A removable supporting device includes a frame; an endless ribbon; and a supporting system to support the endless ribbon, the supporting system including at least two rollers connected to the frame; the at least two rollers including a first connecting system adapted to cooperate with a first complementary connecting system of a thermal transfer printing apparatus.

A removable supporting device includes a frame; an endless ribbon; and a supporting system to support the endless ribbon, the supporting system including at least two rollers connected to the frame; the at least two rollers including a first connecting system adapted to cooperate with a first complementary connecting system of a thermal transfer printing apparatus.

A multilayer ribbon device intended to be mounted onto a conveyor of a thermal transfer printing apparatus, the multilayer ribbon device including an endless ribbon, the endless ribbon including an inner face and an outer face, an inner cover removably covering the inner face, and an outer cover removably covering the outer face.

A multilayer ribbon device intended to be mounted onto a conveyor of a thermal transfer printing apparatus, the multilayer ribbon device including an endless ribbon, the endless ribbon including an inner face and an outer face, an inner cover removably covering the inner face, and an outer cover removably covering the outer face.