Epson: ColorWorks color label printers
Epson ColorWorks printers produce color labels with texts, images and barcodes. Printing on demand allows you to make small batches and change information without using a different pre-printed label for each item. The range includes pigment and dye ink models, compact and industrial formats, versions with cutter and peeler.
Features and technologies
The C3500 and C4000e offer a desktop format for small to medium batches. C6000 and C6500 expand the range to 4 and 8 inch formats, with Ae versions with automatic cutting and Pe with peeler. C8000e is dedicated to higher productions; D families use dye inks for compatible glossy media.
- Label size and media width, distinguishing them from the actual print width.
- Material, finish and resistance required for the finished label.
- Daily quantity, frequency of graphic changes and application methods.
- Layout software, drivers, connections and any print and apply system.
Models and configurations to compare
Epson ColorWorks C3500
The ColorWorks C3500 is a desktop pigment printer for producing low-volume color labels, cards and tags. The separate cartridges and speeds of up to 103 mm/s allow you to print the requested batch with texts, images and barcodes in the same document.
Epson ColorWorks CW-C4000e
ColorWorks C4000e prints four-color labels in a compact desktop format. The range offers glossy or matte black ink and color management tools, including ICC profiles. It is intended for internal production of small and medium batches.
Epson ColorWorks CW-C6000
ColorWorks C6000 is a pigment family in 4-inch format. C6000Ae uses the automatic cutter and media widths from 25 to 112 mm; C6000Pe adds the peeler and uses supports from 50 to 112 mm. The two modes adapt the label output to the application process.
Epson ColorWorks CW-C6500
ColorWorks C6500 expands pigment printing to 8-inch format, with media up to 215.9 mm. C6500Ae uses the cutter; C6500Pe the peeler. It is intended for the production of larger color labels for products, packaging and industrial identification.
Epson ColorWorks CW-C8000e
ColorWorks C8000e is an industrial printer for producing color labels in high quantities. The PrecisionCore printhead and NVT nozzle control manage ink delivery during printing. The pigment platform is intended for internal labeling on demand.
Epson ColorWorks D3800e
The ColorWorks CW-D3800e uses dye-based label inks on glossy media. The compact format is intended for small batches of craft businesses, shops and pharmacies. The range includes a configuration with tablet support.
Epson ColorWorks CW-D6000
The ColorWorks D6000 uses dye inks for color labels on glossy media, with sizes from 50 to 112 mm in the documented range. The Ae with cutter and Pe with peeler versions organize the label output differently. It is intended for small and medium product batches.
Epson ColorWorks CW-D6500
ColorWorks D6500 is the dye family for wider labels than the D6000 series. The inks are dedicated to color and black rendering on compatible glossy media. The Ae and Pe configurations offer cutter and peeler respectively.
Applications
ColorWorks is used for product labels, packaging and internal identification. On-demand color printing allows you to change graphics and data between items and batches, keeping label production close to packaging.
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