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Troubleshooting F - 160 CE Operation and Maintenance Manual
© GBC Films Group April 2000
Silvering
A term used to describe one of two occurrences;
1) air bubbles trapped between the product and a thermal
laminate, generally caused by insufficient heat being applied
to the laminator or 2) the adhesive not fully activated in a
pressure sensitive film, which will disappear once the
adhesive is fully activated. This activation process can be
sped up if a small amount of heat is applied during the
application.
Substrate
The material to which an adhesive is to be bonded.
In film, the substrate is the polyester and in mounting, the
substrate is the material being mounted to.
Tunneling
When a laminated image is rolled up for any period
of time and the laminate separates from the image.
Generally in a pattern that follows the direction the
laminated image was rolled up in. This is very common
with pressure sensitive laminates and finished products
that have been wound tightly.
Unwind
A system that unwinds media. Unwinds are used
on all laminators to dispense laminate for lamination.
Web
The path that rolled media unwinding from a supply