Laminating Reduces Print Quality? Professional Laminating Question And Answer!

Laminating Reduces Print Quality? Professional Laminating Question And Answer!

Does laminating reduce print quality? This is a great question. Many people have questions about whether or not to laminate after printing, and one of the biggest concerns is that lamination affects the quality of the print. This article will address your lamination queries.

This article will cover both aspects:

How does lamination affect print quality? Positive or negative?

How to avoid the negative impact of lamination on print quality?

What is the impact of laminating on print quality? Positive or negative?

We can not generalize about the good and bad of the print laminating, laminating is a complex process that requires specialized technology, laminating damage to the print quality may be due to inexperience in laminating, not laminating will necessarily damage the print quality. So the impact of laminating on print quality is complex, both positive and potentially negative impact.

1. Positive impact

- Reduces the fading rate of color images. The laminating material itself can filter some of the ultraviolet rays, delaying the damage of ultraviolet rays on the toner, thus reducing the fading rate of color images.

- Improve the durability and longevity of the picture. Laminating can effectively avoid being damaged, preventing scratches, stains, UV damage, and moisture intrusion, making prints more durable.

- Improve the saturation and clarity of the printed image. The film will cover all the surface of the picture, improve the surface of the picture to the latest and most perfect state, so that the picture color is more vivid, and significantly improve the visual effect.

2. Potential negative effects

- Excessive thickness of the lamination layer can reduce printing accuracy and cause blurring effects.

- In some printing processes, lamination may affect ink penetration or grip, thus reducing color performance.

- If the lamination is not done properly, it may cause bubbles and wrinkles on the surface of the print, which may affect the overall visual effect.

Whether the need for lamination needs to be based on specific print materials and processes to weigh, choose the appropriate laminating materials and methods, in order to protect the prints at the same time, to maximize the maintenance of print quality.

How to avoid the negative impact of lamination on printing quality?

1. Improve your laminating experience

Before we start laminating, we must have a clear understanding of some common questions about laminators, such as: cold laminating or hot laminating? Does the laminator need to be warmed up? Double-sided or single-sided laminating? How to set the general parameters of the laminator? What is the correct balance between laminating temperature, laminating pressure and laminating speed?

If you are a novice laminator do not worry, you can choose a high degree of automation of the laminator to help you do a better job.

2. Choose professional laminating equipment

There are many types of laminators to choose from, fully manual laminators, semi-manual laminators and fully automatic laminators.

The MF1700-M1 PLUS Pneumatic Lift-up Thermal Assist Roll Laminator is the first choice for many novice laminators. This entry series automatic laminator completely outperforms everything else on the market in its price range in terms of value for money, and not only handles demanding jobs, but also provides excellent laminating service within a reasonable budget.

The MF1700-M1 PLUS has an intuitive and easy-to-operate control panel and simple operation settings, and adds user-friendliness to the extremely high level of automation: front and rear control panels, foot-operated control switches, and a vertical cutting system are among its highlights.

3. Seek help from a professional laminator manufacturer

Professional laminator manufacturers are able to provide a full range of technical support and after-sales guarantee according to customers' needs. Leveraging on the manufacturer's expertise, it is important for novice customers to get advice and guidance on laminator technology and processes.