Application Processes; Principle Of A Process - SEAL 65 EL Handbuch

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APPLICATION PROCESSES

5.1 Principle of a Process

In all processes the materials are fed through the nip from the front side to be joined together by
pressure.
A process that makes maximum use of the machine is shown in Figure 10. Shown is a double sided
laminating (decaling) process.
The top coating film is a pressure sensitive film with release liner (3) taken from a supply roll on the
(rear) upper unwind shaft (5). The bottom coating film is a pressure sensitive (mounting) film taken
from a supply roll on the lower unwind shaft (7). Some models have a splitter bar (8) to help in the
removal of release liners.
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Figure 10: Creating a Decal.
The image that has to be laminated is fed between the main rollers (1) via the in-feed table (2).
When using a pressure sensitive laminate, it often has a release liner (3) that has to be removed.
This release liner is rolled up onto the wind-up shaft (4) in the upper section.
A mounting film has adhesive on both sides and release liner on just one side. This release liner has
to stay on until the image is mounted.
The following steps outline the basic procedure that has to be used for loading materials, webbing the
laminator and setting the brake tension for the materials you will be using. To load and unload the
material shafts, it is necessary to access the machine from the rear side.
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