Professional Akiles iLam 340 13.4" Pouch Laminator

Pouch laminators make it easy to protect and preserve your documents. There's a new one that just became available: the Akiles iLam 340. This is a high-quality device that has a lot of great things to offer such as hot and cold settings and a wide feed opening. It's also easy to operate. We recently took a look at this machine to discover its strengths and weaknesses. Here's what we found out.

 Strengths:

• The iLam 340 has a wide feed opening. It's 13.4 inches across so you'll find it easily to laminate a variety of items, especially letter- and legal-sized documents. This is a great laminator use if you need to process certificates, signs, name badges, and other assorted documents.

• This machine has both hot and cold settings, so you'll be able to process thermally sensitive documents. (That includes ink-jet printouts and photographs.) The temperature is adjusted by turning a knob on the side of the machine. It will glow red when the hot setting is in use and turn blue when it's in cold mode.

• The iLam 340 has 4 rollers so you're just about guaranteed to get great results whenever you use this machine. The rollers will give your document a smooth, crystal clear look and your work will be free from wrinkles and heat marks.

• Clearing up jams is easy with this machine. It has a reverse button you can press to help clear things up. If the jam is really bad, it's easy to open this machine up.

• This isn't a particularly large laminator despite its wide feed opening. Its dimensions are 17.5" (width) x 9.5" (depth) x 5.75" (height) so you'll be able to make room for it without any problems. Moving it to a new location will be a snap since it only weighs 15 pounds.

• The iLam 340 comes with a one-year warranty so you'll have full protection if you encounter any problems. Also, this machine is reasonably priced so your wallet won't take too big of a hit.

Weaknesses:

• This laminator is only compatible with pouches that are from 3 to 7 mil thick. While pouches of these thicknesses are good for everyday use, not being able to use 10 mil pouches will be inconvenient if your document needs a lot of protection.

• The iLam 340's feed opening won't cut it if you need to work with really large documents.

The Akiles iLam 340's strengths definitely outnumber its weaknesses, making this machine well worth a look if you're in the market for a new laminator. This device offers a wide feed opening, hot and cold settings, and a great warranty. You'll find that it's easy to clear up pouch jams and you're going to be really impressed with the appearance of your laminated documents thank to this device's 4 rollers. While it would be nice if the iLam 340 could work with 10 mil pouches, it's nonetheless a first-rate device. Be sure to take a look at it if you need a laminator.