Handheld Label Maker Product
A battery-powered handheld thermal label maker: a stepper drives a rubber platen roller that pulls adhesive tape from a snap-in cassette past a thermal printhead, the heated head darkens the thermosensitive tape to print, a manual guillotine cutter trims the printed strip, and a rubber keypad plus LCD let the user compose labels on the move. A full specification article for this item is being written. Meanwhile its bill of materials and connections are below.
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Bill of materials
11 top-level lines · 47 rows shown · 54 parts total · indented to 3 levels| # | Item / sub-assembly | Part no. | Qty/assy | Ext. qty | Parts | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Housing & Covers 4 parts | label-maker-housing | 1× | 1 | 4 | assembly |
| 1.1 | Front Shell | label-maker-front-shell | 1× | 1 | — | part |
| 1.2 | Back Shell | label-maker-back-shell | 1× | 1 | — | part |
| 1.3 | Battery Door | label-maker-battery-door | 1× | 1 | — | part |
| 1.4 | Fastener Set | fastener-set | 1× | 1 | — | part |
| 2 | Print Mechanism 8 parts | label-maker-print-mechanism | 1× | 1 | 29 | assembly |
| 2.1 | Heating Element | heating-element | 1× | 1 | — | part |
| 2.2 | Platen Roller | label-maker-platen-roller | 1× | 1 | — | part |
| 2.3 | Ball Bearing | ball-bearing | 2× | 2 | — | part |
| 2.4 | Stator Assembly 3 parts | stator-assembly | 1× | 1 | 3 | assembly |
| 2.4.1 | Stator Core (laminations) | stator-core | 1× | 1 | — | part |
| 2.4.2 | Copper Winding | copper-winding | 1× | 1 | — | part |
| 2.4.3 | Slot Insulation | stator-insulation | 1× | 1 | — | part |
| 2.5 | Rotor Assembly 4 parts | rotor-assembly | 1× | 1 | 19 | assembly |
| 2.5.1 | Rotor Shaft | rotor-shaft | 1× | 1 | — | part |
| 2.5.2 | Rotor Core | rotor-core | 1× | 1 | — | part |
| 2.5.3 | Neodymium Magnet | neodymium-magnet | 16× | 16 | — | part |
| 2.5.4 | Ball Bearing | ball-bearing | 1× | 1 | — | part |
| 2.6 | Helical Gear Pair | gear-pair | 1× | 1 | — | part |
| 2.7 | Printhead Frame | label-maker-print-frame | 1× | 1 | — | part |
| 2.8 | Fastener Set | fastener-set | 1× | 1 | — | part |
| 3 | Tape Cassette Bay 3 parts | label-maker-cassette-bay | 1× | 1 | 3 | assembly |
| 3.1 | Tape Cartridge | label-maker-tape-cartridge | 1× | 1 | — | part |
| 3.2 | Tape Guides | label-maker-tape-guides | 1× | 1 | — | part |
| 3.3 | Tape Sensor | label-maker-tape-sensor | 1× | 1 | — | part |
| 4 | Cutter Module 3 parts | label-maker-cutter | 1× | 1 | 3 | assembly |
| 4.1 | Cutter Blade | label-maker-cutter-blade | 1× | 1 | — | part |
| 4.2 | Cutter Lever | label-maker-cutter-lever | 1× | 1 | — | part |
| 4.3 | Coil Spring | coil-spring | 1× | 1 | — | part |
| 5 | Keypad Assembly 2 parts | label-maker-keypad | 1× | 1 | 2 | assembly |
| 5.1 | Rubber Keypad | label-maker-rubber-keypad | 1× | 1 | — | part |
| 5.2 | Key Membrane | label-maker-key-membrane | 1× | 1 | — | part |
| 6 | LCD Panel | lcd-panel | 1× | 1 | — | part |
| 7 | Main Board 5 parts | label-maker-main-board | 1× | 1 | 6 | assembly |
| 7.1 | Bare PCB | pcb-bare | 1× | 1 | — | part |
| 7.2 | Microcontroller | mcu | 1× | 1 | — | part |
| 7.3 | SMD Passive (R/C/L) | smd-passives | 1× | 1 | — | part |
| 7.4 | Flash Memory | label-maker-flash-chip | 1× | 1 | — | part |
| 7.5 | Connector | connector | 2× | 2 | — | part |
| 8 | Battery Pack 2 parts | label-maker-battery-pack | 1× | 1 | 2 | assembly |
| 8.1 | Li-ion Cell, 18650 | li-cell-18650 | 1× | 1 | — | part |
| 8.2 | Battery Contacts | label-maker-battery-contacts | 1× | 1 | — | part |
| 9 | USB Port 2 parts | label-maker-usb-port | 1× | 1 | 2 | assembly |
| 9.1 | USB-C Jack | label-maker-usb-jack | 1× | 1 | — | part |
| 9.2 | Connector | connector | 1× | 1 | — | part |
| 10 | Wire Bundle | wire-bundle | 1× | 1 | — | part |
| 11 | Fastener Set | fastener-set | 1× | 1 | — | part |
Sourcing — likely vendors
Companies that make this · indicative price $50–$15k · MOQ & lead are typical| Vendor | HQ | Specialty | MOQ | Lead time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇯🇵Canon canon.com ↗ | Tokyo, JP | Imaging & optics | 500 units | 8–12 wks |
| 🇯🇵Ricoh ricoh.com ↗ | Tokyo, JP | Office imaging | 500 units | 8–12 wks |
| 🇺🇸Xerox xerox.com ↗ | Norwalk, US | Printers & copiers | 500 units | 8–12 wks |
| 🇯🇵Epson epson.com ↗ | Suwa, JP | Printers & projectors | 500 units | 8–12 wks |
| 🇯🇵Brother brother.com ↗ | Nagoya, JP | Printers & sewing | 500 units | 8–12 wks |