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GBC Heatseal H520 Professional Pouch Laminator Review
Category: BusinessThe new H520 pouch
laminator from GBC is designed for medium to large sized offices that
need to laminate all sizes of documents.This review will identify some of the features, strengths, weaknesses and limitations of the Heatseal H520 pouch laminator.
Overview:
- The new H520 pouch
laminator from GBC is designed for medium to large sized offices that
need to laminate all sizes of documents. - It is ideal for
laminating signs, posters, menus, photographs, name badges, luggage
tags, business cards and other types of items and runs at an amazing
31.5 inches per minute which is almost twice the speed of other similar
laminators on the market. - This review will identify some of the features, strengths, weaknesses and limitations of the Heatseal H520 pouch laminator.
Strengths / Features:
- The
H520 is an extremely fast pouch laminator. Many lower end pouch
laminators operate at speed between 12-15 inches per minute. This
machine operates at a fixed speed of 31.5 inches per minute. This added
speed will directly combined with the relatively short warm up time of
the Heatseal 520 helps this machine to yield greater productivity for
its users. - The H520 is capable of laminating documents with
3mil, 5mil and 7mil laminating pouches. This gives users the ability to
choose the thickness of laminating pouch that best suits their needs. - The
H520 has a large 12.5″ throat. This allows users to laminate documents
using menu and large menu sized laminating pouches. It also allows for
increased productivity through the use of GBC premium long side sealed
laminating pouches. - The Heatseal H520 has a great LCD control
panel that makes operating the machine extremely simple. Since the
speed of the machine is fixed the LCD is simply used to control the
temperature of the unit. A convenient guide is printed on the unit
showing the correct settings for different thicknesses of paper using
3mil, 5mil and 7mil laminating pouches.
Weaknesses / Limitations:
- The
GBC Heatseal H520 is a carrier free laminator. This means that it is
not designed to laminate documents using laminating pouch carriers.
Although this makes the H520 easier and faster to use than many other
laminators that require carriers it also presents several problems.
Over time adhesive can squeeze out of the laminating pouches as they
run through the machine and build up on the rollers. This adhesive
needs to be cleaned off on a regular basis or it can result in getting
a laminating pouch wrapped around the rollers of the machine. This is
not covered under the warranty for the H520 unless you use genuine GBC
laminating pouches and regularly clean the unit using the provided
adhesive cleaning sheet. - The H520 is capable of laminating
items with 3mil, 5mil and 7mil pouches. However, it can not be used
with 10mil laminating pouches. This is something to keep in mind if
your organization ever needs to laminate signs, name badges or other
items that require a lot of rigidity.
Recommendation:
- The
primary advantage that the GBC Heatseal H520 pouch laminator offers
over other similar models is speed. This ultra quick laminator is
designed with productivity in mind and is ideal for a small or medium
sized company that needs to laminate both small and large documents. - If
you do decide to buy the H520 it is important to remember to regularly
clean the rollers so that that adhesive does not build up. - Unfortunately ,
the H520 does not handle 10mil laminating pouches. You have to step up
the one of the larger more feature rich GBC Heatseal laminators for
that.
About the author
If you need more information or would like to purchase the GBC Heatseal H520 Professional Pouch Laminator or any of the other Pouch Laminators that we carry please feel to visit our site or contact us with your questions.
This review was written by Jeff McRitchie who is the director of marketing for Mybinding.com.
Jeff has written more than three hundred articles and more than two
hundred reviews on Binding Machines, Binding Supplies, Report Covers,
3-Ring
Shredders and Paper Handling Equipment.
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