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Troubleshooting
F 60 H Operation and Maintenance Manual
© April 2001 General Binding Corporation
Foamboard
A material commonly used as a mounting
substrate. It is made up of foam sandwiched between
two layers of paper, or paper like media.
Inkjet
A term used to describe a type of printing where
an ink is projected topically onto a paper or paper like
media. This is a non contact form of printing.
Laminate
A two part material consisting of an adhesive layer
and a substrate. The adhesive and the substrate may or
may not be clear. This is the material used for lamination.
Lo-Melt films
This is another type of thermal laminate. The name
Lo-Melt describes this product simply. Low heat to
activate ( melt ) the adhesive. Any temperature below
boiling point is typically considered to be low.
Main rollers
These are the rolls that perform the actual
lamination. They are rolls capable of being heated in
thermal roll laminators and are usually larger in diameter
than the pull rolls.
Media
Term used to describe the materials used to print
an image, i.e. the papers, inks, toners, etc.
Mount adhesive
A term used to describe a two sided pressure
sensitive adhesive used in mounting images to various
substrates. This material can come with one or two release
liners and may be optically clear for face mounting
applications.
Nip
The interrelationship of any two rolls. The distance
between the closest points of the two rolls is referred to
as the nip of the rolls.
P.S.A.
Stands for Pressure Sensitive Adhesive. An
adhesive that requires no heat to activate, only pressure.
It is employed by removing a protective release liner and
then pressed onto the material to be laminated. This type
of film is commonly used on materials that are temperature
sensitive.
Release liner
A coated paper or other media used to protect
the adhesive side of a pressure sensitive material.
Rewind
A system that rolls up media. The rewind tube (s)
used on the Falcon 60 H laminator is a prime example.
Roll to roll
On a laminator, this means the roll of images, upper
roll of material and the lower roll of material can be fed by
the machine and wound on a rewind roll by the machine.
