Focus on Print Finishing Equipment Laaco Laminates Get your laminator serviced regularly!
Printers need to get their laminators serviced more regularly. Laaco Laminates regularly sees Seal laminators that have been used daily for 10 years and have never been touched. Owners are then really surprised when repairs are needed. A lit bit of TLC every two to three years, realignment of the parallel of the rollers is critical, to stop waving of the laminate, otherwise operators apply more and more brake which then damages the brakes/ clutches and puts a huge strain on the motor.
Realignment of safety eyes can save a lot of print material going to waste as the laminator keeps stopping and starting. The team have even seen bricks put on the foot pedal so the laminator can run continuously in slow mode 0.6m a min without cutting out. To avoid a repair to the safety eyes. A service can be provided for £250 to £300 when an engineer is in the area. An emergency call out is very expensive and as lamination is nearly always the last job, it becomes a critical repair. Professional laminators like a Seal 62 Pro or a Neschen Coldlam are very technical pieces of equipment, coupled with the safety eyes having to be precisely set, don’t make laminators a DIY piece of kit and should only be repaired by expert engineers. Good housekeeping is best. Keep the machine clean and dust free. Only clean the rollers with Isopropyl alcohol. Every 100m
Seal 62 Pro
take off the rewound release paper. The weight that some operators put on these rewind mandrels is amazing and difficult to lift off the machine, but the motor struggles on to rewind. Oh, and get the machine serviced more regularly!
www.laacolaminates.co.uk Keencut Print finishing with speed, precision, and safety
Keencut customers praise the Evolution3 benchtop manual cutter for its ability to significantly improve efficiency and cutting precision. Every element of its design focuses on enhancing accuracy, safety, and speed, making it the go-to tool for those seeking the best print finishing technology. The Evolution3 is incredibly versatile, cutting everything from 13mm PVC foam board to fabrics and delicate tissue papers. In testing, the Evolution3 cut 10mm foam board four times faster than a standard hand knife and safety rule, achieving
flawless, clean cuts with no mistakes or waste. For banner materials, the Evolution3 cut 1.5 times faster than by hand, while maintaining superior finish quality. The banners were perfectly aligned and cut cleanly, ensuring ease of production with no waste.
The Evolution3 features the unique Keencut Lift-and-Hover system, enabling single-handed, rapid alignment for faster production. Accuracy is a top priority with the Evolution3. It guarantees cuts within 0.2mm of a straight line over the entire length of the cut. The alignment features enable easy, fast set-up for the rapid production of identical boards. Another key advantage is that the Evolution3 cuts without dust or debris, protecting expensive printing equipment from damage, ensuring a cleaner, healthier workplace, and making it the perfect addition to an applicator table.
There are three Keencut Evolution3 models: the SmartFold, which can be folded down to stow underneath the bench; the BenchTop, which fixes to a work surface; and a portable FreeHand version. Each model comes in a variety of sizes. Whether cutting rigid, semi-rigid, or flexible materials, the Keencut Evolution3 is proven to produce a precise, clean finish in record time to increase your print finishing productivity and quality.
Keencut Evolution3 in action at Tepede in Slovakia
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