Custom Thermal Printers

API has a full line of Custom Thermal Printers that can be designed to meet the needs of your system layout. API thermal printers offer a wide variety of paper widths, print speeds, receipt presentation, and paper cut-off. API printers can be designed for Panel Mount, Kiosk Box Style Applications and as Stand-Alone Units.
Custom Thermal Printer

Interface capabilities include both Serial and Parallel Data Inputs, low paper sensor indicators, and auto paper feed. Our typical units require from +5V DC to +24V DC to operate, and can be mounted with limited access to paper roll and working elements. Production volume may range from as little as one prototype unit to high-volume production assembly.

API has resources that allow for various options including:

  • Multiple Manufacturers Print Mechanism
  • High Resolution Graphics
  • Lower Resolution, High Speed Standard Print
  • Various Print Capability
  • Multi-National Fonts
  • 2" and 4" Paper Capability
  • Custom and Standard Interface Boards
  • Internal Power Supplies
  • External Power Supplies
  • Anti-Jam Paper Presentation
  • Automatic Paper Cut Mechanism
  • Economical Tear Bar Paper Release
  • Panel Mount
  • Box Mount
  • Tamper Proof
  • Low Paper Sense


It is API's modular design approach with the above options that allows us to work with our customers to customize a printer solution to meet the specific needs of each project.