The act of laminating important documents requires using the right laminator overall. Both roll and pouch laminators add a professional touch, but which should become a permanent staple of your school or office? Here, we’ll discuss four factors that can help compare both models and leave you with a better chance of finding your perfect machine.
1. The Cost of Materials
On the subject of material cost, pouches generally require more funding to fit more specific size variations. However, roll laminators have a larger throat width, offering more space to complete more laminating, often for less price per project.
2. The Speed With Which the Machine Functions
Given the pouch laminator’s smaller size, its two-roller capacity can’t offer as much speed as the six-roller capacity of the roll laminator, which works in feet not inches.
3. The Cost of the Machine Overall
Pouch laminators are small and portable, able to consistently finish smaller projects for only a few hundred dollars. While roll laminators do have greater size variations, this larger output needs a far larger machine to complete the job, which can end up costing thousands of dollars.
4. Additional Work for Finishing Touches
The sheets for pouch laminators come pre-cut and rounded for a pristine finish that needs no added touch, aside from a quick trim. However, the roll laminators demand both trimming and corner-rounding in order to produce the same desired effect.
The needs of your workplace will determine your final decision. However, these four comparisons can give you greater insight into your options and help you make your best choice.
