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RECOMMENDED
TEMPERATURE
SETTINGS
Your first source of information about recommended film application
temperatures and operating characteristics should be your film suppliers. If
you do not know the source of your film, or if the supplier cannot provide the
information, please use the following table as a guide.
FILM MELT TEMPERATURE CHART (ALL FAHRENHEIT)
FILM TYPE
FILM THICKNESS
1.5-1.8-mil
3 mil
5-10 mil
Monopolymer
310
°
-320
°
280
°
-290
°
270
°
-280
°
Low-temp (copolymer)
300
°
-310
°
220
°
-270
°
220
°
-260
°
Ultra-low temperature
230
°
-280
°
180
°
-270
°
180
°
-260
°
Several important notes about this chart:
1. Your film vendor must have the primary responsibility for providing
information about the film that you are using.
2. This chart is to serve as a general guide when better data is not available.
3. If your film vendor cannot provide this and other information about the film
you are using, it may be difficult to achieve good results.
4.
When laminating heavy posters or other thick items with 1.5 to 1.8 mil
films, some additional heat may be required to get a permanent bond.
Never exceed 340
°
F.
5. While offset printed materials may be laminated at the lower ends of the
above ranges, inkjet and other output from digital printers may require the
upper end of the range in order to get a good bond.
Cooling Fans:
The cooling fans are used during lamination with 3-mil, 5-mil, 7-mil, and 10-
mil film. The fans cool the plastic as it leaves the laminating rollers and
before it enters the pull rollers. As mentioned earlier the fans prevent heat
wrinkling and help insure lamination that is smooth and flat. The pull rollers
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