59 March / April 2024 - Issue 347 email: news@printmonthly.co.uk holographic imaging. They feature a touch control panel, and the ‘burst separation’ system, which he says ensures clean perpendicular trims between sheets. Also from Morgana are the Laminator 450 and 450 Pro, billed as high-performance compact machines combining speed, ease of operation, and quality, making them the ideal solution for the in-house commercial laminating requirements of many print businesses. “Laminator Pro 450 is especially well suited to the on-demand printer as it is capable of foiling and spot gloss as well as straightforward laminating,” he says, adding: “The Pro 450 also features a high pile automatic feeder. “Measuring just 1,700mm x 730mm the compact, single-phase Laminator Pro 450 has been designed to be both efficient and cost-effective, helping print producers to offer an all-in-one service to customers. Printers will be able to avoid the costly set-up charges and mark-ups that go with outsourcing lamination work to a trade finisher.” In addition, the Morgana Laminator Pro 550 is an automatic laminator for sheets of up to 550mm x 720mm and up to 400gsm in weight. The temperature is controlled by a sensor, and materials are fed by an automatic vacuum feeding system. The stand-alone unit can run at a speed of up to 25m/min. Keep it Simple Finally, we turn to Intelligent Finishing System (IFS). Technical sales director Jason Seaber says with the pressures placed on today’s operations by a skills shortage, ease of use is essential with all machinery in print, including laminators. “Not only does this make training fast and smooth, it also ensures outstanding results are produced for immediate profitable production,” Seaber comments, adding: “Lamination’s ability to allow work to be completed straight away supports fast turnaround and quick delivery times. ◄ Available from IFS, the Foliant Vega 400 SF is designed for heavy-duty digital outputs and high volumes of offset printed sheets “Operations bringing it in-house can also enjoy retaining overall control of work as well as eliminating minimum charges for short runs. There is also no need to wait for work to be sent out and returned. Quality lamination can elevate work as well as protect it. It can also aid fast turnaround times for increased responsivity and the ability to manage many more jobs.” On this, Seaber speaks about how IFS can help customers achieve certain finishes with the laminators it provides. When combined with the retrofittable Foliant Multi-functional Inprinting Unit, Seaber says Foliant laminators can make foiling and spot varnish fast and affordable for short-run and personalised print. “The process transforms business cards, luxury packaging, letterheads, stationery, wedding stationery, high-end print, book covers, greeting cards, and security printing,” he explains. Seaber also says output from the Vega, Mercury, and Taurus B3 and B2 laminators have a foil or spot UV varnish effect applied to a pre-printed area of toner. The sheet can be reprinted mono or colour, with finishes including coloured foils such as gold, silver, holographic, red, green, and a clear gloss for spot varnish. Glancing back at the Foliant range and Seaber picks out a number of models. These include the Foliant Vega 400A, B3+ compact industrial laminating machine designed for heavy-duty digital outputs and high volumes of offset printed sheets. It features an integrated deep pile vacuum feeder and a high-speed bump separator, with non-sticky pressure roller and in-run adjustable twin de-curl bar and overlap system. IFS also offers the Foliant Mercury 530NG, a 27m/min heavy-duty industrial laminating system featuring both a Heidelberg suction feeder and a high-speed bump separator as standard. In addition, the Foliant Taurus 530 NG 4X4 is 35m/min double-sided laminating system suited to higher volume double-sided lamination. A running trend here is the importance of investing in quality kit. Committing LAMINATION EQUIPMENT Morgana says its Laminator Pro 450 is well-suited to on-demand printers ►
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