Honeywell PM45C Industrial Printers

The Honeywell PM45c is the compact version of the PM45 industrial printer family, designed for high-quality 4-inch label printing in demanding industrial environments where space efficiency, print precision, connectivity and long-term manageability are important. It is suitable for manufacturing, food and beverage, pharmaceuticals, warehousing, distribution centre operations, transportation and logistics, and other workflows where reliable industrial label printing supports production efficiency and supply chain visibility. The PM45c is best positioned as a compact industrial printer for businesses that need the capabilities of the PM45 platform in a smaller mechanical footprint. Compared with the standard PM45, the PM45c has a lower-profile housing and reduced ribbon capacity, but it retains the same core industrial print performance, high-resolution options, broad software compatibility, network support and scalable configuration possibilities. The PM45c is designed for high-precision and high-volume label printing. The supplied material highlights print registration of up to ±0.5 mm, helping ensure accurate placement of barcodes, text and images on smaller or more demanding labels, such as electronic component labels and pharmaceutical labels. This level of precision makes the PM45c suitable for workflows where consistent label positioning and barcode quality are essential. The printer supports multiple print resolutions: 203 dpi, 300 dpi, 406 dpi and 600 dpi. Maximum print width is 108 mm at 203 dpi, 105.7 mm at 300 dpi, 104 mm at 406 dpi and 105.6 mm at 600 dpi. Maximum print length is 4.8 m at 203 dpi, 2.2 m at 300 dpi, 1.2 m at 406 dpi and 0.55 m at 600 dpi. This gives the PM45c flexibility for standard logistics labels as well as smaller, more detailed high-resolution labels. Print speed depends on resolution. At 203 dpi, the PM45c supports 50–350 mm/s, or 2–14 ips. At 300 dpi, it supports 50–300 mm/s, or 2–12 ips. At 406 dpi, it supports 50–250 mm/s, or 2–10 ips. At 600 dpi, it supports 50–150 mm/s, or 2–6 ips. This allows users to choose the right balance between speed and print detail depending on the application. Media support includes labels, tags and linered media. The PM45c supports media widths from 19 mm to 114 mm and media thickness from 3 mil to 10.4 mil. It can use roll-fed or fan-fold media, with sensing for gap, notch, black mark, continuous media, media low and media end. Additional sensing includes label taken sensing, ribbon low and ribbon end sensing, and head lift sensing. Media roll capacity depends on configuration. The supplied material lists 152 mm maximum roll diameter for PM45c long door models and 213 mm maximum roll diameter for other PM45 / PM45c configurations. Because this is configuration-dependent, the exact PM45c door and media handling setup should be checked before specifying roll capacity on a quote or product configuration. Ribbon handling is one of the key differences between the PM45c and the standard PM45. The PM45c supports wax, mid-range and resin ribbons with a 25 mm, 1-inch ribbon core. Its maximum ribbon roll diameter is 61 mm, with capacity up to 229 m. This is lower than the standard PM45, which is listed with an 80 mm ribbon roll diameter and 450 m capacity. The PM45c is therefore best chosen when compact size is important, while the standard PM45 is stronger where longer uninterrupted ribbon operation is required. Connectivity is strong for a compact industrial printer. Standard interfaces include Ethernet 10/100 Mbps, USB 2.0 Host, USB 2.0 Device and RS-232 up to 115.2 KB/s. The PM45c has one USB 2.0 Host port, while the standard PM45 has two. Supported network protocols include TCP/IP, LPR/LPD, Telnet/SSH, FTP/SFTP, BOOTP, DHCP, HTTP/HTTPS, SNMPv1/2c/3, SMTP, IPv4 and IPv6. Wireless and mobile connectivity options make the PM45c suitable for more flexible deployments. The supplied specification lists WLAN with IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi certification and 1×1 SISO, with 802.11d/e/h/i/k/r features. Security support includes OPEN, WEP, WPA/WPA2 personal and enterprise modes, with EAP methods including TLS, PEAP, TTLS, PWD, LEAP and FAST. Bluetooth 5.0 with BLE is supported. WWAN is listed with