| Cutter type | Cutting mechanism | Typical purpose | Media thickness / weight | Cut style | Expected life | Best use | Important limitation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Guillotine Cutter | Straight guillotine blade | Normal paper, thin tags and label liner | Typically about 0.06–0.25 mm, depending on printer/cutter | Full cut; some desktop versions support full + partial cut | 1 Million Cuts | Normal-volume label/tag cutting | Not intended to cut through adhesive |
| Heavy-Duty Guillotine Cutter | Stronger guillotine mechanism | Thicker/heavier tags and demanding cutting | Up to around 0.25–0.30 mm on documented models; older industrial documentation specifies <300 g/m² | Full cut | 1 Million Cuts | High-volume/heavier stock | Should not cut through adhesive |
| Rotary Heavy-Duty Cutter | Rotating blade rather than reciprocating guillotine | Very demanding/high-volume cutting, particularly thick/tough media | Model-specific | Full cut | 1 Million Cuts | Highest-cutting applications | Currently offered only on specific printer configurations, rather than across the TSC range |
| TSC printer / family | Regular Guillotine | Heavy-Duty Guillotine | Rotary Heavy-Duty | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MH241 / MH341 / MH641 | ✓ | ✓ | — | Current 4″ industrial family |
| MH241T / MH341T / MH641T | ✓ | ✓ | — | Also supports care-label cutter |
| MH241P / MH341P / MH641P | ✓ | ✓ | — | Also supports care-label cutter |
| MH240 / MH340 / MH640 | ✓ | ✓ | — | Previous MH generation |
| MH240T / MH340T / MH640T | ✓ | ✓ | — | Previous generation |
| MH240P / MH340P / MH640P | ✓ | ✓ | — | Previous generation |
| MX241P | ✓ | ✓ | — | High-performance industrial |
| MX341P | ✓ | ✓ | — | High-performance industrial |
| MX641P | — | — | ✓ | TSC specifically lists Rotary Heavy-Duty Cutter |
| MX240P / MX340P / MX640P | ✓ | ✓* | — | Previous MX generation; exact options vary by generation |
| TTP-2610MT / TTP-368MT | ✓ | ✓ | — | 6″ industrial; dedicated heavy-duty cutter documented |
| TTP-286MT / TTP-384MT | ✓ | ✓ | — | 8″ industrial |
| MB241 / MB341 | ✓ | — | — | 4″ industrial |
| MB241T / MB341T | ✓ | — | — | 4″ industrial |
| MB240 / MB340 | ✓ | — | — | Previous MB series |
| MB240T / MB340T | ✓ | — | — | Previous MB series |
| TX210 / TX310 / TX610 | ✓ | — | — | Desktop; regular full-cut guillotine |
| TE210 / TE310 | ✓ | — | — | Full + partial cut |
| TE200 / TE300 | — | — | — | TSC lists cutter as N/A |
| TH240 / TH340 / TH240T / TH340T etc. | ✓ | — | — | Desktop cutter supports full + partial cut |
| DH240 / DH340 etc. | ✓ | — | — | Desktop cutter supports full + partial cut |
| 2″ TH/DH family | ✓ | — | — | 2″ guillotine option; full + partial cut |