Flash Photobition has vastly increased its laminating speed with Australia's first Seal 65 Pro MD laminator.

The company installed the machine in its Sydney plant in mid-July as a replacement for an older device. Flash also runs another Seal laminator, an Image 600MD, said general manager Frederik Udén.

"Apart from its vastly increased speed, which copes with the market’s ever-decreasing lead times, the new unit has demonstrated fewer fluctuations and a vastly greater degree of control," said Udén.

"We still do quite a bit of hot laminating; we often print on paper stock where the hot laminating process gives the paper a certain rigidity along with pristine photographic quality."

Flash has about 50 staff – 35 at its Sydney factory and another 15 in Brisbane and Canberra.

Distributor Starleaton Digital Solutions said the new 1,651mm-wide laminator was 76mm wider than previous Seal Pro models

"The bi-directional operation means that hot and cold laminating jobs can be run consecutively without waiting for the front rollers to cool down. Precise nip and temperature are displayed on the LCD panel for total control," according to Starleaton.

General manager Ben Eaton said: "For sheer speed, the 65 Pro MD is unbeatable. It runs thermal laminate two to three times as fast as similar machines for high productivity laminating shops. Being designed and made in Neschen’s US factory, the build and quality are simply outstanding."

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