. Fujitsu Components America Inc. has added a semi-rugged, USB handheld printer to its mobile thermal printer offering. The printer supports connectivity with a variety of mobile computing devices for field sales, medical, POS and hospitality receipt and label printing applications.

The new FTP-628WSL212 is a 2-inch direct thermal printer with a USB 2.0 interface (12 Mbps max.) and IP54 compliance. The fully programmable printer measures 84.0(W) x 136.5(L) x 30 (H) mm and weighs just 220g (9.88 oz), including battery, making it compact and lightweight enough for applications requiring a user to wear the printer for extended periods.

The printer is powered by either a 3.7VDC lithium ion battery or a 120/240 VAC adaptor. With modest 1.6A power consumption, a single battery charge will print 6 rolls (100m) of paper. In addition, Fujitsu's Easy-Load Mechanism enables quick, drop-in paper loading for continuous use.

The FTP-628WSL212 has a print speed up to 50mm/sec. (2.0 in./sec; 400 dot lines/sec) using thermal paper and continuous or liner-less label stock that is 58mm wide and 0.060- 0.100 mm thick. The unit prints a variety of characters, 2-D barcodes and stacked barcodes at 203 dpi resolution, and supports Windows® 7, Vista, 2000/XP, CE 6.0 and Linux drivers.

Available immediately, Fujitsu’s FTP-628WSL212 printer is priced at \\$286 in 100- piece quantities. Delivery is 16 weeks ARO.