a CAT4 LTE modem, MIMO main/Rx diversity and one Micro SIM card slot, supporting LTE, UMTS and GSM bands. These connectivity options should be treated as configuration-dependent. The PM45c is scalable for more advanced identification workflows. Optional RFID support is listed for EPC Class 1 Gen2 and ISO 18000-6C, with radio configuration depending on local UHF RFID regulations such as FCC and ETSI. Availability should be confirmed by region and exact configuration. This makes the PM45c relevant for operations that need RFID label encoding in addition to barcode label printing. Software and integration support are broad. Printer command languages include Fingerprint, Direct Protocol, Intermec Printer Language, ZSim2 for ZPL-II compatibility, DPL, XML support for SAP AII and Oracle WMS, PDF and C#. The supplied note states that IPL support applies only on 203 dpi and 300 dpi configurations. Driver and application support includes InterDriver for Windows, CUPS driver for Linux, Honeywell Device Types for SAP and Honeywell label design and print package. The PM45c also supports smart printing through C# for Printers and the Honeywell Smart Printing Developer Resource Kit, allowing applications to be written in .NET-compatible development environments. Configuration and device management support includes PrintSet 5, a web interface for configuration, upgrades and one-to-one management, and Print Set MC for Android and Apple iOS configuration via Bluetooth LE only. Optional Operational Intelligence can provide remote management, issue diagnostics and output performance tracking. The PM45c supports major 1D and 2D barcode symbologies and common industry standards, including UPC/EAN Shipping Container, UCC/EAN 128, Serial Shipping Container, MH10.8 Shipping Label, AIAG shipping parts label, POSTNET, HIBCC, ISBT 128, GM1724, UPS Shipping Label and Global Transport Label. Font support is based on the Monotype font engine, with non-Latin fonts available through WTLE. Graphics support includes PCX, PNG, GIF and BMP file formats. The PM45c is available in two mechanical configurations in the supplied material. The standard PM45c measures 432 mm × 181 mm × 253 mm and weighs 12.6 kg. The PM45c with Mega Door measures 500 mm × 245 mm × 253 mm and weighs 12.8 kg. This gives businesses a choice between a more compact housing and a configuration designed for different media handling needs. The printer uses 512 MB flash memory and 256 MB SDRAM, with support for multi-GB USB memory devices using FAT16/FAT32. User partitioning is listed as 256 MB. User interface options include Full Touch UI and Icon UI, with multiple languages available on the Full Touch LCD and web interface, including English, Russian, German, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, Korean, Thai, Japanese, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese. The PM45c operates from +5°C to +40°C and can be stored from -20°C to +70°C. Operating humidity is 20% to 85% non-condensing, while storage humidity is 5% to 90% non-condensing. Power input is 100–240 V AC at 50–60 Hz. Power consumption is listed as 9.6 W standby, with peak values depending on power configuration. Accessory options include integral self-strip unit with liner take-up, label taken sensor, media low sensor, media supply hub, parallel interface board, Wi-Fi kit, UHF RFID, collapsible rewinder core and cutter. The supplied footnotes indicate that applicator interface board, industrial interface board and full batch label/liner rewinder are compatible with PM45 only, so they should not be presented as PM45c accessories unless confirmed by the exact current accessory guide. Overall, the Honeywell PM45c is a compact, high-performance 4-inch industrial printer for organisations that need PM45-class print precision, high-resolution options, strong connectivity and enterprise software support in a smaller footprint. It is especially relevant for manufacturing, pharmaceutical, logistics, warehousing and distribution applications where space is limited but industrial reliability, accurate printing and remote manageability are still required.

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• Resolution: 203 dpi, 300 dpi, 600 dpi

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