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F-36 PRO Laminator Operation Manual Operation

  

 

GBC Pro-Tech laminators are powerful machines that are designed to mount, laminate and encapsulate. The forces required to accomplish these tasks can vary from negligible to very large.

The spring system used to provide downward pressure on the top roll is capable of producing forces greater than 1000 pounds (454kg). This force is applied to any object presented in the opening (called the nip) between the two rolls.

In addition, the laminating rolls of the F-36 PRO Lami- nator can reach temperatures of over 200°F (100°C). At these temperatures there is a danger of a severe burn if the rolls are touched during set-up, operation or ser- vicing.

An important feature of the laminator is the photoelec- tric eye system that stops the machine when objects move into the nip area. Once the blocking object is removed and the light beam reestablished, the rolls resume turning. However, this system is overridden if you use the footswitch.

WARNING

Use extreme caution when operating the laminator with the footswitch. The guard system is overridden, and your fingers can get caught in the nip. You can be crushed or burned.

The F-36 PRO Laminator has a steel cabinet that is bolted closed to isolate the electrical and drive system components for the safety of the operator. Only a quali- fied service technician should open these cabinets.

The laminator is equipped with two emergency stop buttons located on the top of either side of the lamina- tor. Either of these, if engaged, stops the laminator. To continue operation both emergency stop buttons must be in the up position.

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Figure 3-1: Using the Emergency Stop Buttons

Despite the safety features built into the F-36 PRO Laminator, extreme caution must be used when operat- ing or servicing the unit.

© GBC Pro-Tech 1999 January 3-1