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There are some things that should not be laminated

At Lamination System we can laminate just about anything, however there are some things that are not suitable to laminate.

Items printed on thermal paper, like concert and movie tickets are not suitable to be laminated because they will turn black when laminated.

We also generally recommend that collectible or valuable items not be laminated, because laminating is permanent and once something is laminated, it cannot be undone. 

While our experienced team take every effort to ensure a good result, we cannot guarantee it. Laminating is a tricky business and there can be issues such as creasing, bubbling, folding or warping.

Lamination is the ideal solution to prolong the life of your print or poster by protecting it from fading, tearing, dirt, fingerprints, moisture and other contaminants.

Laminating is also a cost effective way to protect maps, drawings, aeronautical and nautical charts, the output from pen plotters, posters - in fact, just about anything.

At Lamination System, we laminate from wallet size cards through to 1600mm wide posters. We laminate with gloss, matt and extra heavy duty films.

Framing can be costly and is not always the best option.

Consider laminating as an affordable way to protect and prolong the life of your documents today.

Contact us Lamination System and let our expert team laminate them for you.

The most common question we get asked by printers is "How do I stick to my digital print?"

With technology constantly changing and finishing struggling to keep up, we have established four key points in gaining the best adhesion possible to all digital print.

Machinery:

In order to gain sufficient heat and pressure to stick to your digital output, it is essential your celloglazing machine has a large diameter chromed heating roller (as seen on the MiniBond 380, MiniBond 520 and SAB-35). The larger the diameter of the chrome roller, the greater the contact area is and the faster you can laminate.  To gain speed from this process your machine must also have compressed air.

Temperature:

Finding the perfect temperature for laminating is trial and error, as all machines vary slightly in calibration and all films vary in processing temperatures.

You may need to increase the temperature slightly while you are running your job, as constantly laminating will draw heat out of the machine.  Just remember to reduce the temperature again when you are finished!

Speed:

If you increase or alter your speed while laminating, always remember to re-check the adhesion level. It may seem time consuming to laminate digital print properly, however it saves time in the long run by not having to reprocess or reprint your job!

Film:

Probably the most important point: different digital print requires different film.

Establishing your output will determine the best film for the job, or when in doubt, do as we do and just run our Premium Digital BOPP as we know it sticks to everything!

We are open for business

Welcome to 2016 everyone! We hope you all enjoyed the holiday season and took some time to relax.

We are officially back in the office today and have resumed normal operating hours:

Factory hours: 8:00am - 4:30pm Monday to Friday

Office hours: 8:30am - 5:00pm Monday to Friday

We are closed from:

12pm Wednesday 23rd December 2015

to

8:30am Monday 4th January 2016

If you have any urgent enquiries during this time, please contact us on (08) 8374 2177

We would once again like to thank all of you for your continued support throughout 2015 and we hope you all have a wonderful and safe holiday period. See you in the New Year!