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Technical Guidelines:: Temperature

There are three important parameters for thermal lamination: temperature, pressure, and dwell time. The temperature can vary between 90-115 degrees Celsius depending on the thickness of the films and lamination machine speed. Pressure can be varied between 3-5 kg/sq cm. Dwell time is inversely proportional to the lamination machine speed, which depends on the heated drum/roller diameter and can vary between 20-60 m/min. These guidelines must be optimized for the specific laminator and film thickness, and product performance should be validated for high-end applications prior to bulk usage, especially with thinner films. Parameters may need adjustment for dark inks.

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Technical Guidelines:: Temperature

There are three important parameters for thermal lamination: temperature, pressure, and dwell time. The temperature can vary between 90-115 degrees Celsius depending on the thickness of the films and lamination machine speed. Pressure can be varied between 3-5 kg/sq cm. Dwell time is inversely proportional to the lamination machine speed, which depends on the heated drum/roller diameter and can vary between 20-60 m/min. These guidelines must be optimized for the specific laminator and film thickness, and product performance should be validated for high-end applications prior to bulk usage, especially with thinner films. Parameters may need adjustment for dark inks.

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TECHNICAL GUIDELINES: THERMAL FILMS

There are three important parameters for thermal lamination i.e. Temperature,
Pressure & Dwell time; as described below-

Temperature
It can be varied between 90-115 deg depending upon the composite thickness of thermal
films & speed of lamination machine

e.g. 20µ / 22µ: 90-100 deg c & 25µ / 26µ/ 32µ : 95-115 deg c

Pressure

Nip pressure can be varied between 3 – 5 kg / sq.cm

Speed/Dwell time
Dwell time is inversely proportional to the laminator speed .The speed of lamination
machine mainly depends upon the diameter of heated drum / roller.

Machine speed can be varied as 20 – 60 m/min

Important Note:
Above is the general guidelines, therefore user has to optimize the above parameters
according to the type of laminator (especially. diameter of heated roll) & performance of
laminated sheet with respect to adhesion & aesthetics.
In case of thinner Thermal Gloss & Matt films (20 & 22 micron), since EVA lay down is low
therefore it is strongly recommended to validate the product performance for high end
applications post laminations like folding / creasing, embossing etc. prior to bulk usage.

In case of dark/solid colored inks used on the paper board, it is always recommended to re-
adjust the parameters based on the results after lamination.

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