What is Thermal Transfer Overprinting (TTO) and where is it used?

Question:
What is Thermal Transfer Overprinting (TTO) and where is it used?
Answer:

Thermal Transfer Overprinting (TTO) is high resolution (300dpi) coding and marking for flexible packaging and labels, using a thermal transfer printer and ribbons.

It is used extensively in food and pharmaceutical / healthcare applications to apply best before dates, bar codes and logos to flexible packs such as bags, pouches, sachets and sealed trays. For full information on Domino’s Thermal Transfer Overprinters (TTO), please go to the technology section of this website.