Laminating pouches come in 3 5 7 or 10 mil.
Thick laminate pouches.
Likewise a film measuring 10mil would be 010 thick.
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It is also important to note that not all laminators will accept all the different thicknesses of laminating pouches.
Laminating pouches are used in tabletop thermal pouch laminators which are found in sizes ranging from 4 inches up to 13 inches wide.
Laminating pouch thickness indicates how thick one side of the pouch is.
Laminating pouches and sheets.
Consult the machine s instruction manual if you re not sure what pouches you can use.
From as small as 54x86mm up to a2.
The mil thickness of the pouch is listed per side.
Fellowes laminating pouches are available in a wide variety of sizes and formats.
Thus a 10 mil pouch would actually be 20 mil thick not 10.
Also keep in mind that not every laminator can accept all pouches.
That said here are the 5 most common pouch thicknesses.
First the thickness of the pouch is almost always listed per side.
Laminating pouch thickness is measured in microns 1 micron 1000th of a millimetre.
The pouches come in a thickness of 3 5 7 and 10 mil.
Also because your printing will be sandwiched between two pieces of laminate a 1 5mil laminate will increase the overall thickness of your printed piece by 3 mil 003.
I have come up with this conversion chart that should help you determine which pouch thickness you need and which your laminator can handle.
This means that a 10mil pouch is actually 20mil thick 10mil on the front and 10mil on the back.
The laminating becomes thicker and more rigid as the mil increases so choose a 3 mil thickness if you want thin flexible.
The most popular sizes are a4 and a3 laminating pouches.