FAQs

Trouble Shooting
Tips Using Glueless
Lamination Film
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No.

Problem
White
Spots or
1 Silvering

Detail of the Problem

Consistent or inconsistent spread of white spots
between the film and the printed surface also
known as Silvering

Weak bond Weak bond strength between the film and the
2 strength
laminated material surface
Very weak
bond
Very weak bond strength between the film and
3 strength
the laminated material surface
Slack edge
4 on film
Wavy edge observed in machine direction
Glossy
5 edge

Glossier laminated effect(when use matt type

film) observed at edges of the laminate

Weak
folding
bond
6 strength

Film delaminates on fold lines after lamination

Weak bond
strength on
box fold
7 lines
Film delaminates on fold lines after box is formed

Weak bond
strength
after
8 embossing Film delaminates after embossing process

Weak bond
strength on
corrugation Film delaminates or whitens on the corrugation
9 lines
and fold lines

Laminated
product
curling at Curling of the outer skin of corrugated paper or
10 the edge
board

Box frosting Laminated product delaminates after laminated

11 (whitening) again with White card board
Film or
paper
12 creasing

Film winkling and paper creasing

Film
13 Blistering

Film bubbling or blistering on the laminated

surface

Hole
punch film Film delaminates around holes after hole
14 lifting
punching
Delaminatin
g after
period of
Film delaminated from paper after days of
15 stocking
stocking.
Weak
adhesive
bond at box
folding
16 edge
Box folding edges become unglued

Weak UV
Cured Ink
17 Bonding

Weak adherence of GLF to UV cured Inks

Weak Foilstamping Weak adherence of Gloss GLF to foil-stamped

18 Bonding
products

Weak Box Poor glue ability of the film when used in glued
19 Gluing
box application
Ink on
Heating
20 Roller

Ink transferring to heating roller during lamination

Red ink
printed
area
delaminatin
g from
Light red color part stays strong bonding while
21 paper
deep red color delaminates

Black ink
printed
area
delaminate
d after
stocking for Initial bond strength is strong but bond strength
22 a period
weakens after storage

Frosting
Effect after
laminating Direct window open, film sticks to press roller and
over
cause a frosting effect on the window area of the
23 window
film

Easily layer
abscission
after 24h of There is no problem at the beginning but 24
24 lamination hours later the bonding strength reduce

Delamination
of foil
De-laminate or whiten at edge after Laminate on
25 stamping foil stamped paper and stock for a period.

Poor
performanc
e of jetPoor performance for jet-printing on film surface
26 printing
of laminated material, like indistinct boundary

Low ink
27 adhesion

Fall in in adhesive tape test(100 times) after jetprinting

Cause

Recommendation

Pressure too low or / and temperature Increase pressure and temperature until the
low as well.
Silvering effect is removed.

Low pressure and low temperature.

Adjust pressure and or temperature up until

bond is improved

Excess of Non-polar agent added to

the ink

Reduce non-polar agent docent

Too much Spray powder or powder

granules are too large

Reduce amount of spray powder used

Over high temperature setting of

Heating Roller

Adjust temperature down till bond is improved

Polished paper / UV coated printed

paper

Unsuitable lamination material

Uneven heating temperature of

Heating Roller

Change to oil-conducted heating type

laminator

Paper/ink additives/setup conditions

not adapted

Poor lamination bond caused by

unsuitable processing conditions, or
paper contained high humidity
Over heating of film or the rubber
covered pressing roll has become
distorted by excess pressure

Adjust the running conditions of the laminating

machine to ensure correct running conditions.
Evaluate the combination of paper and ink
thickness and ink additives to ensure the
conditions are correct for laminated product.

Extreme over heating

Operate the machine at the recommended

temperature

Lamination conditions not set correctly

/ punching equipment not setup
Adjust laminating conditions and reset hole
correctly
punching equipment

Seriously affected by high humidity/

non-polar inks with poor ink drying
conditions

Strengthen pre-delivery inspection of

lamination bond / Evaluate storage
environment

Film of one-side corona treatment /

unfitted glue

Change to two-side corona treated film /

change glue type

Increase film corona treat level / Drop down

lam. Temp./ Retreat film side of laminated
Film with low corona treatment level / product for enhanced corona treatment level /
polishing ink not adapted
Change UV inks

Film with one side corona treatment

Change to two-sided corona treatment film

Film of one-side corona treatment /

Cold adhesive glue not adapted

Change to two-side corona treated film /

Change cold adhesive glue type fitted for
polypropylene film

Use two side printed paper and

printed side facing Heating Roller for
pressing

Lower down lamination temperature

Ink layer too thick or not thoroughly

dried

Engage the preheating roll process and or

adjust for even ink layer thickness, or slow
down lamination speed with higher lamination
temperature

A known cause to this defect is this

specific type of ink not properly dried
or the ink contains too much reducer

Ensure sufficient curing time, reinspection 24

hours after lamination to ensure bond strength
is stable.

Wrap the rubber roller in release polyester film

in the area where the window is in contact with
Film functional layer stick to rubber
the rubber roller to ensure the film does not
covered press roll and cause the film frost/ Apply two steps back-side heat-ironing
to frost or become hazy
method of lamination.

Too much Viscosity reducer or drying

oil or other additives, usually
contained in spot-color ink, causing
fake bonding

Advanced test shall be applied no less than

one day/ high pressure and high temperature
test to determine whether GL is applicable for
this printed material

When peeling alum. Foil off GLF,

leaves on film surface release
ingredients

Only process foil stamping after lamination.

Avoid high standard, foil-stamping pricess
before lamination

Printed material laminated with GLF is

not so applicable for jet-printing, but it Adjusting the parameter of jet-printer, trial
can be improved by adjusting the
production shall be carried out before mass
parameter of jet-printer
production.

The surface tension of Gloss GLF

doesnt meet the ink adhesion
requirement of jet-printing

For Gloss GLF, corona re-treatment is

suggested after lamination; For Matt GLF,
lamination temperature under 100C