Greetings, We are in the process of evaluating these laminators for our Roland CJ-500 and are wondering if anyone out there has already done so? Thank you much,
Rick Boyle DeSign Runners
Posted by Jon Aston (Member # 1725) on :
I would recommend looking at SEAL Image Series Laminators. Unfortunately, their website is neurotic, so you will need to call them to find a dealer in your area...1-800-257-7325
Posted by Big bly (Member # 1630) on :
I'd agree with Jon, we have a Seal Image 62plus - does hot & cold lam and mounting. Easy to use too once you work out your paper/lam film combos. Wasn't cheap but don't regret the money spent. Sorry to not answer your question but maybe you need to do some more shopping.
Posted by TransLab (Member # 470) on :
Hi Rick,
I see both the laminators you are looking at are cold mount, you should give second thought to getting a hot laminator. The are much more versatile, there are many more types hot films out there than cold, and while they are initially more expensive to buy, the hot laminators are generally less expensive to use.
I bought a 60" Seal 600D a couple of years ago, great machine, use it for mounting and laminating prints, creating dry erase boards, laying vinyl and reflectives to large panels (mdo & aluminum ) ... it impresses the hell out of a customer when you're running a 4x8 sheed of 3/4" mdo through a machine. In two years i've had to call for support exactly twice, first during installation, I had to replace a thermostat (10 hours on a dirt road might have had something to do with problem, replaced within 24 hours) and once to ask a general question on usage. Prompt friendly replies both times.
Posted by Lettercraft (Member # 268) on :
Roland recommends COLD LAMINATING for almost ALL their output. I've been using a DAIGE (www.daige.com) with my FJ400....works great, and it's inexpensive!
Posted by Rick Boyle (Member # 2667) on :
Hello again, Yes Bob, we were told that only cold lamination would work with the CJ-500 output because of the inkjet/ink process. That is why we are now looking at Coda and Artic Titan. I'll be more than happy to receive additional input on this matter. Thanks to you all for your help.
Rick Boyle DeSign Runners
Posted by Jon Aston (Member # 1725) on :
HOT roll laminators can be run cold and/or at low temp which makes them far more versatile than COLD laminators (which can only be run cold).
Heat activated laminates are also less expensive than pressure sensitives.
Look at your purchase in terms of ROI (Return on investment). You could offer a trade laminating service and a hot roll laminator will appeal to a larger, more diverse market.
If you haven't already bought your Roland, you might want to take a step back and consider this laminating issue in terms of your ROI on the printer and laminator combined. Might be worth considering a different imaging technology altogether - solvent inkjet for example, which requires no lamination for most applications (ie Arizona 30).
[ March 03, 2002, 08:40 AM: Message edited by: Jon Aston ]
