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Operation		-60+ Operation and Maintenance Manual
Film is loaded on the appropriate unwinds. Loading		)LOPV
and aligning the film are discussed later in this section.
For applications such as encapsulation, film is fed from		The F-60+ Laminator is capable of processing a wide
both the top and bottom feed unwinds.		range of pressure sensitive and thermal laminates onto
The process of loading and aligning film is the same		an equally wide range of image materials. The primary
		considerations are:
for both the top and the bottom unwinds. There are two
		• Laminate adhesives are compatible with image
important points to remember when loading film:
1. The adhesive side of the film must be oriented		materials.
		• The materials properly activate below the maxi-
away (on the outside) from the laminating roll.
Otherwise it will immediately bond to the roll, cre-		mum roll temperature and within the speed and roll
ating a major clean-up project.		nip pressure ranges available on the laminator.
Films have a shiny side and a dull side. The dull		It is the operator’s responsibility to ensure the compati-
		bility and operational settings for any laminates/image
side is the one with the adhesive. The dull side
		material combination. GBC ro-Tech Technical Sup-
should ALWAYS face outward from the laminat-
		port is available at the number provided in the Mainte-
ing roll.
		nance chapter for advice on some material
		combinations.
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Always mount the film so that the adhesive side
faces outward from the laminating roll. This		Substituting materials can cause severe damage
prevents hours of roll cleaning.
		to your machine and is not recommended or
		covered under our warranty.
2. The film must be centered on the unwind for best
performance. This is vital when two films are fed
together. If the two films are not aligned, feed		The following procedure is applicable to both the top
problems, wrinkles and other assorted troubles will
occur.		and bottom feed unwinds.
		1. Open the top unwind by removing the pin and
		swinging the arm out.
	CAUTION	2. Load the film.
		3. Return the arm to its locked position and reinsert
Carefully align the two films being fed into the
nip. If not, you will obtain poor results.		the locking pin.
		4. Center the film on the unwind arm by measuring
		the distance from the ends of the film to the sides
		of the machine using a tape measure.

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