Wide, Wider, Widest Laminating

As printing devices get wider, laminators are keeping pace. Find out how to shop for a laminator, what features to look for and what to do once you get it.

by Cheryl A. Adams

With the wide-format market getting wider every day, it's no wonder printers are investing in the technology.

Quips Brian Franks, vice president of marketing at GBC Films: "Today, the focus on ink-jet printers is the width of the machine. I call this the 'yacht syndrome,' because once you've owned a 30-foot boat, then you have to have a 40-foot, and so on. The same is true of wide-format printers. Once you've run a 40˝ machine, you want a 60˝. Now printers are available in 80˝ widths."