Roll laminators are available for a wide range of applications, and can range in price anywhere from several hundred dollars to tens of thousands of dollars. The type of product you're laminating, volume, and the desired finished product are all factors to consider in determining which roll laminator is best for you. But in our experience, we can make a pretty good guess which laminator you need by finding out who you are, for example:
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School / Light Commercial: You're with a school or small business or professional office or governmental agency, and you primarily want to protect your documents and posters with a laminate. Most of the papers that you laminate will be printed by a laser or small ink-jet printer. The Educator, EasyLam II, EasyLam III, or MiniKote laminator would be a good choice. You can use 1.5 mil and 3.0 mil laminates on these laminators with ease. They are cost effective and easy to maintain. The Educator is a 25" laminator, wide enough for posters. The EasyLam products and the MiniKote are 27" laminators.
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Commercial: You're in the printing business or a small business owner who makes a product that needs to be protected with a heavy laminate. Your products are no wider than 25" and are printed on an off-set press, laser printer, or small ink-jet printer. The Ledco Premier 4 is an excellent, cost-effective commercial laminator. It will laminate products up to 25" wide on laminates up to 10 mils in thickness. If you need a 27" laminator, the Banner American MightyLam is a good choice.
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Industrial laminators: You're in the printing, or marketing, or mass media distribution business, and you need a high-speed laminator to finish printed products no wider than 30". The Ledco Workhorse HD25 laminator may be your best choice for a 25" product. Also, consider the Ledco HS 30" Thoroughbred. When the Thoroughbred is combined with an automatic sheet feeder and cutter, it works as a total print finishing system.
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Wide Format Digital Imaging Laminators: You're in the graphic arts, or print finishing, or map-making business, and you need to protect your wide-format digital images with a laminate. There are several laminators available to choose from, depending upon the width of your product. The D&K Laminex SuperKote will laminate up to 41" wide. The Banner American Finisher 4300 and Ledco Digital 42, D&K EXP 42 Plus, and Ledco Digital Hot Roll 44 will laminate up to 42" wide. The Ledco Digital 60 will laminate up to 60" wide. |
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Mounting Laminators: You're in the display, or sign-making, or graphic arts business, and you need a laminator to mount your products for display. If economy is uppermost in your mind, look at the Ledco 27" Professor, which can be used for both mounting and laminating. The Ledco XL27 and XL44 pouch machines are also a possibility for low volume usage. But if you need an industrial machine, take a look at the Ledco Signmaster 44", the Banner American Entry 4500, or the Econocraft 44" and 60" models. The Ledco Digital Hot Roll 44 and the D&K EXP 42 Plus can also be used for mounting.
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Single-Side Laminators: You're in the publishing or printing business and need a single-side laminator to finish book covers, brochures, magazine covers, etc. Don't do anything until you've seen the Foliant Gemini 400. |