When you talk of laminators, one of the more prominent brands that you will encounter in your search is the GBC brand. And if you’re looking for a machine that can provide dependable commercial laminating capabilities without the bulk and heft of many commercial-grade machines, then one of the options that you can go for is the GBC HeatSeal H425 12.5-inch pouch laminator. The HeatSeal series is GBC’s line of thermal laminating equipment designed to work with thermal pouches as well as self-sealing films like the Avery Self Adhesive Laminating Sheets (using the cold setting— more on these below) which was previously featured here.
The GBC HeatSeal H425 is dubbed as a moderate-use commercial-grade laminator machine because it is equipped with a dependable 4-roller system designed to provide even and consistent lamination using suitable pouches with sizes of up to 12.5 inches (and 3 mil to 10 mil thickness). This means that it can accommodate the smaller business card size pouches, photo-size pouches up to the bigger letter-size pouches which makes it an ultra-versatile piece of office equipment; although it isn’t really equipped to handle high volume jobs as it only has a laminating speed of 15 inches per minute.
One of the nice things about this device is its variable temperature control (via a rotary knob control) and its LCD display that makes it very easy to use even for someone who hasn’t used such a machine before. It can also be set to a cold setting which instantly transforms it into a cold laminator machine that you can use to laminate heat-sensitive documents like photographic prints and the likes.
Other nifty features include the capability to shut down automatically if it remains unused after one hour and a reverse motor to help dislodge pouches that jam the roller system.
Its dimension is 8 x 22 x 5 inches and it weighs around 14 to 15 lbs.
Click HERE to learn more about the GBC HeatSeal H425 or find out about other GBC laminators to learn more out about your other options.
GBC is a company that is popular not only for their line of high-quality laminator machines but is also known for other professional-grade office equipment like paper shredders, binders and other office-related products and equipment. For more information check out their website at http://www.gbc.com
Related Pages: GBC Laminating Machines, Universal Laminating Supplies
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Here are reasons why every office should have their own business card laminating machine:
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