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Laminator
Installation & Operation Manual
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  • Page 1 GBC 62FM Laminator Installation & Operation Manual Provided By http://www.MyBinding.com http://www.MyBindingBlog.com...
  • Page 2 62FM Laminator INSTALLATION & OPERATION MANUAL Document Number: 930-124 REV: - REV DATE: 11-24-04 Do not duplicate without written permission.
  • Page 3 62FM L Operating Instructions AMINATOR...
  • Page 4 62FM L Operating Instructions AMINATOR ABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Safety Heat Rollers ............5-5 Film Shaft............5-5 Lower Shaft Cradle ..........5-5 Important Safety Instructions .........1-1 Tension Adjustment Knobs........ 5-5 Important Safeguards ..........1-1 Rewind Shaft ............. 5-5 General ...............1-1 Rewind Tube ............5-5 Electrical ............1-2...
  • Page 5 62FM L Operating Instructions AMINATOR 7. Operator Maintenance Maintaining the 62FM Laminator ......7-1 Cleaning the Rollers..........7-1 Troubleshooting ............7-2...
  • Page 6: Important Safeguards

    62FM L Operating Instructions AMINATOR 1. S AFETY MPORTANT AFETY NSTRUCTIONS Your safety as well as the safety of others is important. In this instruction manual and on the product, you will find important safety messages regarding the product. Read these messages carefully.
  • Page 7: Electrical

    62FM L Operating Instructions AMINATOR LECTRICAL The laminator should be connected only to a source of power as indicated in these instructions and on the serial plate located on the rear of the laminator. Contact an electrician should the attachment plug provided with the laminator not match the receptacles at your location.
  • Page 8: Installation

    62FM L Operating Instructions AMINATOR 2. W ARRANTY 90-D IMITED ARRANTY The Manufacturer warrants to the original purchaser for a period of ninety days on labor and one year on parts after installation that this laminator is free from defects in workmanship and material under normal use and service.
  • Page 9 62FM L Operating Instructions AMINATOR...
  • Page 10 Humidity Rating: 30 to 95% non-condensing Weight: Unit alone: 1030 lb. (467 kg.) Altitude Rating: Up to 2540 Feet (1000 Meters Min..) Shipping: 1250 lb. (567 kg.) 51.5 (131 cm) 40.25 (102 cm) 83 (211 cm) Fig. 3-1. 62FM Dimensions. (Shown in inches (cm).)
  • Page 11: Applications

    62FM L Operating Instructions AMINATOR FCC N NTENDED ILMS AND PPLICATIONS This equipment has been tested and found to PSA F HERMAL AND ILMS comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection •...
  • Page 12 Operating Instructions AMINATOR 4. I NSTALLATION NSTALLATION Before 62FM laminator can be installed, ensure the following requirements are met; 4 ft. × 6 ft. 8 ft 8 in (101.6 × 152 cm) Are doorways and hallways wide enough for the...
  • Page 13 62FM L Operating Instructions AMINATOR...
  • Page 14: Control Panel

    62FM L Operating Instructions AMINATOR 5. C ONTROL UIDE OSITIONING NDICATOR ONTROL ANEL Positioning... appears in place of the ready/wait indicator any time the main rollers are traveling in an upward or downward motion. T O P > 0 3 2 ˚ F S P E E D >...
  • Page 15: Speed

    62FM L Operating Instructions AMINATOR PPER EWINDER IRECTION WITCH PEED This switch enables the operator to control the When pressed, permits increasing or decreasing of direction of the upper rewind/unwind shafts. speed by turning the MASTER DIAL and is indicated on the control panel display.
  • Page 16: Rear Control Switch

    62FM L Operating Instructions AMINATOR ONTROL WITCH This switch enables the operator to run jobs from the rear operating position of the laminator when rear controls are enabled. Rear control switch Fig. 5-3. Rear Control Switch. REVERSE: In this position, the rollers turn from the front operating position towards the rear operating position.
  • Page 17: Features

    Feed table Roller handle Tension knob Film shaft Foot switch Fig. 5-4. 62FM Laminator Identification. EATURES AFETY HIELD Prevents entanglement, entrapment and inadvertent I/O (O OWER contact with the heat rollers. The laminator will operate in the continuous mode only when...
  • Page 18: Safety Shield Interlock Latch

    To remove a shaft, lift the bearing end up and Chill idler out of the cradle and then pull the other end of the shaft out. Heat roller Pull roller Fig. 5-6. Inside the 62FM, Viewed From the Front.
  • Page 19: Idler Bar

    Pull roller • Low Laminating Rear table • Mid Laminating Fig. 5-7. Rear View of 62FM. • High Laminating ABLE Provides a working surface when operating the machine from the rear. This table may also be (Not shown.) The path the laminating film and/or lowered when webbing for roll to roll applications.
  • Page 20: Foot Switch

