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  • Folding Laminated Posters

    Posted by Paul Stenning on October 21, 2024 at 8:16 am

    Hoping I might be able to draw on someone else’s experience with this.

    I have 50 posters that are dry wipe laminated and I need to fold them into four (1800×600 down to 450x600mm) to pack flat for shipping. They’re printed on an Epson SC80600, so eco solvent inks and have been left 48 hours to degas before laminating. I can crease them when they’re cut but I’m worried about them them delaminating when they’re folded.

    Can anyone offer any advice on the best way to fold them?

    Thanks 🙂

    Paul Stenning replied 3 months, 3 weeks ago 2 Members · 4 Replies
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  • RobertLambie

    Administrator
    October 21, 2024 at 8:28 am

    I wouldnt crease them.

    Can you not Roll them around the cardboard vinyl core?
    We also get our Banner material delivered inside a wider card core. if you have one of those it could maybe go inside.
    If only 600mm wide, you could have a couple of card cores.

  • Paul Stenning

    Member
    October 21, 2024 at 8:56 am

    Thanks Rob

    Usually I’d completely agree, but each one is being packed into a box with other products and the customer’s insisting they go in flat packed to keep the carton size as small as possible to reduce the shipping costs 🙁

  • RobertLambie

    Administrator
    October 21, 2024 at 9:10 am

    I guess if the customer insists and they want to save on shipping costs, I would point out the crease issue and let them decide.

    The thing is, if you have a dry-wipe poster, the last thing you want is a ridge or ridges to write over the top of. it will create a bit of a smudge every time the pen hits it.

    if these will be flat-packed, you could always try and reduce how sharp a fold is, by loosely folding over a bit of folded cardboard, to create a sort of rod. it will help prevent a sharp compression at the fold. hope that makes sense.

    • Paul Stenning

      Member
      October 21, 2024 at 9:39 am

      thanks Rob, yes, that makes sense 🙂

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