FAQs, Tips & Tricks

Neopost Australia offers free consultation services on a comprehensive range of custom products and services. Choose from screenprinting, embossing and foil stamping to dress up your documents. Add your company logo and vision statement to support your overall corporate identity. Print your name and logo on the spine of the plastic combs to give your document the corporate image.

Several years ago, GBC pioneered the design of tabletop binding equipment that separated the punch and bind function for greater productivity. Previous equipment designs integrated both functions into one unit. Our modular binding product line includes three tabletop punches and three stackable bind stations for plastic binding, colour coil and twin loop wire.

Binders and index tabs are just the beginning. Neopost Australia is your complete source for document and presentation solutions. From concept to the delivery of final product, we can package your presentation just the way you want it. With our easy-to-use binding systems, you can make presentations right in your office. Whether you only want to bind a few internal documents, or you need a system that can handle high-volume projects, we offer a variety of ways to customize your message and get your work the attention it deserves.

By allowing 10-15cm of lamination film to hang out of the laminator as you start your lamination job and by making sure the back of the laminator is not up against a wall, cabinet or other obstruction, you should assure wrap-free operation.

If you are using a thermal (heat) laminator, then the heat setting may be too high for the item being laminated. If the machine has a control to adjust the heat, try lowering the temperature. Also, if using a thermal pouch laminator, make sure that you are using a carrier for the pouch.

Cloudy lamination is usually the result of insufficient heat. If the machine has a control to adjust the heat, try increasing the temperature. Also, if using a thermal pouch laminator, you may be using a laminating pouch that is too thick for the machine. Some machines have pre-set temperatures designed to work with standard pouch films.

While the pouch laminator is still hot, run a sheet of copy paper through without a carrier or pouch. This will remove any adhesive build-up. The best way to prevent adhesive from getting on the rollers is to use a carrier when laminating.

Providing the laminator temperature and speed settings are correct, the most likely culprit is your image. Inkjet prints that are not completely dry can prove to be impossible to laminate. Inks contain Glycol to prevent the ink from clogging the nozzels. Glycol is an oily-type solvent that is not compatible with thermal adhesives. Now, what can be done to improve adhesion? First, make sure you are properly using the ink limiting setting during your RIP. Ink limiting will reduce your drying time. Next, choose the proper media to print on. High gloss papers are difficult to laminate because most of the ink rests on the receptive coating of the paper. Matte papers absorb more moisture and are therefore, easier to laminate. Remember, your prints must be completely dry before laminating, and highly saturated prints will take longer to dry.

In thermal films, silvering is caused by the adhesive not 'wetting out' properly. This can be solved by either increasing the temperature setting, or slowing down the speed setting. Sometimes you may need to do both. This will promote a better adhesive flow. The same principles apply to cold laminates.

Generally speaking, overlaminates with U.V. inhibitors will extend the life of your image by 3-4 times. Dye-based inks, when subjected to high levels of U.V. radiation, can fade in as little as a few days. This means that even with a protective overlaminate, your dye-based image can be damaged in as little as 2 weeks. Pigmented inks last significantly longer than dye-based. Laminated images printed with pigmented inks can expect a six to twelve month outdoor lifespan without experiencing significant U.V. fading.

Thermal paper (e.g. movie tickets, concert tickets), x-rays, ultrasounds, tracing paper and plastic covers. Collages in which water based glue has been used. It is also advised that offset prints be wiped with a clean cloth prior to lamination.