Lamination - Matt Lamination, Silk Lamination, Silk Lamination
Definition: Lamination is Plastic film in various finishes which is applied to the entire printed sheet to create various effects - high gloss, silk or matt effects.
What is it used for? Commonly used for Brochures, Leaflets, Postcards and Wallet folders.
Matt Lamination gives a subtle, tactile, effect that oozes quality.
Gloss Lamination is more high profile, it adds a high gloss sheen, often used on brochure covers, menus, magazine covers or presentation folders. It is definitely the high impact option.
Silk Lamination falls as a half way house of gloss and matt lamination -not very popular as it's perhaps too subtle - often it's hard to tell if the printed item has actually been laminated!
At What Point do we do it? Lamination is a print finishing process (after printing).
How do we do it? The printed sheet has a roll of lamination film applied to it under heat and high pressure.
More about... One side effect of lamination is that it completely seals in the print, so areas of large solid ink are less liable to cause marking (set-off). This has a side benefit of protecting the print - many menus are gloss laminated so that spillages don't damage the menu.
Ask us about Recyclable Laminates - these allow your printed product to be recycled along with other paper products.