GBC Talon 44 CE, Operation And Maintenance Manual

Page 1: ...ating Instructions Istruzioni per l Uso Bedienungsanleitungen Gebruiksaanwijzing Mode d Emploi Manual de Operación I NL F E D PARTNUMBER 930 097 PRELIMINARY GBC TALON 44 64 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL ...

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Page 3: ...sa e per iscritto di GBC I D NL F E De informatie in deze publicatie geldt slechts ter verwijzing en wordt nauwkeurig en volledig geacht General Binding Corporation GBC is niet aansprakelijk voor fouten in deze publicatie of voor incidentele of voortvloeiende schade in verband met het verschaffen of gebruik van de informatie in deze publicatie inclusief maar niet beperkt tot stilzwijgende garantie...

Page 4: ... 24 Upper Rewinder Direction Switch 26 Lower Rewinder Direction Switch 26 Rear Control Switch 26 Foot SW Enable 26 Features Guide E Stop 28 Safety Shield Interlock Latch 28 Safety Shield 28 Feed Table 28 Heat Rollers 28 Pull Rollers 28 Roller Handle 30 Idler Bar 30 Chill Idler 30 Cooling Fans 30 Film Shaft 30 Lower Shaft Lock 30 Rewind Shaft 30 Rewind Tube 30 Unwind Rewind Tension 32 Core Adaptors...

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Page 6: ...g New Film To Existing Film 46 To Unweb The Laminator 48 Clearing A Film Jam 48 Applications 50 Pre Coating Boards 50 Using Rear Rollers 50 Mounting Pre Coated Boards 50 Single Sided Lamination 52 Creating a Decal 52 Mounting a Decal 52 PSA Encapsulation 54 Thermal Encapsulation 54 Accushiled 54 Speed Temperature Guide 56 Chart O F 56 Chart O C 56 The Art Of Lamination 58 Basic Rules 58 Film Tensi...

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Page 8: ...IF YOU OPEN THE PRODUCT AND EXPOSE YOURSELF TO HAZARDOUS VOLTAGE ADVERTENCIA ATTENTION CAUTION RODILLOS CALIENTES PUNTO DE PINCHAMIENTO Mantener manos y ropa a distancia ROULEAUX CHAUDS POINT DE PINCEMENT Tenir mains et vêtements à l écart HOT ROLLS PINCH POINT Keep hands and clothing away THIS SAFETY MESSAGE MEANS THAT YOU COULD BE BURNED AND YOUR FINGERS AND HANDS COULD BE TRAPPED AND CRUSHED IN...

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Page 10: ...rical The laminator should be connected only to a source of power as indicated in these instructions and on the serial plate located on the rear of the laminator Contact an electrician should the attachment plug provided with the laminator not match the receptacles at your location CAUTION The receptacle must be located near the equipment and easily accessible Do not operate the laminator with a d...

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Page 12: ... repaired altered moved or installed by anyone other than GBC or its authorized agents or if incompatible film was used GBCs obligation under this warranty does not include routine maintenance cleaning adjustment normal cosmetic or mechanical wear nor freight charges Without limiting the generality of the previous paragraph GBCs obligation under this warranty does not include damage to the pressur...

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Page 14: ...ursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environ ment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this eq...

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Page 16: ...ursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environ ment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this eq...

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Page 18: ...aminator near sources of heat or cold Avoid locating the laminator in the direct path of forced heated or cooled air CAUTION Air flow can cause uneven heating cooling of the rollers and result in poor output quality 4 Have you contacted a certified electrician to wire the receptacle and ensure that adequate power is being supplied having the appropriate capacity over current protection and safety ...

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Page 20: ...ting the laminator near sources of heat or cold Avoid locating the laminator in the direct path of forced heated or cooled air 5 Once the laminator has been properly positioned lock the castors in place Locking the castors prevent the machine from rolling during set up operation or servicing 6 The heaters must be installed by a GBC qualified service technician Refer to your Warranty section for ex...

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Page 22: ...ature WAIT appears when actual temperature is higher than the set temperature POSITIONING INDICATOR Positioning appears in place of the ready wait indicator any time the main rollers are traveling in an upward or downward motion C CONTROL PANEL Figure 7 MASTER DIAL Increases or decreases the numeric value for the selected setting when turned Press and hold the dial to display actual temperature of...

