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News Release from: GBC Commercial Laminating Solutions Group | Subject: Digital adhesive for its Digital Lay-Flat film
Edited by the Printingtalk Editorial
Team on 27 June 2007
Flat Digital Prints Ensured With New
Adhesive
Ensuring claimed superior adhesion and flat output when laminating electro-photographic prints, GBC Laminating's new digital adhesive for its Digital Lay-Flat film is available.
Developed as a replacement for the high tack adhesive, the digital adhesive is designed to create a strong bond with prints containing high levels of fuser oil Strength and field tests have validated Digital Lay-Flat's adhesion capabilities said GBC
This article was originally published on Printingtalk on 6 May 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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Prints can be laminated with Digital Lay-Flat immediately after printing, making it suitable for high-volume print shops that require fast turn-around times to meet customer demands.
The new adhesive also eliminates the need to make additional prints to absorb excess accumulated fuser oil, thus saving time and expense, added the company.
GBC said its Digital adhesive incorporates new adhesive technology and processes developed after years of testing by the company.
The resulting product provides 10 per cent greater bond strength than the closest competitor when tested across all measures.
It was tested on fresh prints, including CMYK black and at various lamination speeds and temperatures on both entry-level and high-speed laminators.
The Digital Lay-Flat film underwent testing at the UK firm, Butler and Tanner Digital.
The company offers a programme of services for customers ranging from short run on-demand printing to high-volume fully variable products.
Daniel Field, the company's digital operations manager at Butler and Tanner, is pleased with the results and commented: "We run three Kodak Nexpress digital presses and specialise in brochures, catalogues and annual reports, as well as high end books and fine art.
In today's competitive market, speed and quality are expected, not just desired requirements.
Our finishing capability needs to match our print quality, which is why we have tested a number of laminating options." The result of Butler and Tanner's testing indicated that Digital Lay-Flat film complements print and finishing, said GBC.
Field added: "We are currently using GBC's gloss and matt finishes up to 315mm in width and we chose GBC's Digital Lay-Flat film because it is perfect for laminating print from digital presses, including heavily print saturated products.
Digital Lay-Flat film works well at various lamination speeds and temperatures it's adhesion is definitely the best I have seen on any digital print." Digital Lay-Flat film with digital adhesive is available in clear and matte finishes and widths that correspond to electro-photographic print sizes.
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