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Professional Laminating Systems

Laminator Operators Manual

SERIES II

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Record

Record Machine Details

Model _______________

Serial #_______________

Date Of Purchase__________________

Date Of Manufacture_______________

Voltage_______________

Inspector______________

Distributor

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Warnings & Safety................................................................................................................................... 10

Elecrical Requirements............................................................................................................................. 12

Specifications............................................................................................................................................ 13

Unpacking................................................................................................................................................. 15

Laminator Unpacking ....................................................................................................... 16

Laminator Removal .......................................................................................................... 16

Lift Points.......................................................................................................................... 17

Stand ......................................................................................................................................................... 18

Stand Unpacking............................................................................................................... 18

Stand Assembly ................................................................................................................ 19

Mounting The Laminator.......................................................................................................................... 23

Tower Alignment...................................................................................................................................... 24

Laminator Assembly................................................................................................................................. 25

Mandrel Towers................................................................................................................ 25

Slitter Towers.................................................................................................................... 25

Standard Towers Upper .................................................................................................... 26

Lower Towers................................................................................................................... 26

Feed Table Installation...................................................................................................... 27

Laminator Setup........................................................................................................................................ 28

Laminator Controls................................................................................................................................... 29

Temperature ..................................................................................................................... 29

Motor................................................................................................................................. 29

Fans................................................................................................................................... 30

Gap Control Lever ............................................................................................................ 31

Idler Bars........................................................................................................................... 32

Mandrels ................................................................................................................................................... 33

Installation: ....................................................................................................................... 33

Tension Control Knob....................................................................................................... 34

Mandrel Clip..................................................................................................................... 34

Feed Table................................................................................................................................................. 36

Adjustment........................................................................................................................ 36

Slitters....................................................................................................................................................... 37

Cautions ............................................................................................................................ 37

Slitter Assembly................................................................................................................ 37

Slitter Installation...................................................................................................................................... 38

Slitter Operation............................................................................................................................... 39

Slitter Angle Adjustment .................................................................................................. 40

Changing Blades............................................................................................................... 40

Threading Procedure................................................................................................................................. 41

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Threading Diagrams............................................................................................................................... 45

Film Tuning .............................................................................................................................................. 48

Film Replacement..................................................................................................................................... 50

Film Removal............................................................................................................................................ 50

Operation................................................................................................................................................. 51

Guidelines:........................................................................................................................ 53

General:............................................................................................................................. 54

Wide Format:.................................................................................................................... 54

Mounting / Foam Board:................................................................................................... 54

Single Sided:..................................................................................................................... 54

Fan Use ...............................................................................

One Sided – General:........................................................................................................ 56

Production Run One-Sided Lamination............................................................................ 57

Board Stock:...................................................................................................................... 58

Cold Lamination ............................................................................................................... 59

Shutdown .................................................................................................................................................. 62

Maintenance ............................................................................................................................................ 63

Roller Cleaning................................................................................................................. 63

Rubbing Pad Compound................................................................................................... 63

Brushes.............................................................................................................................. 64

Cleaning The Slip Ring..................................................................................................... 65

Roller Lubrication............................................................................................................. 66

Chain Lubrication ............................................................................................................. 66

Cam Lubrication ............................................................................................................... 66

Antistatic........................................................................................................................... 67

Roller Care And Maintenance .................................................................................................................. 69

Precautions:....................................................................................................................... 69

About Your Rollers:.......................................................................................................... 69

Roller Failure:................................................................................................................... 69

Operating Guidelines:....................................................................................................... 70

Film:.................................................................................................................................. 70

Cleaning:........................................................................................................................... 70

Film Wrap......................................................................................................................... 71

Troubleshooting........................................................................................................................................ 72

Glossery .....................................................................................................

Notes......................................................................................................................................................... 77

Warranty ................................................................................................................................................... 78

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Professional Laminating Systems, Inc.

Hamilton, MT. 59840 406-363-1690

About our company....

The primary goal of PLS is to provide laminating machinery that produces excellent and consistent

results at affordable prices. We are able to accomplish this goal through innovative design and

engineering practices. The foundation of our system is our patented heated roller, the heart of the

lamination process. This roller design not only produces superior finished product but also results in

considerable cost savings to our customers. We are a vertically integrated company as we utilize our

own fully automated machining facilities, as well as in-house powder coating and roller manufacturing

operation. We strive to keep machine designs as simple as possible while providing superior finished

product results, excellent reliability, and ease of operation and maintenance. We work very hard to find

or design and manufacture components that are precisely matched to their given task. Finally, we

believe that maintenance and repair parts should not be a major profit center for our company.