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Page 24: ...eratures and speed then press JOB SPEED When pressed permits increasing or decreasing of speed by turning the MASTER DIAL and is indicated on the control panel display Range is 1 10 REV When pressed and held reverses roller movement to clear film jams and wrap ups STOP Stops the movement of the rollers RUN When pressed activates rollers for normal operation D REWINDER SELECTION SWITCH Figure 9 Thi...

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Page 26: ... the rollers turn from the front operating position towards the rear operating position STOP Stops the movement of the rollers RUN In this position the rollers turn from the rear operating position towards the front operating position ENABLE REAR CONTROL SWITCH To enable the rear control switch press and hold JOB until you hear a beep approximately 3 seconds REAR CONTROL replaces READY WAIT on the...

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Page 28: ...ith the heat rollers The laminator will operate only when the Safety Shield is located in the fully locked position To remove the safety shield unlock the safety shield interlock latch and lift the safety shield 1 up and away from the safety shield mounting pins 2 D FEED TABLE Figure 15 The Feed Table is used to position items for lamination The laminator will operate only when the Feed Table and ...

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Page 30: ...heated air onto the web material as it exits the heated rollers This feature can be controlled from the control panel K FILM SHAFT Figure 18 The film shaft holds the film supply on the machine To remove the film shaft lift up on the round end 1 of the unwind rewind shaft then pull the hex end 2 of the shaft out and away from the laminator L CORE ADAPTORS Figure 18 Hold and lock the rolls of film o...

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Page 32: ...s the rear of the laminator To make a cut push down on the blade engage lever and slide to the apposite side T FILM WEB Laminating film loaded into the machine U NIP POINT The point at which the top and bottom rollers come into contact The Nip Point of the heat rollers is the place at which the items for lamination are introduced into the laminator V FOOTSWITCH Figure 21 Used to assist in webbing ...

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Page 34: ...ilm must contact the heat rollers The dull side of the film contains the adhesive Use extreme caution when loading delustered matte film as both sides appear dull Always change the top and bottom supply rolls at the same time Near the end of each roll of GBC laminating film is a label stating Warning End of Roll The appear ance of this label on either the top or bottom roll requires that new rolls...

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Page 36: ...and the upper rear unwind rewind position for illustration purpose 1 Turn the Power ON OFF to on I If the laminator is already hot turn POWER ON OFF to the off O position and allow the unit to cool Once cool turn the laminator back on 2 Ensure no brake tension is applied to the film shaft 3 Remove the safety shield and pivot the feed table down 4 Set the roll of film in the rear unwind rewind posi...

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Page 38: ...ler allowing the material to rest on the top of the feed table 6 Reference THREADING CARD PROCEDURE next LOADING BOTTOM THERMAL FILM This procedure describes how to load a roll of thermal film using the lower unwind position for encap sulation Figure 25 1 At this point you should have an upper roll of thermal film loaded onto the laminator 2 Ensure no brake tension is applied to the film shaft 3 G...

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Page 40: ...ully score the laminate without cutting the release liner 6 Adhere the lower PSA film to the loaded upper roll of film by pulling the film straight up towards the main rollers 7 Reference THREADING CARD PROCEDURE next LOADING BOTTOM MOUNT ADHESIVE This procedure describes how to load a roll of mount adhesive using the lower unwind position for decaling Figure 27 1 At this point you should have an ...

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Page 42: ...e properly installed 3 Push the threading card into the main roller nip The threading card becomes sandwiched between the upper and lower loaded films 4 Set the roller handle to a laminating position press the RUN button 5 Once the threading card has exited the laminator press the STOP button 6 Use the rear slitter to cut the threading card from the web 7 If you are not running the laminator set t...

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Page 44: ... The main rollers gap 5 Press the RUN button 6 Press the PRESS RELEASE button The main rollers close 7 Adjust unwind and rewind tensions as necessary 8 Align the leading edge of the item square to the heat roller nip Figure 29 9 With both hands and an outward force push the image slower than the speed of the rollers into the nip of the heat rollers Figure 30 CAUTION Avoid forcing the image into th...

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Page 46: ...d or tacky adhesive deposited on heat rollers will require the rollers to be cleaned per the section entitled CARING FOR THE TALON 44 64 LAMINATOR 4 Replace both the top and bottom rolls of film with new rolls Ensure the adhesive side is facing out 5 Pull the film around the idler bars with the exception of PSA mounting adhesives without a release liner 6 Tack the new film to the existing film on ...

