Instant Coating Type
This type of equipment involves three parts: gluing, drying, and hot pressing. It requires a high level of skill from operators. Its advantage is reliable finished product quality. However, a fatal flaw is that oil-based adhesives produce gases that can harm human health during processing. Therefore, this technology has been completely banned in developed countries such as Europe and America. Water-based adhesives are more environmentally friendly than oil-based ones, but are relatively more expensive.
Pre-coated Type
This type of machine laminates in one step. The consumables are pre-coated with adhesive. During lamination, the adhesive is melted by heating, and then pressure is applied to bond the film to the printed material. This type of laminating equipment is inexpensive, easy to operate, and does not produce harmful gases. It represents a trend in lamination development. In today's increasingly environmentally conscious society, it is believed that this technology will one day replace instant pre-coated film and become the main laminating technology in the domestic printing industry.
Cold Laminating Machine
A cold laminating machine is a laminating machine that operates at room temperature without heating. It directly adheres an adhesive film to the printed material through pressure. This type of machine is inexpensive and widely used, such as in the sheet metal industry (aluminum, iron, plywood, wood, steel, glass, etc.), the decoration industry, and the hardware industry.
Small Laminating Machine
This is a simple and practical professional laminating machine. It can also function as a sealing machine, cold laminating machine, and PVC heat sealing machine. Strictly speaking, this type of laminating machine is an upgrade from an internal heat sealing machine. However, this type of laminating machine solves the fundamental problems of the first type of laminating machine. The price of this laminating machine is between 1400-1500 yuan. Because it uses an internal heat adhesive roller to press the film and feeds the film from both the top and bottom, it increases the heating time of the pre-coated film and ensures even heating. Therefore, the laminated film is smooth, glossy, and has the same effect as the film laminated by high-end laminating machines.
