Joe brings 28 years of professional experience relating to print finishing. His ability to ask the right questions to understand an application bottleneck, allows him to provide guidance in matching product solutions that meet any customer's business needs. His expertise supports Spiral's wide customer base including commercial & in-plant printers, small office to Fortune 500 customers, re-sellers, educators, franchise operators, among others.
The Fujipla ALM 3222 Automatic Laminator/Trimmer is taking lamination of On-Demand Digital Prints to a new level, it's a revolutionary breakthrough in lamination technology. The ALM 3222 will automatically feed, laminate and trim Digital Prints virtually unattended, freeing you to work on other profitable tasks.
This compact auto laminator is as easy to use as a copy machine and warms up in 5 minutes. Just load from 1 to 200 documents in the automatic feeder and press the start button. Each document is automatically fed into the laminator, laminated with the special lamination film, trimmed to size and then stacked on the collection tray.
The next generation in fully automatic laminating of digital prints, the new ALM 3222 offers many upgrades from the original ALM 3220, including:
Heated rollers for crystal clear scratch free laminations
Micro adjustable side trimmers for precise flush cutting or exact border encapsulation
Runs 13" wide sheets with 12.6" wide film coverage
Built in long mode operation for banner length prints
A 25% increase in speed over the ALM 3220
Features of the Fujipla ALM 3222 Automatic Laminator/Trimmer:
Small Foot Print – less than 4 sq. ft.
Portable – locking roller casters
115 Volt, 15 amp service with economy mode
Ultra quick warm up of less than 5 minutes
Virtually Unattended Operation
Digital Sheets sizes: 13”x19”, 12”x18”, 11”x17”, 8.5”x11”
Operating with built in long mode allows sheets of infinite length to be laminated
Automatically feeds up to 200 sheets
Monthly duty: 40,000 letter size sheets
Laminates copy paper or as heavy as 130# cover stock
Trimming Methods 2 modes – Flush trim or edge seal for all 4 sides of the print
Operation Panel LCD display for start, stop, temperature, speed, and leading and trailing trim settings
Automatic two side lamination or short one side work
Automatic Flush or Sealed edge trim option micro adjustable for precise flush cut or custom encapsulation
ALM Exclusive ASAP Roll Film - Manufactured for digital print technology with anti-static properties
Included Accessories Stand with Film waste box, Printed operations manual and CD UL Approved
One of the increasingly popular film applications is to use a soft touch laminate like the ALM Elegant Silk Matte film for single sided lamination projects. The key to this application is to use the ALM 1.2 mil Elegant Silk Matte and using a liner film on the underside of the product your are laminating. Because the 1.2 mil Elegant Silk Matte film is a PET based film, there are some important keys to successfully running it in single sided applications.
Use none to very little tension on the ESM and under film. Apply only enough tension to keep film from wrinkling.
Remove idler roller from bottom to reduce tension of under film.
Run liner film on the bottom and the ESM laminate on the top
Paper being used for single side laminatation should be no less than 80 lb. cover weight stock, the heavier the stock the better.
Since the ALM does not have de curling devices the above steps will provide a nearly flat sheet for most perfect bound cover weight sheets and card stock that is used for business or post cards.
Note: These same techniques should also be used when running the single sided nylon film as well.
Comparison Chart
ALM3222 Auto-Laminator
ALM3230 Auto-Laminator
Speed
Variable speed of up to 68” per minute
Fixed speed at 40” per minute
Paper weights
20lb bond - 130lb cover
20lb Bond - 100lb cover
Feeding Capacity
200 sheets of 20 lb. bond
100 sheets of 20 lb. bond
Temperature Settings
210 - 270 F.
210 - 270 F.
Applicable Sheet Sizes
8.5” x 11”, 11” x 17” 12” x 18” and 13” x 19”
8.5” x 11”, 11” x 17” 12” x 18” and 13” x 20”
Types of Laminating
Automatic two side lamination Single side lamination
Automatic two side lamination Single side lamination
Stand
*Stand with film waste box included
Rolling stand optional
Types of Finishing
Automatic flush or sealed edge trimming
Automatic flush or sealed edge trimming
ALM3222 Specifications:
Warm-Up Time Approximately 5 minutes
Max Thickness 20 lb bond - 130 lb cover
Film Thickness 1.2mil (Nylon), 1.5 mil, 3 mil, 5 mil & 10 mil
Power Consumption 900W
Power Supply AC 120V (60Hz)
Net Weight Laminator 130 Lbs. Stand: 48.5 Lbs.
Note: The ALM 3222 laminating system is available in limited distribution areas.
Joe Bondonna 
