Decaling in Two Passes, To run the second pass

640t – Installation and Operating Instructions

Decaling in Two Passes	4.	Guide the item into the rollers.
Decaling is where you laminate items and then	5.	Once the item has cleared the back of the
mount them on other materials such as Foam Core		machine, release the foot switch or press STOP.
or mounting board. It is performed in two passes.
The first pass laminates and applies the mounting	6.	Remove the web and trim out the encapsulated
adhesive, encapsulating the item. The second pass		item.
mounts it on rigid material.
	To run the second pass:

This two pass operation requires pressure sensitive
laminating film on the top supply shaft and pressure	Unweb (unload the films) the laminator before running
sensitive mounting film on the bottom supply shaft.	the second pass.
Refer to “Fig. 6-14. Configurations for Poly-in and
Poly-out Films.” for the proper configuration of
Poly-in or Poly-out film.
Take-up
PSA Film	Print over roller and idler bar
	Release liner
Release liner

Fig. 6-15. Laminator Ready for Mounting.

PSA mounting film

			1.	Adjust the roller pressure handle to the proper
Fig. 6-13. Laminator Loaded for Decaling the First Pass				mounting setting.
Fig. 6-13. Laminator Loaded for Decaling the First Pass
	with Film (Poly-in Shown).		2.	Set the motor speed to min.
			2.	Set the motor speed to min.
			3.	Peel back the leading edge of the release liner
Poly-in		Poly-out		of the laminated item approximately 4 inches (10
Poly-in		Poly-out		cm).
				cm).
			4.	Place the item on the mount board.
			5.	Tack the exposed adhesive edge of the item,
			5.	Tack the exposed adhesive edge of the item,
				from the center out, to the leading edge of the
				board.
Fig. 6-14. Configurations for Poly-in and Poly-out Films.				board.
Fig. 6-14. Configurations for Poly-in and Poly-out Films.				Be sure to not introduce wrinkles or air bubbles.
				Be sure to not introduce wrinkles or air bubbles.
To run the first pass:
			6.	Butt the leading edge of the board up against the
1. Load the laminator as shown in “Fig. 6-13.				rollers.
Laminator Loaded for Decaling the First Pass
with Film (Poly-in Shown).”.			7.	Drape the encapsulated item over the idler bar.
				Do not allow the print to flop backwards.
2. Adjust the roller pressure handle to the proper
laminating setting.			8.	Press RUN or the foot switch.
3. Place the item to be laminated on the feed table			9.	Immediately grasp the release liner for separation
and press RUN or the foot switch.				as the board is pulled into the rollers. Do not
				allow the release liner to be pulled into the rollers.

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