F-40 Laminator Operator Manual
Safety
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Your safety, as well as the safety of others, is important
to GBC Pro-Tech. This section contains important
safety information.
The following symbols are used throughout this man-
ual to indicate warnings and cautions.
DANGER
WARNING
CAUTION
The Falcon 40 Laminator has been designed with
safety as a primary consideration. However, you must
become thoroughly familiar with the controls, proper
operation, proper service procedures, and safety fea-
tures of the laminator before using or servicing the unit.
GBC Pro-Tech laminators are powerful machines that
are designed to mount, laminate and encapsulate. The
forces required to accomplish these tasks can vary from
negligible to very large.
The spring system used to provide downward pressure
on the top roll is capable of producing forces greater
than 1000 pounds (454kg). This force is applied to any
object presented in the opening (called the nip)
between the two rolls.
In addition, the laminating rolls of the Falcon 40 can
reach temperatures of over 200
°
F (100
°
C). At these
temperatures there is a danger of a severe burn if the
rolls are touched during set-up, operation or servicing.
An important feature of the laminator is the photoelec-
tric eye system that stops the machine when objects
move into the nip area. Once the blocking object is
removed and the light beam reestablished, the rolls
resume turning. However, this system is overridden if
you use the footswitch.
WARNING
The Falcon 40 Laminator has a steel cabinet that is
bolted closed to isolate the electrical and drive system
components for the safety of the operator. Only a quali-
fied service technician should open these cabinets.
The laminator is equipped with two emergency stop
buttons located on the top of either side of the lamina-
tor. Either of these, if engaged, stops the laminator. To
continue operation both emergency stop buttons must
be in the up position.
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO OPERATE YOUR
FALCON 40 LAMINATOR UNTIL YOU HAVE
READ THIS SECTION CAREFULLY!
Indicates an imminently hazardous situation
which, if not avoided, will result in death or
serious injury.
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation
which, if not avoided, could result in death or
serious injury.
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation
which, if not avoided, could result in minor or
moderate injury, or alerts against unsafe
practices, or alerts against actions which could
damage the product.
Use extreme caution when operating the
laminator with the footswitch. The photoelectric
eye system is overridden and your fingers can get
caught in the nip. You can be crushed or burned.
