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Acrylic laminating film is proving to be a critical asset to many businesses who use it to protect important documents. Documents and images created with inkjet printers are particularly vulnerable to all manner of damage resulting from sunlight, exposure to water, fingerprints, and a host of other potentially damaging sources. Using a dry film laminator (Ibico laminators are particularly good) to coat the document’s paper with transparent or translucent laminating film can preserve it for many years, making it invulnerable to water, resistant to fading, and difficult to tear.
Laminating Sheets, Rolls, and the Dry Film Laminator
There are several types of laminating devices on the market today. Most of these can be operated by just about anyone. In most cases, you will place the document to be laminated into a pouch of laminate or between two sheets of this translucent acrylic material. The document in then fed into the machine by means of a roller and heated, effectively sealing the image within a layer of the plastic film laminate. Once the laminated document cools (cooling takes only a few minutes) the document is preserved and protected by the acrylic lamination for many years to come.
In addition to separate laminating sheets and pouches, some laminating machine functions using a large roll of the material.
Where to Purchase a Laminator
Laminating machines, sheets, pouches, and rolls of film are available from a number of sources. Depending on the manufacturer there is Rexel laminating film or Jackson Hirsh and Xyron film. Most office supply stores will have a variety of choices in film laminators for sale on their shelves. The use of these machines is so widespread that retailers like Wal-Mart, K-Mart, and Target also stock the machines and their supplies.
A number of online retailers also sell laminating equipment and supplies. Many of these are able to offer the laminating machines and accessories at a considerable discount compared to the retail price charged in Office Max or similar stores.
Whether you need to protect a legal document, an original manuscript, or family mementos, a laminator can help you to protect important items. Your documents and images will be safe from damage when encased in laminating film.
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