Mirri installs large format laminator

Print Solutions

Mirri has installed a large format Lamina board to board laminator at its Reading site. This installation will widen the Mirri point of sale offering, facilitating a fast turnaround service of a range of large format boards that have been laminated to thicker substrates.

Large format Mirri can now be supplied laminated to materials such as Foamex, corrugated and display board. The growth of large format digital printing in the point of sale sector has also increased demand for thicker Mirri substrates that can be printed on digital flatbed presses.

The maximum sheet size on the new laminator is 1600 x 2000 mm, minimum is 350 x 350 mm. The top sheet weight is 130 to 450 gm/m2, the bottom sheet is 250 gm/m2 or 0.6 micron to 10 mm.

Mark Askham, business development manager at Mirri, commented: ‘The installation of this machine will strengthen our offering to the point of sale sector. It will also allow us to develop a range of thicker Mirri substrates for use across several markets, including point if sale and packaging.’

The machine features an automatic substrate feeder, precision gluing and lamination with front and side registration.

Andy Kirby, general manager, added: ‘As always we will be working closely with our clients to offer a solution that fits their project needs, this could mean supplying substrate laminated to a specification provided or laminating Mirri products to a thicker board from the clients stock and in some cases laminating a printed material to a thicker substrate.’