Important documents and documents made of paper or cardboard require special protection, as otherwise signs of use such as kinks, cracks or stains quickly become visible. Especially when documents are in regular use, lamination is a good way to protect them from damage and keep them in mint condition. Laminating not only ensures reliable protection, but also optical refinement.
Especially the hot lamination is used. The film is heated in the laminator, creating a bond between the document and the film. Depending on the thickness of the laminating film, it is heated in the device between 80 ° C and 120 ° C.
Cold lamination uses a laminating film coated with adhesive that sticks at normal temperatures. (This foil is not suitable for hot lamination!). The film, which works like a double-sided tape, is pressure-bonded to the paper and works without a laminator.
Compared to hot lamination, the glued-on foil can peel off more easily and is therefore more of a short-term solution for particularly heat-sensitive documents. Most materials like paper or photos are heat stable, but some documents may not be heated. (for example, receipts, tickets or ultrasound pictures). Cold lamination is also useful if you later want to separate the document from the film without residue. However, there is no 100% protection guarantee.
Lamination is used in many areas. Many important documents are already laminated from the beginning (badges) to provide increased protection against counterfeiting and to protect them. Also, documents that are in regular use or are to be made particularly durable, are laminated.
Laminators are also useful for do-it-yourself projects. Even tinkered photos, cards or individual crafting components are laminated particularly stable and last longer.
In particular, documents that are particularly important and need to be stored for a long time should be laminated (e.g., certificates). It is important to note that the method is not suitable for all documents. One such exception is tickets that lose their validity after lamination.
While your device is warming up, you prepare and align the document and the pouch. Make sure that the paper is centered and has a margin of at least 4 mm at the edge. This area is important so that there is enough room for merging. Before laminating, check that the document and the film are free of lint, hair and other contaminants. If your laminating film is much larger than the document being laminated, that's no problem. Excess film then cuts off. It is also possible to laminate several documents in one film. For example, side by side postcards or business cards.
Once the device has reached its optimum temperature, you give the document to be laminated with the closed film opening in the device. Make sure that the film is pulled in straight. Lamination then takes place automatically as the heated rollers slowly guide the film and document through the device. Especially with thicker films, it may be necessary to perform the process several times to achieve a smooth and wrinkle-free result.
Immediately after lamination, the film is still very hot and easy to bend, so you should wait a few minutes. Then you can cut the laminated documents into the right size.
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