The-Amazing Shrinking Laminator

While the market has been acting strangely, many laminating companies report several other simultaneous challenges.

Digital printing is the big one.

"You can't use the same film for digital and offset," says Alan Parkhill, vice president for sales and marketing at Banner American. Parkhill explains that digital lays a thick coating of toner over a sheet of paper, and that the fuser oil that holds the toner in place provides for an extra layer of separation.