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Page 48: ...o contact the heat or pull rollers CLEARING A FILM JAM Wrap up Film jams wrap ups may occur if the film is loaded backwards or if the area at which film exits the equipment is blocked The film when jammed wraps around the heat rollers during webbing if a threading card is not used or pull rollers during operation To clear a jam 1 Immediately stop the laminator by pressing STOP 2 Remove the safety ...

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Page 50: ...e rear slitter is to one side and the inline slitters are not obstructing the path of the boards 4 Heat 125 O F 52 O C may assist the process and increase output quality 5 Do not stop once you have started the mounting process through the machine APPLICATIONS TIPS FOR PRE COATING BOARDS Figure 35 1 Load the laminator as illustrated in Figure 35 2 Ensure the chill idler is in the rest position 3 Se...

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Page 52: ...e 3 If using thermal type pay attention to the Poly in Poly out rule 4 Run a test material prior to running the actual image to ensure flat output 5 Use minimal brake tension to achieve quality output 6 Do not web the PSA mount adhesive around the lower web idler TIPS FOR MOUNTING A DECAL Figure 40 1 Load the laminator as illustrated in Figure 40 2 The image should not exceed the width of the boar...

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Page 54: ...4 Do not attempt to run this material greater than a speed setting of 4 5 To prevent some adhesive adhering to the rollers you may choose to use a roll of kraft paper for a carrier with the roll to roll rewind option installed Fig 43 TIPS FOR THERMAL ENCAPSU LATION Figure 42 1 Load the laminator as illustrated in Figure 42 for Poly in film 2 Dotted line represents Poly out film web path 3 Always u...

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Page 56: ...275 4 235 4 5 230 2 250 2 230 2 230 3 10 221 2 220 2 SPEED TEMPERATURE GUIDE This is only a general reference guide Different settings may be suitable as the warm up time lamination time and materials change Figure 44 45 Factors that may effect the speed and temperature parameters 1 Image length 2 Image width 3 Ink coverage 4 Paper type 5 Laminate thickness 6 Operating environment 7 Condition of t...

Page 57: ...mp C Speed Temp C Speed Temp C Speed Temp C Speed Bond 38 120 8 143 7 123 8 75 115 6 132 5 107 4 125 110 5 121 3 110 5 104 3 250 105 3 99 3 80 38 120 6 146 7 123 6 Bond 75 115 5 135 5 110 4 125 110 3 121 2 110 3 107 3 250 105 2 107 3 10 Pt 38 120 5 149 6 123 4 Board 75 115 4 135 4 112 4 125 110 2 121 2 110 2 110 3 250 105 2 104 2 Fig 45 ...

Page 58: ...o run at slower speeds because they extract more heat from the rollers at a quicker rate Setting the speed control at slower settings gives the laminator longer dwell time thus allowing proper lamination of thick items Thinner items such as standard copier paper 20 lb bond and tissue paper extract less heat from the rollers and can be run at faster speeds FILM TENSION Proper film tension known as ...

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Page 60: ... laminated run a test piece scrap of the same or similar material through the laminator This procedure is recommended because rotating the heat roller prior to lamination will more evenly distribute the heat Make speed adjustments if necessary OUTPUT 1 D waves in the image Figure 46 A Check paper tension Paper may be damp or not dry 2 D waves in the laminate Figure 46 B Change roller handle pressu...

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Page 62: ...ld ignite on heated rollers Never clean rollers with sharp or pointed objects Hardened adhesive deposits on the rollers can cause damage to the rollers Rotate the rollers at the lowest speed setting on the control panel CAUTION THE FOLLOWING PROCE DURE IS PERFORMED WHILE THE LAMINATOR IS HOT USE EXTREME CAU TION 1 Remove the film from the laminator following the procedure outlined in steps 1 throu...

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Page 64: ...oller pressure align the rolls of film aligned Laminate improperly loaded Adhesive matte side of laminate film may be against the heat rollers Unweb and reload the film properly Unsatisfactory adhesion of laminate Speed setting too fast for type of Lower speed setting by pressing SLOW button to slower speed material being laminated Insufficient heat Wait for READY indicator to appear in the contro...

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