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Acetate - Cellulose acetate or cellulose triacetate or cellulose acetate butyrate. Has the appearance, toughness, heat and solvent resistance found in polyesters. Adhesive - A substance capable of holding materials together by surface attachment. Belled Edges - A raised edge(s) of a slit roll. Blocking - An undesired adhesion between touching layers of material, backing adhering to the adhesive, occurring under storage or use. Bond Strength- Refers to one of three conditions: 1) anchor strength of adhesive to the substrate in laminating film; 2) the anchor strength of the laminating film to the product that has been laminated: or 3) the strength of adhesive-to-adhesive bond when two layers of film are laminated together. Carrier - Lamination pouches are placed in a carrier. The carrier looks like poster board, but is glossy on the inside. The carrier prevents excess lamination glue from getting on your rollers. Clear Roll Film An everyday film that will adhere to most ink lay downs. Clear is popular with schools and copy shops because it works great on a variety of substances. Clear gives your document a glass-like appearance. Temperature range: 210 °-275 ° Cold Lamination - Cold lamination film is done by using pouches with a sticky inside that applies to the product being laminated. Core Thickness - Most laminators, 12 to 27 inches, use lamination with a one inch core. The core is the hole that runs through the lamination film. Larger, commercial roll laminators, generally use a 2 1/4-inch or 3-inch core Coating - The process of applying an emulsion, varnish or lacquer over a printed surface to give it added protection. Contamination - - Foreign substance on the film, i.e., bugs, wax, fiber, trim, drool. Copolymer - Combination of two chemical compounds used in special adhesives such as in NAP-LAM II. Dry mounting - A thermal process, which uses a heat-activated adhesive (dry mount tissue) to adhere the back of an image to foam board, mount board or another paper-surface mounting substrate. It may be done with a press or with some types of laminators. It has often been used by framers in the art and photo markets. Delamination - The separation of layers. Substrate separates from the adhesive. Edge Seal - A description of the amount of lamination that extends beyond the material being laminated. Most common is 1/8" seal on all sides. A document with edge seal on all sides is water tight. Edge Variation - Change in edge registration due to small amount of film protruding beyond the edge of a roll. Emboss - The process of impressing an image onto a product to achieve a raised surface on the product. Encapsulation - A term which refers to the product being totally encased in the laminating film. Generally a border would exist around the product where the top and bottom film layers are bonded together. Extruded Film - Film which has had thermoplastic adhesive applied under' force through an opening. GBC film is produced by this method. Extrusion - Converting plastic powder of granules into a continuous uniform melt and forcing this melt through a die which yields desired shape.

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