Zebra ZT231 Label Printer (ZT23143-T3E000FZ)

The Zebra ZT231 is a compact 4-inch industrial label printer for manufacturing, warehousing, transport and logistics, healthcare and retail – the successor to the popular ZT230. Its metal frame and enclosure, bi-fold media door and large 4.3-inch colour touchscreen make it ideal for light-industrial use. As a thermal transfer model it uses ribbons up to 450 m long for durable, smudge-proof labels on paper and synthetic materials – and it also prints on direct thermal labels without a ribbon. It prints sharp 300 dpi labels up to 104 mm wide at up to 203 mm/s, takes label rolls up to 203 mm in diameter on 76 mm cores and connects via USB, RS-232 serial, Ethernet, USB Host and Bluetooth LE as standard. This version, ZT23143-T3E000FZ, has a factory-fitted peeler with liner take-up spindle that winds up the empty liner – ideal for print-and-apply work at the packing station.

Key Features

• Built for light-industrial use – metal frame and metal enclosure, a bi-fold media door that needs little headroom and a side-loading media path with colour-coded touch points.
• 4.3-inch colour touchscreen – see the printer status at a glance, use set-up wizards and on-screen how-to videos, and operate it even with gloves.
• Thermal transfer with 450 m ribbons – up to 203 mm/s at 300 dpi; long ribbons (25.4 mm core, ink side out) mean fewer changes, and direct thermal labels work too.
• Large media capacity – label rolls up to 203 mm in diameter on 76 mm cores (152 mm on 25 mm cores) or fanfold media through the rear slot, 19.4–114 mm wide, with movable gap and black-mark sensors.
• Connected as standard – USB 2.0, RS-232 serial, 10/100 Ethernet, USB Host and Bluetooth LE, plus a Print Touch (NFC) tag for tap-to-pair; a Wi-Fi card can be added later.
• Peeler with liner take-up – the empty liner is wound neatly onto the internal take-up spindle, so there is no loose backing paper at the workstation.
• Fits into your existing fleet – ZPL and ZPL II (EPL on 203 dpi models), Print DNA printer emulations for other brands and compatibility with existing Zebra label formats.
• Secure and remotely manageable – Print DNA with Printer Profile Manager Enterprise and PrintSecure, onboard analytics and printhead element-out detection; tool-less printhead and platen replacement.
• Grows with your business – field-installable peeler, cutter, UHF RFID kit, Wi-Fi card, second Ethernet port and applicator interface; ZKDU keyboard display for stand-alone printing.

Ideal Applications

• Manufacturing – work-in-process, product ID and serial number, packaging and receiving labels
• Transport and logistics – order picking and packing, shipping and receiving, cross-docking and compliance labels
• Healthcare – laboratory, blood bank, unit-dose, pharmacy and asset tracking labels
• Retail – click-and-collect, return tags, price and shipping labels

All ZT231 Versions

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Technical Specifications

Which ZT231 should you choose? Direct thermal models need no ribbon and suit shipping and warehouse labels; thermal transfer models with 450 m ribbons produce durable labels on paper and synthetics. 203 dpi is ideal for barcodes and shipping labels at up to 305 mm/s, 300 dpi for small text and fine 2D codes. Then pick tear-off, peeler, peeler with liner take-up or cutter for your workflow – and Wi-Fi or UHF RFID if you need it. Compare other models in our Midrange Label Printers collection or contact our team for volume pricing.