Ledco Laminators FAQs

This problem is common in locations such as schools, where untrained operators and passersby have access to the laminator. There will always be someone who thinks that if 310 degrees is good for lamination, then 350 or 400 degrees would be better. Never set your laminator hotter than 330 degrees Fahrenheit, and then only if you are using a standard 1.5-mil film. With 3-mil and thicker films, never exceed 280 degrees Fahrenheit.

Even when the temperature is at 310 degrees Fahrenheit with 1.5 mil film, some people will still find the hot film smell unpleasant or even nauseating. The good news is that the smell of hot polyethylene is not harmful to your health. The better news is that you never need experience that smell again. There are now ultra low-melt films which will adhere beautifully at about 200 degrees Fahrenheit. Our favorite film is a very low-temp 3-mil which I usually run at 200 degrees for materials printed on a press and 240 degrees for inkjet printed materials.