ORCA-I Operation Manual
Safety and Warranty Information
GBC Pro-Tech 1997 October
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DO NOT ATTEMPT TO OPERATE YOUR
ORCA-I LAMINATOR UNTIL YOU HAVE
READ THIS SECTION CAREFULLY!
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
manual to indicate warnings and cautions.
DANGER
Indicates an imminently hazardous situation
which, if not avoided, will result in death or
serious injury.
WARNING
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation
which, if not avoided, could result in death or
serious injury.
CAUTION
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.
The ORCA-I 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 features 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 air-cylinder 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.
Use care in lowering the top laminating roll and know
how to react quickly in an emergency. The laminator
roll UP-DOWN switch is located on the instrument
panel labeled Laminator Roll Controls on the upper
right-hand side of the machine. This switch controls
the up and down motion of the top laminator roll.
Before turning this switch to the DOWN position,
ensure that nothing is in the nip area.
In addition, the laminating rolls of the ORCA-I 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
photoelectric 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
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.
The ORCA-I 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
qualified service technician should open these
cabinets.
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