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HOW TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT BEST LAMINATING MACHINE IN INDIA

Why should you laminate your documents?

This is a summary of all the reasons that show the usefulness of lamination:

  • It protects your documents against dirt, humidity, tear, etc. They are always in a perfect condition, even after a long use.
  • It reinforces your documents and they have a better resistance, even at frequent use.
  • It secures your information : thanks to its irreversible character, it is not possible to change the content of the documents.
  • It improves the look of your documents by adding relief and gloss. Not even one fold will be visible. It is the perfect way to obtain a stylish effect.

Which documents can be laminated?

Whether you are at home or at work, there are always several documents that can be laminated:

  • At the office: sales arguments, business cards, badges, manuals, catalogues, instructions, signalization sheets, menus, posters, covers for presentations, plans, etc.
  • At home: pictures, drawings, certificates, luggage labels, recipes, plans, ads, greeting cards, paper for tinkering, etc.

What are the selection criteria for an adequate laminating machine?

First, you need to think of the nature of the documents that you want to laminate. This makes it easier to determine which sizes and thicknesses are necessary.

The size of the documents

A laminating machine for size A3 allows you to laminate documents up to size A3 (29,7 x 42 cm), but also documents with a smaller size (e.g. A4). A laminator for A4 size is compatible with documents in size A4 (21 x 29,7 cm), but also in smaller sizes.

The thickness of the sleeves

It swings between 2 x 75 micron and 2 x 250 micron. The final choice depends on the desired use. If a laminator is compatible with sleeves of 2 x 250 micron, it can also be used for all sleeves with a lower thickness. This rule is not valid the other way around.

The frequency of use

The heating time can be higher than 5 minutes for sporadic use. For a more frequent or intense use, we recommend you to opt for a device with a heating time between 1 and 3 minutes.

The volume of documents for lamination

If the volume is rather low (less than 10 documents), the lamination speed may turn around 60 seconds for an A4 document. For a particularly higher volume (more than 10 documents), we advise you to opt for a device of which the speed for an A4 document equals to 25 seconds. Useful tip : you will sometimes hear a sound signal when the sleeve hasn’t been inserted correctly. In this case, you need to push on the reverse switch, in order to pull out the sleeve.

How do you pick out the right laminating sleeves?

It is important to find a product that is compatible with your laminator, for an optimal result. First, you need to verify if your device accepts rolls or sleeves, than you check out if it is a model for warm or cold lamination. Unfortunately, this not enough. There are some other criteria with a large influence:

The size of the documents for lamination

Documents come in several sizes : credit card (5,4 x 8,6 cm), business card (5,9 x 8,3 and 6 x 9 cm), magnetic card (6,5 x 9,5 cm), luggage label, A7 (7,4 x 10,5 cm), A6 (10,5 x 14,8 cm), A5 (14,8 x 21 cm), A4 (21 x 29,7 cm), A3 (29,7 x 42 cm) and A2 (42 x 59,4 cm).

The use

If you want to be sure your document doesn’t deteriorate, it is important to adapt the thickness of your sleeve to its desired use.

Its use will also determine if it is preferred to choose for sleeves with a glossy or a frosted finish.

Most sleeves are glossy and can be applied for a lot of affairs.

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