What you Need to Know about Cold Pressure Sensitive Laminating

Cold laminators, also known as pressure sensitive laminators, make laminating easier than ever. This type of laminating applies a film or adhesive to the application using high pressure rollers, rather that heat. This process requires no electricity, eliminating warm-up/cool down time and adjustments to tension and temperature. Cold laminators have a tendency to be extremely user friendly; perfect for the home, school, office, and more. Pressure sensitive (cold) laminate is sticky to the touch, and features a removable release liner that covers and protects the adhesive until you peel it off and are ready to use.

Learn everything you need to know about cold laminating in this article. We will go over the major advantages and why customers choose cold laminate, as well as the limitations, so you know when and when not to use pressure sensitive lamination. We also discuss the popular applications and display ideas, so you can compare your goal to the industry standards. Plus, find out where to buy the best cold laminating machines and cold laminate.

Popular Applications:

    Posters, book covers, signs, photographs, charts, restaurant advertising and menus, super market & grocery store signage, retail signs and advertisements, trade show graphics, etc...


Who uses Cold Lamination?

    Graphics departments, facility management, digital imaging services, litho shops, sign industry, schools, trade show houses, and more!


Advantages:

    • Allows for high production rates
    • Protective
    • Durable
    • Enhances prints
    • Can be wiped clean
    • Wide variety of sizes and mils
    • No power needed
    • No warm-up time
    • UV Sun Protection Film is readily available

Limitations:

    • Smaller variety of laminating films available
    • Machines sometimes only use proprietary film, limiting your options

Displays:

    With pressure sensitive lamination you can create either flexible display graphics, or rigid display graphics. Flexible display graphics are perfect for retail stores, grocery stores, trade shows, hotels, etc. They are very popular as pop-ups and directional signs for hotel events. Rigid display graphics are prefect for when you want to laminate and mount in one easy step, creating a firm and durable graphic that is sure to last.

Pressure sensitive laminators apply laminate or adhesive using high pressure rollers, without the use of electricity. This makes them environmentally friendly. There is no more waiting for your laminator warm up, these machines are ready to go right away and require no cool down time. What sets the cold laminator apart? They are perfect for laminating and mounting for outdoor signage and display. It's difficult to find hot lamination that has the UV protection necessary to keep your outdoor displays vibrant, but UV protective cold lamination is readily available.

One of the most popular cold laminating brands on the market is Xyron. There are three different XyronPRO lamination machines available, and a wide selection of laminate and adhesive options to go along with them.


Mallory Morsa, Binding101 Product Expert About the Author • Mallory Morsa is the product expert and content specialist at Binding101, and has been a valued team member since 2008. She started her career here in customer service, moved onto sales supervisor, product management, and then onto content. She takes a hands-on approach to products, and truly gets to know how every item works before she writes about them, with a goal to give you all of the honest information you need to make a confident buying decision. She has a bachelor's degree with a focus on management and marketing, and has been a writer, photographer, and videographer for many years. In her free time, she loves to read by the pool, volunteer at the local animal shelter in the kitten nursery, and snuggle her three furbabies while she binge watches Netflix.