The Revolution Series heated roller system...

Our patented heated rollers were designed to provide a superior finish, good durability, and ease of

cleaning, while still being affordable. Our roller design exceeds all finish and quality capabilities seen in

competitive heat shoe laminators; such as, but not limited to, superior adhesion, negligible stretch,

exclusion of scratches, faster warm up, more capabilities in film and substrate use, more user friendly

and nylon, polypropylene and vinyl capable. Class for class our technology exceeds all performance

capabilities in competitive heated silicone rollers. Another benefit of this design is ultra-fast warm up

times--from room temperature to 250 deg. “F” in about five minutes--high performance models are

ready to run in less than 4 minutes. This means that you can turn your new machines on when you need

them... and off when not in use. The laminating process utilizes a considerable amount of energy

inherent in all processes requiring considerable amounts of heat. And remember, if a commercial

laminators putting out thousands of Btu*s of heat when not in actual use, your air conditioning system is

putting out even more energy in a futile attempt to cool your facility. This wasted energy can add up to

hundreds of dollars a year in unnecessary utility costs. The Revolution Series rollers are covered with

the finest silicone rubber available that is specifically formulated for our precise application. Final

grinding and polishing is accomplished with computerized equipment to insure absolute accuracy and

consistency of the finished roller.

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CONGRATULATIONS

Congratulations on your purchase of a series II heated roll laminator, manufactured by

Professional Laminating Systems Inc. Your laminator has been designed with the latest

technology to deliver hours of trouble-free operation and quality results. Your new laminator is a

very versatile machine capable of laminating 1.2 through 10 mil films on a wide variety of

materials through 3/16” thick. With proper care and maintenance, your laminator will offer you

many years of dependable service.

Please read this manual in its entirety before operating your laminator.

By reading this manual before operation of the machine, you will become familiar with proper

set up, operation, and maintenance of the machine and potentially avoid common mistakes or

worse.

We stand by our products 100% and welcome your comments and suggestions on how we can

better serve your needs and help your business grow.

If you require service, support or materials NOT found through your local representative, please

locate us on our web site at www.pro-lam.com or fax our Technical Service Department at Pro-

lam 406-363-6145. Include your model number, serial number, date of purchase the dealer

through whom it was purchased, a brief description of the service needed, your name, your

business name, your address your phone number and your fax number. We will then respond

promptly by phone or fax.

We appreciate your continued support and trust that you will receive full satisfaction from your

laminator.

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WARNINGS & SAFETY

DO NOT OPERATE THIS LAMINATOR WITHOUT FIRST REVIEWING THIS

OPERATORS MANUAL IN ITS ENTIRETY.

NEVER OPERATE THIS MACHINE WITH REMOVED, DAMAGED OR

MISSING PARTS - SHUTDOWN AND DISCONNECT FROM THE ELECTRICAL

SUPPLY.

IF THERE WERE TO EVER BE A MECHANICAL OR ELECTRICAL

MALFUNCTION IMMEDIATELY UNPLUG THE MACHINE

NEVER SERVICE THIS MACHINE WITHOUT FIRST DISCONNECTING THE

MACHINE FROM THE ELECTRICAL SOURCE.

DO NOT TOUCH THE HEATED ROLLERS AS THEIR TEMPERATURE MAY

EXCEED 350 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.

NEVER ALLOW SHARP OBJECTS SUCH AS KNIVES OR SCISSORS TO

CONTACT THE ROLLER SURFACE AS A POTENTIAL SHOCK

HAZZARD EXISTS AS WELL AS THE POTENTIAL TO INFLICT SERIOUS AND

IRREPARABLE DAMAGE TO THE SILICONE ROLL COVERING OR THE

OPERATOR.

CAUTION MUST BE EXERCISED TO KEEP HANDS FROM THE NIP POINT OF

THE LAMINATING AND PULL ROLLERS TO AVOID INJURY DUE TO HIGH

PRESSURE AND HEAT AT THESE POINTS.

FAMILIARIZE YOURSELF WITH THE REVERSE FEATURE, DO NOT WEAR

LOOSE-FITTING CLOTHING AND JEWELRY AND HAIR MUST BE PUT UP

AND KEPT AWAY FROM THE NIP POINT THESE ITEMS COULD BE PULLED

INTO THE LAMINATOR SINCE THE ROLLERS ARE ROTATING.

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