Тhe Vivid's Matrix MD-650, a roll fed machine designed with a digital print shop in mind. With its own stand, it takes up a limited amount of space and despite being solidly built, can be easily manoeuvered around if not in immediate use. The Matrix Duo is able to do both single sided lamination and double sided encapsulation. A unique anti-curl bar allows quite thin laminates to be used, maximising value on a roll.
The control panel is simple and easy to follow, ideal for a machine that may be used by several operators with basic instruction. A set temperature is chosen, the rollers engaged and operating temperature quickly reached. A speed control monitors the flow of film both forward and reverse, and there is an anti-jam mechanism. The laminator will seal film at an average speed of a metre a minute. It will run faster but you have to be very careful feeding the initial leading edge of a long print to avoid skew.
Its twin heated rollers operate on thermal film fed from above and below with the option of fitting both gloss and matt finishes at the same time when double siding. This way you don't need to change rolls for one job, just place the print in the machine facing whichever surface is preferred.
Designed for thermal or pressure sensitive film. The adjustable roller gap can handle mounting boards up to 5mm thick. The safety shield magnetically locks into place and is much easier to remove for webbing and un-webbing. The interlock switch for the shield allows the machine to meet all safety regulations.
Checking the printer forums, an interesting comment from an independent Matrix purchaser was that since acquiring the machine it has been used ten times more than expected, because of its ease of use and fl exibility. And that's certainly what we found having lived and worked with the machine for a month or more. It's one of those essentials that becomes an asset, and at an affordable price.
If you are doing large format inkjet printing then large format laminating in house is essential. Nobody wants to put up with the time delay of outsourcing these days. To stay ahead of the competition it has to be supplied on demand and the Matrix and consumables are a perfect complement to inkjet prints with even heavy colour coverage producing a seamless bubble free finish from prints straight from the printer.
