SEAL 65ProMD, User Manual

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20 7003338 - User Manual 65 Pro MD
4. DESCRIPTION
This chapter describes the machine and its operating basics.
4.1 General description
The machine described in this manual is a multi-directional machine dedicated for
processing pressure sensitive or heat activated laminating materials.
While feeding through images and coating films, the two silicone coated main rollers
generate the nip pressure.
The area where the upper and lower main roller meet is called the “nip”. The upper main
roller can be moved up or down pnuematically, so the nip can be varied to feed materials
of various thicknesses. A numerical read-out on the Easy Operator Interface
TM
(EOI) panel
shows the nip opening set value. The lower main roller is motor driven. The speed can be
manually set between zero and 15 feet [4.6 Meters] per minute. The speed setting is also
displayed on the EOI.
Because both main (front) rollers are equipped with heaters, heat activated materials can
be processed with these rollers. Each main roller has its own temperature control, so top
and bottom roller temperature must be set separately. This is also accomplished using the
EOI.
In addition to the main rollers, a pull roller set is provided to prevent warping of heated film
in an encapsulation process. These rollers can also be used with the machine running in
the reverse direction to apply cold lamination films.
Cooling fans and chill idlers installed between the main and pull roller sets. When both
heaters are turned on, the cooling fans and chill idlers will prevent the pull rollers from
warming up too much and therefore prevents the encapsulation result from showing
wrinkles.
Eight material shaft positions are standard on the machine. Two of these shaft positions
can function as both an unwind or as a wind-up position, which makes the machine more
flexible and enables roll to roll processing of all your laminating processes.
The position of all the main components of the 65 Pro MD are listed below.