| Overview: | | | | machine. Because the Catena 65 can do so many |
| The GBC Catena 65 Professional Roll Laminator is a | | | | things, it can be a little more complicated and may take |
| full-featured 25" roll laminator designed for professional | | | | a little bit of work to master. It, like all roll laminators, can |
| production environments. These environments may | | | | also be a bit challenging to load, but becomes easier |
| include copy shops, printers and in-plant shops for | | | | with practice. |
| medium or large-sized companies. The GBC Catena | | | | If you work with wide format posters or other wide |
| 65 takes laminating to the next level, because it allows | | | | items, the Catena 65 is probably not the right laminator |
| for a variety of functions, including cold laminating, | | | | for you. The laminating machine can only handle |
| mounting, encapsulating and more. With all of these | | | | documents that are up to 25 inches wide, anything |
| options, it is an extremely versatile choice for laminating | | | | wider than that cannot be put through the Catena 65, |
| a variety of materials and should be carefully | | | | which, depending on your needs, can be severely |
| considered for your needs. | | | | limiting. |
| Features: | | | | Construction: |
| The Catena 65 offers mounting capabilities for use | | | | The Catena 65 is constructed with plastic sides and a |
| with 3/16" mounting boards. The materials that the | | | | metal feed tray and components. The machine |
| Catena 65 includes sintra, gator board, generic foam | | | | generally does not require much service. You should, |
| core, just to name a few. | | | | however, be careful of the rollers and shouldn't |
| In addition to a variety of sizes, and thicknesses, this | | | | attempt cleaning them with sharp objects or to |
| professional roll laminator can be used with both hot | | | | laminate items with glitter, 3D objects or other |
| mount adhesive and pretreated boards, making its | | | | materials that can damage the rollers. |
| versatility among the best in the business. With this kind | | | | When loading the Catena 65 roll laminator, it is very |
| of versatility and a cost-effective price structure, the | | | | important to load the machine carefully. If the machine |
| Catena 65 is popular for a reason. | | | | is not loaded properly, you run the risk loading the |
| The machine can be used with a wide assortment of | | | | laminator backwards. If this happens, it will cause the |
| hot laminating films including 1.5mil, 1.7mil, 3mil, 5mil, and | | | | film to wrap around the rollers, resulting in a very |
| 10mil thicknesses and the adjustable speed and | | | | difficult an messy situation. It is something to be kept in |
| temperature settings give you full ability to adjust for | | | | mind whenever you use your Catena 65 laminator. |
| varying material thickness, film types and other factors. | | | | Recommendation: |
| The Catena 65 has comes standard with 1" integrated | | | | The GBC Catena 65 is perfect for a printing shop, a |
| core adaptors. The 1" size core adaptor, however, | | | | copy shop or in-plant print shop, among other small to |
| may not meet all of your needs. If you are working | | | | medium sized businesses that have the need for |
| with specialty films not available on a 1" core there are | | | | lamination. Any company looking for a variety of |
| also 2.25" core adaptors available for your special | | | | lamination capabilities would so well with the Catena 65 |
| project. | | | | and it is highly recommended for them. |
| Limitations: | | | | The machine has great features at an excellent price |
| The Catena 65 is a great, all-purpose laminator, but it | | | | point. The GBC Catena 65 also includes a 90-day of |
| does have a few limitations. The machine cannot | | | | GBC on-site warranty service. |
| accept laminating film on a 3" core. This could really | | | | If you look very hard, you may be able to find a faster, |
| limit the ability to use some popular specialty films that | | | | more versatile laminator, but not for the price that the |
| only come on 3" cores. This should be taken into | | | | Catena 65 is offered. So if value and quality are |
| consideration when a decision is made. | | | | important to you, get the GBC Catena and get going |
| This type of roll-laminator can also be more difficult to | | | | with your laminating projects now! |
| configure and master than a typical, more basic | | | | |