
Brother P-touch Industrial Tube and Label Printer
Brother PT-E850TKW Industrial Tube and Label Printer
A desktop P-touch built for electricians who mark both cable and tube, not just tape. The PT-E850TKW prints genuine TZe laminated labels up to 36 mm wide at 360 dpi and 60 mm/sec, and switches to heat-shrink tube printing at 40 mm/sec on the same machine. It has its own QWERTY keypad, connects over USB or a full Wireless LAN stack, and supports English, Arabic and Farsi.
Quick Glance
Key Features
Prints heat-shrink tube as well as flat labels
One machine covers both jobs: durable TZe laminated labels up to 36 mm wide, and HSe heat-shrink tube for marking wire ends and terminals. Label printing runs at 60 mm/sec across up to 17 lines; tube printing runs at 40 mm/sec across up to 2 lines, since tube marking is short identifiers rather than long text.
360 dpi at up to 60 mm/sec, this range's sharpest label printing
At 360 dpi with 826 built-in characters and 465 symbols, small type stays legible and barcodes scan reliably — Brother's own specification lists 21 barcode protocols through P-touch Editor 5.1. The automatic cutter half-cuts each label so a run comes off in one continuous, easy-peel strip.
A full Wireless LAN stack, not just a Wi-Fi tick-box
Connects over USB 2.0 Full Speed or Wireless LAN, with infrastructure mode (IEEE 802.11b/g/n), ad-hoc mode (IEEE 802.11b), Wireless Direct (IEEE 802.11n) and WPS 2.0 setup all listed on Brother's own specification — the fullest wireless spec of any labeller in this range.
Detailed Specifications
Specifications are provided by the manufacturer and may be updated or changed without prior notice. AtomOffice is not responsible for any discrepancies between the information shown here and the manufacturer's official documentation.
Need-to-Know
Four Brother machines that print at 36 mm or handle tube work, separated by portability, tube printing and speed.
- No Bluetooth on this model. Brother's own connectivity row for the PT-E850TKW lists USB and Wireless LAN protocols only — Bluetooth is on the PT-E560BTVP and PT-E920BT in this range, not here.
- The heaviest and largest machine in this line at 4.6 kg and 338 x 188 x 173 mm. It is a bench-mounted industrial printer, not one to carry between sites the way a handheld P-touch is.
- Ships with an AC adapter (AD9100ESA). The Li-ion battery (PA-BT-4000LI) for portable use is optional and sold separately — Brother's power source row lists it in brackets as optional, not included.
- Tube printing and label printing are different modes with different speeds and line counts: 40 mm/sec across 2 lines on tube stock against 60 mm/sec across 17 lines on tape. Confirm which mode a job needs before ordering consumables.
- Brother does not publish a display type for this model in its specification table, unlike most other P-touch machines in this range — we have not stated one rather than guess.
| Model | Tape / tube printing | Speed / resolution | Connectivity |
|---|---|---|---|
| PT-E560BTVP | Tape only, 24 mm | 30 mm/sec · 180 dpi | USB-C, Bluetooth |
| PT-E920BT | Tape only, 36 mm | 20 mm/sec · 360 dpi | USB-C, Bluetooth |
| PT-E850TKW (this page) | Tape and heat-shrink tube, 36 mm | 60 mm/sec tape, 40 mm/sec tube · 360 dpi | USB, Wi-Fi |
| PT-P950NW | Tape only, 36 mm | 60 mm/sec · 360 dpi | USB, Wi-Fi |
Choose the PT-E850TKW when tube printing is part of the job — it is the only model here that does it. For tape-only work at the same speed and resolution, the PT-P950NW is lighter and desk-friendly; the PT-E560BTVP and PT-E920BT trade speed and networking for a smaller, battery-powered kit.
Best For / Customer Benefits
Customer Benefits
- Prints on heat-shrink tube as well as flat tape, so electricians marking wire ends do not need a second printer.
- 360 dpi and 60 mm/sec label printing keep small type and barcodes legible on panels and patch fields.
- A full Wireless LAN stack plus USB means the printer can sit on the network instead of being tethered to one PC.
- English, Arabic and Farsi language support suits teams working across the wider Gulf region.
Best For
Official & Recommended Options
Don't see the tape or accessory you need? Contact us — we stock the full genuine Brother TZe, HSe and DK range and can confirm what fits your machine.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. Its Media Type specification lists TZe Tape (Laminated) and HSe (Heat-shrink Tube) side by side. Tube printing runs at 40 mm/sec across up to 2 lines; label printing on TZe tape runs at 60 mm/sec across up to 17 lines.
No. Brother's own connectivity row for this model lists USB 2.0 Full Speed and a Wireless LAN stack (infrastructure, ad-hoc, Wireless Direct and WPS 2.0) — Bluetooth is not part of the specification for the PT-E850TKW.
The printer ships with an AC adapter (AD9100ESA). A Li-ion battery (PA-BT-4000LI) is listed as an optional power source for portable use and is sold separately.
Brother lists English, Arabic and Farsi for this model, which is useful for teams working across the Gulf region where menus and label text may need to switch between scripts on the same printer.
Both print TZe tape at 36 mm, 360 dpi and 60 mm/sec over USB or Wi-Fi. The PT-E850TKW adds heat-shrink tube printing and a QWERTY keypad in a larger, 4.6 kg body; the PT-P950NW is a lighter, tape-only desktop machine.
Ready to order the PT-E850TKW?
Talk to our team for pricing, current stock and the right genuine TZe or HSe tape to go with it, across Dubai, Abu Dhabi and the wider UAE.

