Autobond to launch laminator for magnetic applications at Drupa

Autobond will launch its new Mini 76 TPM perfecting laminator with cross-cutter and showcase a range of laminating kit at this year's Drupa.

The manufacturer is also launching its Mini 105 TPHS laminator with Heidelberg feedhead and stacker at the exhibition.

The Mini 76 TPM is being targeted towards the digital print market and allows users to apply magnetic film on one side of the print and normal film to the other.

The machine can be used for the production of magnetic products such as fridge magnets and 'L' plates for vehicles.

It can handle sheet sizes from A4 to a maximum of 76 x 102cm and speeds of up to 45m per minute.

The machine features a CC76 cross-cutter and can laminate stock weights ranging from 90gsm up to 650gsm.

The manufacturer will ship its first Mini 76 TPM to Real Flyer, a digital printer in San Francisco.

Autobond will also debut its new Mini 105 TPHS: a thermal, perfecting laminator with a Heidelberg feedhead and stacker.

As with the Mini 76 TPM, the machine can handle a sheet sizes from A4 to of 76 x 102cm.

The laminator can output at a maximum speed of 60m per minute at weights ranging from 90 gsm to 650 gsm.

Autobond managing director John Gilmore said: "Our research and development team has carried out a significant amount of work during the last year to extend the functionality of our sheet-fed laminators to encompass other processes such as UV coating, encapsulation and magnet lamination."