Troubleshooting | F - 160 CE Operation and Maintenance Manual |
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Silvering
A term used to describe one of two occurrences;
1)air bubbles trapped between the product and a thermal laminate, generally caused by insufficient heat being applied to the laminator or 2) the adhesive not fully activated in a pressure sensitive film, which will disappear once the adhesive is fully activated. This activation process can be sped up if a small amount of heat is applied during the application.
Substrate
The material to which an adhesive is to be bonded. In film, the substrate is the polyester and in mounting, the substrate is the material being mounted to.
Tunneling
When a laminated image is rolled up for any period of time and the laminate separates from the image. Generally in a pattern that follows the direction the laminated image was rolled up in. This is very common with pressure sensitive laminates and finished products that have been wound tightly.
Unwind
A system that unwinds media. Unwinds are used on all laminators to dispense laminate for lamination.
Web
The path that rolled media unwinding from a supply
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