Acco Rexel Laminators

Protect and enhance documents by laminating them with an Acco Rexel laminator from ABT. Lamination is ideal for frequently handled documents, notices, price lists, menus, ID badges, for signs and presentations.

There are many types of laminators available, each more suitable for certain laminating scenarios. There are also two types of laminating pouch finishes - matt or gloss, with gloss being the more popular and the cheaper.

Pouch Laminators

Pouch laminators use small, compact and easy to use laminating pouches. These types of laminators are typically used in schools, churches, restaurants, homes and other businesses and are used to laminate photographs, business cards, photo IDs, menus and more. You slide the printed material into a pouch that is sealed on one to three sides. Then the laminator does the rest of the job of sealing. This provides a nice finished edge to a standard size sheet or can be trimmed closer to the edge of a smaller project.

Roll Laminators

If you have large materials you with to laminate or need to laminate large amounts or smaller materials then a roll laminator should be used. Roll laminators are commonly used for laminating posters, signs and banners. There are two basic types of laminators, sheet and film laminators. With film laminating, you are not limited to the length of the laminating sheet. The only size restrictions are in the width and the roll of film can go on and on for the length of the entire roll of film if you wish.

Microns

A micron is the term used to measure the thickness of the lamination sheet. The higher the micron the thicker the sheet, and so the more rigid the finish when laminated.

Hot and Cold

Cold laminators require cold laminating pouches and these machines are cheap as the do not have a heating element; however the pouches are a lot more expensive and harder to find.

When choosing a laminator you need to consider the following. How often will you be laminating papers or documents? Should you need to laminate frequently then the speed of the machine will be important and typically a high performance or office laminator will do. You will also need to consider what size documents you will be laminating. Be sure to select a laminator that can laminate large documents.
How will you be using the laminated documents? If the documents will have to stand up to extensive handling then more protection and rigidity are required