Thick Laminate Pouches

Laminating pouch thickness indicates how thick one side of the pouch is.

Thick laminate pouches.

If you have been shopping around for laminating film pouches or lamination rolls found here you have probably come across terms such as mil thickness or micron thickness there are several different ways to measure the thickness of a laminating pouch. The laminating becomes thicker and more rigid as the mil increases so choose a 3 mil thickness if you want thin flexible. Also keep in mind that not every laminator can accept all pouches. Laminating pouch thickness is measured in microns 1 micron 1000th of a millimetre.

Likewise a film measuring 10mil would be 010 thick. Consult the machine s instruction manual if you re not sure what pouches you can use. From as small as 54x86mm up to a2. First the thickness of the pouch is almost always listed per side.

The most popular sizes are a4 and a3 laminating pouches. Thus a 10 mil pouch would actually be 20 mil thick not 10. Laminating pouches are used in tabletop thermal pouch laminators which are found in sizes ranging from 4 inches up to 13 inches wide. This means that a 10mil pouch is actually 20mil thick 10mil on the front and 10mil on the back.

It is also important to note that not all laminators will accept all the different thicknesses of laminating pouches. Scotch thermal laminating pouches 5 mil thick for extra protection 100 pack 8 9 x 11 4 inches letter size sheets clear tp5854 100 4 9 out of 5 stars 1 738 23 60 23. That said here are the 5 most common pouch thicknesses. The pouches come in a thickness of 3 5 7 and 10 mil.

Laminating pouches and sheets. Fellowes laminating pouches are available in a wide variety of sizes and formats. The mil thickness of the pouch is listed per side. Hence a lamination film measuring 1 5mil would be 0015 thick.

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.