Desktop cable label printers
Everything You Need to Know About Desktop Cable Label Printers (And Why Silver Fox® Fox-in-a-Box® Is All You Need)
How one desktop cable label printer can handle IT rooms, workshops and tough industrial sites.
Whether you sit in an air conditioned office managing IT assets or spend your days on site in tough industrial environments, clear labeling is non negotiable. Cables, panels, switches, servers, valves, assets – if they are not clearly identified, fault finding and maintenance take far longer than they should.
This guide focuses on desktop, work top and bench top cable label printers rather than handheld devices. Desktop and bench top printers are ideal when you want a stable, professional setup in an office or workshop, consistent high quality labels and the ability to print batches of labels in one go using a simple USB or network connection.
Instead of having one printer for the office and another for harsh environments, Fox-in-a-Box® is designed to bridge that gap. You get a compact thermal transfer printer that sits comfortably on a desk but is still rugged and capable enough to support serious industrial projects when paired with the right case and materials.
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Step 1
Set up Fox-in-a-Box® on a desk or bench, connect it to your PC or laptop and install Labacus Innovator®.
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Step 2
Choose the right Silver Fox® material and template for your cables, panels or assets, then import or create your data.
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Step 3
Print batches of high quality labels for IT rooms, workshops or harsh industrial sites from the same desktop system.
One desktop printer, many environments
Fox-in-a-Box® gives IT teams and engineers a compact desktop label printer that can handle anything from office asset tags to harsh environment cable markers.
1. Desktop focus
Why focus on desktop and bench top cable label printers
Desktop and bench top cable label printers are designed for environments where you value stability, repeatability and batch output. They are different from small handheld devices in a few important ways.
They are ideal when you want:
- A stable, professional setup in an office, lab, workshop or site cabin.
- Consistent, high quality labels for cables, equipment and assets.
- The ability to print batches of labels in one go from structured data.
- Simple USB or network connection to a laptop or PC.
With Fox-in-a-Box®, you do not need separate printers for clean IT rooms and harsh industrial areas. The same compact thermal transfer printer can be used on a desk in head office or taken to site with the correct materials and carry case.
2. One complete system
Meet Fox-in-a-Box® – one complete labeling system
Fox-in-a-Box® is Silver Fox’s complete thermal labeling solution. It brings together everything you need to go from data on a screen to durable labels on site.