SEAL 6500 owner manual Led

G L O S S A R Y O F T E R M S

Decal:

An image that has been laminated on top (either heat-activat- ed or pressure-sensitive) with an adhesive backing.

Film:

A synonym for laminate. The material used in the laminating and encapsulating process.

Heat-Activated Films:

Films with an adhesive that are activated when heat is applied. Once applied to an image the adhesive forms a strong bond adhering the laminate and the image together.

In-Feed:

The side of the laminator from which images are fed.

Leader-Board:

A piece of foam board (about 4' x 4") used to push films into the nip. Also used for mounting or pre-coating boards to pre- vent adhesive from getting onto the rollers and sealing edges.

LED:

Light Emitting Diode

Mil:

Refers to the thickness of the laminate in 1/1000ths of an inch. One Mil is equal to .0254mm or 25 micron.

Mounting:

Applying an image onto some kind of foam board or sub- strate.

Nip:

The spot where the top and bottom rollers meet.

Out-Feed:

The side of the laminator from which completed images emerge.

Pre-Coating:

The process of coating a substrate with an adhesive mounting film onto which an image can be mounted.

Press:

The amount of force in distance put on anything that passes between the top and bottom rollers.

Pressure-Sensitive Films:

Films with an adhesive that are activated when pressure is applied, forming a bond between the protective laminate and the surface of the image. Used primarily for fast mounting applications and recommended for heat-sensitive thermal and photographic prints.

Release Liner:

The backing on a pressure-sensitive film or mounting adhe- sive. After peeling the release liner off, the adhesive layer becomes exposed.

Sled:

A board that has a non-stick surface that is used when lami- nating one side of an image only.

Substrate:

The material to which an image is mounted or affixed.

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