Braille embosser

Print or punch raised Braille characters on special paper, the paper Braille Braille printer. In this way, information for visually impaired people who have mastered the blind braille, read or concretely felt to be made. Templates that were created in black font with the PC can be converted into Braille using a special program. Like conventional printer and the Braille printer is controlled by the PC and then print the document in braille braille from.

Due to the availability of other media, the demand for Braille printers and Braille writings has fallen in recent years. Alternatives to PC-controlled printers are mechanical or electronic braille machines.

Device types for different usage situations

Braille printers are available in different price and quality levels. For private use, or if rarely shorter documents to be printed, small handy Braille printers are single- sheet feed.

For frequent use, such as in the workplace, there are Braille printer for continuous paper and double-sided printing. This not only saves time but also expensive paper. When using such a printer buying a noise insulation in the form of an acoustic hood or a soundproof cabinet is recommended.

Finally, for the professional creation of Braille books, leaflets, etc. very fast and precise printer, for example, also double-sided printing on single sheets so that they finally just have to be bound. Also, the pressure of graphics is possible.

If often longer texts must be printed, the provider should also supply a software for creating shorthand printing. In the braille whole words or parts of words are ( prefixes, suffixes, root words, etc., for example ) are represented by one or two Braille characters. Compared with the same text in contracted Braille reduces the number of characters in the braille text - depending on the reduction option - up to 40 %. The creation of documents in Braille therefore saves time and paper.