Falcon F-40, Руководство оператора

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F-40 Laminator Operator Manual Operation
© GBC Pro-Tech 1998 February 3-3
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Setup of the Falcon 40 Laminator is quick and straight-
forward when instructions are followed exactly.
To adjust the nip, please see Section 4: Maintenance
and Troubleshooting.
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Use only the minimum amount of roll pressure needed
to accomplish the task. While higher pressure can make
the adhesive bond faster, excess pressure can damage
the rolls. Wrinkles and bubbles have causes that gener-
ally cannot be cured by applying more pressure.
CAUTION
A typical roll pressure for soft substrates such as Foam-
core or Orca Board is 1/4 revolution of the laminating
roll crank.
A typical roll pressure for hard substrates is 1/2 revolu-
tion of the laminating roll crank.
A typical roll pressure for encapsulation is 1/2 revolu-
tion of the laminating roll crank.
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Film is loaded on the appropriate unwinds. Loading
and aligning the film are discussed later in this section.
For applications such as encapsulation, film is fed from
both the top and bottom feed unwinds.
The process of loading and aligning film is the same
for both the top and the bottom unwinds. There are two
important points to remember when loading film:
1. The adhesive side of the film must be oriented
away (on the outside) from the laminating roll.
Otherwise it will immediately bond to the roll,
creating a major clean-up project.
Films have a shiny side and a dull side. The dull
side is the one with the adhesive. The dull side
should ALWAYS face outward from the laminat-
ing roll.
CAUTION
2. The film must be centered on the unwind for best
performance. This is vital when two films are fed
together. If the two films are not aligned, feed
problems, wrinkles and other assorted troubles will
occur.
CAUTION
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The following procedure is applicable to both the top
and bottom feed unwinds.
1. Secure the braking film mount arm so as to center
the film between the side cabinets.
2. Loosen the core support film mount arm and slide
it to the drive side of the machine.
3. Install the laminating film onto the braking mount
arm and slide the core support arm over to support
the laminating film's end.
4. Secure the support arm.
Excess pressure can damage the laminating rolls.
Minimum laminator roll pressure is consistent
with good results.
Always mount the film so that the adhesive side
faces outward from the laminating roll. This
prevents hours of roll cleaning.
Carefully align the two films being fed into the
nip. If not, you will obtain poor results.