可持续、简单、节省成本：废旧层压

INTRODUCTION Organizations that laminate secure identities and cards in high volumesare constantly seeking ways to cut lamination consumables costs withoutcompromising card security and durability. Simultaneously, they are alsoseeking new sustainable product offerings that help them meet governmentstandards for environmental responsibility. Wasteless lamination technology meets both of these demands and offersconsumers a cost-effective and eco-friendly alternative to traditionallamination methods. This white paper will explore: •How wasteless lamination enables suppliers to pass savings on toconsumers, while meeting the ecological and financial imperatives ofsustainable business •Why it’s critical that your card issuance solution can intelligently self-regulate temperature — and what that means for your bottom line•The benefits and criteria to consider when evaluating wastelesslamination solutions W A S T E L E S SL A M I N A T I O N D E F I N E D R E D U C EN E E D L E S SW A S T E Before we define wasteless lamination, let’s first examine traditional lamination methods. Withtraditional lamination, printed cards are passed from the main printer into a lamination chamber, ormodule, where a lamination patch is then applied to the card — either to one or both sides at theuser’s discretion. In this scenario, a typical lamination consumable consists of lamination patchesadhered to a strip of clear film known as “carrier film” that connects two rolls or cores. The carrier filmonly serves as a “carrier” of the overlaminate patches until they can be applied to cards during thelamination process. Wasteless laminationtechnology reducesneedless waste byeliminating the needfor the laminatematerial carrier filmand subsequenttake-up core found intraditional laminationconsumables. The first “supply” roll consists of new laminate patches adhered to carrier film that is wrapped arounda supply core. The second roll consists only of an empty “take-up” core. When the laminate fromthe first roll has been adhered to the card, the take-up core then “takes up” the leftover carrier film.After the supply roll has been depleted of laminate patches and the take-up core has been filled withsubsequent leftover carrier film, the operator then removes both cores along with the used carrierfilm. Ultimately, this traditional lamination process produces excessive waste byproducts: two coresand a full roll of used carrier film — none of which are easily recycled. In contrast, wasteless lamination technology aims to reduce this level of needless waste byeliminating the need for carrier film and subsequent take-up core. With wasteless lamination,overlaminate patches are attached to one another in a continuous stream of material on a single roll,without an underlying carrier. As each patch is detached from its supply roll and adhered to a card,the lamination cycle is completed. Once the supply roll has been depleted, all that’s left is the singleempty core that once contained the overlaminate material. Because no carrier film exists, no usedcarrier film waste is produced. A traditional overlaminate roll withlamination patches, carrier film andtake-up core. A wasteless lamination roll with no carrierfilm or take-up core required. C O S T – E F F E C T I V E N E S S O F W A S T E L E S SL A M I N A T I O N E C O - F R I E N D LYT E C H N O L O G Y As noted previously, traditional lamination consumables use two cores and an underlying carrier filmto support and “carry” overlaminates through a lamination cycle, where they are applied to cards.Not only does traditional lamination produce waste — an additional core and carrier film — but thereare also costs associated with the building, assembling, packaging and shipping of those materials.Of these materials, the manufacturing of carrier film is the greatest expense. As a result, traditionallamination supplies are higher priced to defray their cost. Eco-friendlytechnology innovationssuch as wastelesslamination providea cost-effectiveway to minimizeenvironmental impact. Without the need for carrier film, wasteless lamination technology substantially reduces the costto produce durable lamination consumables. As a result, suppliers are able to pass these savingson to consumers and offer more attractive pricing for wasteless overlaminates than is possible fortraditional lamination supplies. In fact, wasteless lamination can reduce lamination consumablescosts by as much as 40 percent for organizations that laminate cards and IDs in high volumes. E N V I R O N M E N T A L S U S T A I N A B I L I T Y O F W A S T E L E S SL A M I N A T I O N Traditional lamination methods using the additional core and carrier film produce a considerableamount of waste that ultimately ends up in landfills. In addition, most lamination solutions consumesignificant energy to achieve and maintain optimal operating temperature. However, laminationsolutions with technologies like “instant on” and intelligent tem