    62FM L Operating Instructions AMINATOR OOT SWITCH Operates the laminator when pressed and released by the operator’s foot. Pressing it again stops the laminator. When the feed table is lowered or the safety shield is not latched, the foot switch must be pressed and held to move the rollers at 3 fpm (0.9...
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  • Page 22 62FM L Operating Instructions AMINATOR 6. O PERATING NSTRUCTIONS ENERAL PERATION For thermal processes, the heat rollers need to be brought up to the proper temperature before you load films or run items through the laminator. If the laminator will be idle for more than four hours, lower the temperature of both rollers to 180 °F (80 °C).
  • Page 23 & T TANDBY OADING HREADING The 62FM automatically goes to standby mode The top and bottom rolls of laminating film must be after 3 hours of inactivity. At this time, the laminator of the same width and be present simultaneously. A beeps and the heat roller temperature is lowered to small amount of adhesive will “squeeze out”...
  • Page 24 62FM L Operating Instructions AMINATOR OADING Lift up on the round end, left side, of the unwind/rewind shaft. Pull the hex end, right side, of the shaft out and away from the laminator. Slide the roll of film onto the film shaft ensuring Poly-in adhesive side is out.
  • Page 25 62FM L Operating Instructions AMINATOR OADING HIELD Pull the top roll of film down under the idler bar and allow to drape over the top heat roller. This procedure describes how to load a roll of Reference one of the loading bottom material AccuShield film and attach the liner to the take-up.
  • Page 26 62FM L Operating Instructions AMINATOR PSA F OADING PSA F This procedure describes how to load the upper roll of film onto the laminator. Fig. 6-9 shows PSA film and the upper rear unwind/rewind position for illustration purpose. Fig. 6-8. Threading Card Inserted Into the Film.
  • Page 27 62FM L Operating Instructions AMINATOR Reference one of the loading bottom material Make two full wraps around the rewind tube, procedures. then carefully score the laminate without cutting the release liner. PSA M OTTOM OUNT Adhere the lower PSA film to the loaded upper...
  • Page 28 62FM L Operating Instructions AMINATOR OTTOM OUNT DHESIVE HREADING ROCEDURE This procedure describes how to load a roll of This procedure describes how to feed two loaded mount adhesive using the lower unwind position for films through the main rollers. At this point you decaling.
  • Page 29 62FM L Operating Instructions AMINATOR ACKING ILM TO XISTING Tack the new film to the existing film on the heat rollers. For PSA film, attach the release liner to the rewind tube. The following describes a method for loading film whereby the existing film present on the heat rollers...
  • Page 30 62FM L Operating Instructions AMINATOR NWEB THE AMINATOR LEARING A Unweb the laminator if you are changing film widths, Film jams (wrap-ups) may occur if the film is loaded cleaning the rollers, or have finished using the backwards or if the area at which film exits the machine for the day.
  • Page 31 62FM L Operating Instructions AMINATOR PPLICATIONS IPS FOR SING THE OLLERS If the front rollers are heated, you may perform IPS FOR COATING OARDS certain applications from the rear operating position of the laminator. You may perform mounting • Load the laminator as shown.
  • Page 32 62FM L Operating Instructions AMINATOR IPS FOR OUNTING ON COATED • The separation of the laminate and the release liner should be maintained close to the heat OARDS rollers. • A little heat, 125 °F (52 °C), may help eliminate Print silvering effects associated with PSA films.
  • Page 33 62FM L Operating Instructions AMINATOR AMINATION UIDE IPS FOR HIELD ASIC ULES Print Do not attempt to laminate abrasive or metal objects such as staples, paper clips and glitter, as they may damage the rollers. Do not force items into the nip area of the rollers. An item that is not easily drawn into the laminator by the rollers is probably too thick to laminate.
  • Page 34 62FM L Operating Instructions AMINATOR ENSION UTPUT “D” waves in the image (Fig. 6-25 A). Proper film tension, known as brake tension, is the minimum amount required to eliminate wrinkles in the finished item. The film should be taut. A properly adjusted roll of film should not require excessive...
  • Page 35 62FM L Operating Instructions AMINATOR Straight waves in output (Fig. 6-26 A). Angled waves in the output (Fig. 6-27 A & B). Fig. 6-27. Angled Waves in Output. Fig. 6-26. Straight Waves in Output. • Change roller handle pressure. •...
  • Page 36 62FM L Operating Instructions AMINATOR 7. O PERATOR AINTENANCE 62FM L AINTAINING THE AMINATOR Use the dampened rag to remove any dust, dirt, and other foreign materials from the rollers. The only maintenance required by the operator is to periodically clean the rollers. The following...
  • Page 37 62FM L Operating Instructions AMINATOR ROUBLESHOOTING SYMPTOM POSSIBLE CAUSE CORRECTIVE ACTION The control panel display Laminator not connected to electrical Insert attachment plug into receptacle. does not illuminate when supply. POWER I/O is in the ON, marked “I”, position. Heat rollers do not turn when Safety shield is not properly installed.
  • Page 38: Maintaining The 62Fm Laminator

    Bottom roll of film not threaded behind the idle bar. Heat rollers require cleaning. Clean heat rollers per procedure in section Maintaining the 62FM Laminator. Laminated item unsuitable for adhesion. Item may be dirty or may have nonporous surface that is extremely difficult to laminate.
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