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Double Sided Laminating
I’ve had an enquiry in from a customer.
They are supply the print, and laminate.
The prints are on SRA3 sheets, but need to laminated with wide format laminate, so has been trimmed to fit comfortably inside the A3 sheet.
Each sheet needs to be laminated both sides, ideally at the same time, as there’s approx. 2000 sheets to do.
I’ll be using an Easymount 1600 cold laminator, but we’re struggling to work out how to laminate both sides, as there’s no take up for the backing paper off the bottom roll.
I am sure there’s a way, but can’t work out how.
Many thanks
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9 Replies
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Hi David
I might be wrong but i think you need someone who does encapsulation!
Cheers
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It’s not encapsulated.
These are samples of laminating films, so it needs to be their film.
Once laminated the prints are trimmed and bound into books.
I wish it was so simple.
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Run one side through with a piece of paper from some vinyl under it to stop it sticking to the roller.
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depends how the prints are done type of ink etc. as normal laminate etc. does not stick to all print. these are normally done with a hot laminator and special laminate.
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We’ve sussed it out.
Not sure how they were printed but supplied by the customer along with laminates, so i assume they’ve checked it will adhere ok.
We’ve put one roll of laminate on a mandrel on the bottom of the laminator, and another on the top.
Positioned the top laminate as usual, then stuck the laminate from the bottom roll to that, fed it through with a piece of foam board.
Because the laminate is the same width, and narrower than the print everything’s hunk dory. Just means we have to pull off the backing by hand.
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quote :so i assume they’ve checked it will adhere ok.
assume nothing its a customer 😉 good thinking on the machine but do a couple and check the adhesion cut through the print to check as it will stick to the un printed paper
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My customer is another printer…
They’re a big outfit, and it’s too much effort/time for them to stop what they’re doing, to laminate these. :lol1:
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Take your time setting this up David as I would have thought one of the biggest problems you are going to have is alignment, especially with a film on either side.
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Martin, alignment was my concern but this method seems to make it easier, as you stick the bottom laminate to the top.
We ran 25m on friday without a hitch.
Got 40 boxes of laminate turning up monday, now the machines set up it should simply be a case of sliding the empty tube off and pop a new one in its place.
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