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We offer the highest quality custom manufactured aftermarket drop-in-replacement compatible thermal transfer printer ribbons for thousands of popular thermal transfer, dye sublimation and MICR/OCR printers spanning a wide variety of industries such as barcoding, date coding, tag printing, sign printing, CD/DVD surface printing, flexible packaging printing and much more.  We provide all of these high quality products at a better-than-OEM price point making it an undeniably attractive option for users that require quality, service and savings.  Our well established product line of virtually tens of thousands of in-stock and made-to-order thermal transfer ribbons finally puts to rest the stigma surrounding “compatible” or “generic” thermal transfer printer ribbons. We primarily serve clients in the flexible packaging industries such as food, beverage, and medical devices, and we specialize in custom manufactured tailored solutions for your specific needs.   

When you purchase from us, you can rest assured that you’re only receiving the products that you approved during the samples submission and testing process.  We welcome resellers as well as end users, both domestic and international.  We can help you identify which TTR product is best for your specific application.  We’re ready to help you save money while improving your production processes and ultimately improving the quality of your finished product.

April 29, 2025

Tariff Impact Announcement

Dear Valued Customers,

Detroit Ribbon is working closely with each of our strategic partners to mitigate the impact of recently implemented tariffs, to benefit our clients in any way that we can. These inevitable price increases apply to all thermal transfer ribbons and hot stamping foils orders including any recently quoted pricing from Detroit Ribbon. In most cases, existing prices will be honored at least through May 9th and possibly longer. The implementation of tariffs and its effect on the global supply chain is still evolving. Let us at Detroit Ribbon help you navigate these supply chain challenges to ensure that you’re always receiving the highest quality ribbons and the best manufacturing lead times and costs available in the industry.

We look forward to working with you and greatly value your business.

Scott Ochodnicky

President

Detroit Ribbon

Detroit Ribbon Corporation

1307 Allen Drive, Suite D, 

Troy, MI  48083

United States

+1-248-850-8346 tel

sales@DetroitRibbon.com