GBC Falcon 3064-1 Wide Format Laminator - 1712489

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Protech engineering has various types of films for all types of applications, such films include, Gloss Film, Lustre Film, Matte Film, and UV Films.  Gloss film is a low temperature, heat activated glossy polyester film used for encapsulating and outdoor applications,  does not delaminate outdoors, can be applied with any laminator that is equipped with heated nip rollers, several film thicknesses are available.  Lustre Film is a semigloss, low temperature, heat activated polyester film, with excellent acid resistance and good folding properties.  It’s an excellent choice for encapsulation properties.  Matte film is a clear polyester film base with a low temperature co-polymer adhesive,  it allows minimum reflection without loss of sharpness or color.  UV Films have two types of UV protection added to them, absorbers and reflectors.  They also have very aggressive adhesives, polyester bases for maximum resistance against air pollutants.

Protech engineering also has Heat Mounting Films available for all types of applications.  Including gloss, luster, UV gloss, matte and our exclusive orca board.      For sensitive mounting applications, protech engineering has various applications for all types of applications, including Pro-Mount and Econo Mount.  Pro Mount is a premium mounting film with a polypropylene core and single, differentially –coated release liner.  This product is ideal for mounting prints and posters on Foamcore panels as well as on most hard panels such as Masonite, Gatorboard, and Wood.   Econo-mount is a .5 mil thick polyester carrier film, that is coated on both sides with a high track-rubber based adhesive.  It is ideal for economical mounting with graphics for limited time use such as point of purchase displays.

For pressure sensitive overlaminating, protech engineering offers 4 types of Overlaminates, Pro-Gloss, Pro-Lustre, Pro-Matte, and Pro-Mark.  Pro-Gloss is a UV coated 1-mil high gloss protective overlaminating polyester film made with a pressure sensitive adhesive on one side.  It provides a glossy color-enhanced finish for pictures and posters.  Pro-Lustre is a UV coated semigloss protective overlaminating film mad of PVC.  It prevents undesirable reflections without loss of sharpness.  It also provides invisible protection for prints.  The standard thickness is 1 mil.  Pro Matte is a UV coated, 1-mil thick, PVC protective overlaminating film with a non-reflective full matte finish.  Pro-Mark is a UV coated gloss film, that can be applied over prints so that they can be written on and erased using white board markers.  It is ideal for presentations where changes need to be made or where flashes of color can add emphasis.

To other heat activating applications, the Falcon is able to perform are Overlaminating, and Simultaneous Mounting and Laminating, since the two applications are very similar, we’re going to demonstrate Simultaneous Mounting and Laminating.  A Falcon laminator is able to perform simultaneous mounting and laminating.  Using a mounting board with one adhesive side such as Orcaboard or a board coated with Protex hot mounting film.  The control panel set up configurations for simultaneous mounting and laminating are the same as mounting only.  The only difference is that the speed control should be set to 1.  Because this process requires heat activating for laminating, you’ll need to load and position the film.  Film is loaded on the upper unwind, for laminating on boards, set the nip as previously demonstrated with the same 1/3 turn for proper pressure.  Using a weaver board, start the film.  Adjust the film tension so that the wrinkles come only halfway down around the roll and no further.  Use the footswitch to feed the board with the print packed to the leading edge.  Films have a shiny side and a dull side.  The dull side is the adhesive side, plus the dull side should always face towards the machine as the film is pulled towards the roll.  The second point to remember when molding film, is that the film must be centered on the machine for best performance.  The simultaneous laminating and monunting process is now complete.

The last heat activated application is encapsulating.  Encapsulating a print involves putting a heat activated film on both the top and the bottom of the print.  First load film on the lower and the upper unwinds.  These films are referred to as the top film and the bottom film.  The procedure for loading the film is the same as previously demonstrated.  Using the tape measure, align the films up exactly and evenly in order to avoid getting glue on the roll.  Lock the arms into position.  Pull the top film around the top idler,  and over the top roll.  Then take the bottom film, pull it around the top idler, and pulling it tightly, lap it over the top roll, allowing it to stick to the top film.  Next, raise the roll around 1/8 of an inch, using the leader board push the film evenly into the net.  Then use either the footswitch or the auto switch to move the film and board through the rolls.  Once the film and board are through the rolls, lower the top roll until it comes into contact with the bottom roll. Go to the back of the machine.  Continue to feed film until the leader board can be wrapped bound around the bottom secondary drive roll.  While pulling the film down with one hand, lower the top secondary drive roll in place.  Push down evenly on the roll, ensuring the film is firmly down.  Adjust the tension on both the top and bottom films so that the wrinkles do not come out more than halfway around the roll.  Install the front table unto the machine and turn the cooling fans on up.  The machine is now ready for encapsulating.  Hold the print near the leading edge.  While feeding the print into the machine, pull out to the sides, and push in at the same time.  This will keep the print as flat as possible.  Start the machine with the footswitch.  Once the print is in the nip, set the controls to the auto mode, once the print exits the back rollers, set the controls to the stop position.  The encapsulation process is now complete.