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Carrier board or sled
A board with a non-stick surface that is used when laminating one side of an image only.
Decal
An image with an adhesive backside (Am.: Sticker).
Decaling
Providing an image with laminate on the image side and adhesive on the backside.
Encapsulating
Sandwiching an image between two heat sensitive films .
Laminate
A thin film of clear material to be permanently affixed onto an image.
Laminating
Providing an image with a thin film of clear material.
Leader panel
A piece of stiff cardboard or foam used to lead film into the nip of the main rollers. In
addition it is used when pre-coating to prevent adhesive getting onto the rollers.
Main rollers
A set of two silicone coated rollers that perform the actual process.
Mounting
Permanently affixing an image onto a backing board.
Mounting film
Adhesive backing to make an image self-adhesive. On the side that is in contact with the
image the carrier has an adhesive with or without release liner. The carrier can function
as release liner or be supplied with a second (cold) adhesive layer and release liner.
Nip
The area where the top and bottom main rollers meet is called the nip.
Pre-coating
Coating a substrate with an adhesive mounting film onto which an image can be
mounted.
Pull rollers
Set of rollers used in the encapsulation process to stretch the process result in order to
avoid warping.
Release liner
Backing film protecting the adhesive layer of a laminate or mounting film. Once the
release liner is removed, the adhesive layer becomes exposed.
Roll
A (shaft with a) cylinder loaded with film or release liner.
Roller
One part of the main element in the machine that performs the actual process (see main
rollers).
Scrap core
An empty cardboard cylinder left over when all material on a roll is used.
Webbing
Loading the machine with film, so that the machine is ready for processing.