Lamination Innovation

Another product that's growing in popularity, says Coda's Gnatowsky, is the lamination of fleet graphics.

Your potential menu of products will determine which features are most important in a new laminator. Buying a machine with both top- and bottom-heated rollers will allow you to encapsulate products—that is, laminate both sides of a printed piece while still leaving a border. Laminating the back side of a wide-format foam core piece will minimize curling.