From as small as 54x86mm up to a2.
Thick laminate pouches.
I have come up with this conversion chart that should help you determine which pouch thickness you need and which your laminator can handle.
Laminating pouch thickness is measured in microns 1 micron 1000th of a millimetre.
This means that a 10mil pouch is actually 20mil thick 10mil on the front and 10mil on the back.
Laminating pouches and sheets.
Also because your printing will be sandwiched between two pieces of laminate a 1 5mil laminate will increase the overall thickness of your printed piece by 3 mil 003.
First the thickness of the pouch is almost always listed per side.
If you have been shopping around for laminating film pouches or lamination rolls found here you have probably come across terms such as mil thickness or micron thickness there are several different ways to measure the thickness of a laminating pouch.
Scotch thermal laminating pouches 5 mil thick for extra protection 100 pack 8 9 x 11 4 inches letter size sheets clear tp5854 100 4 9 out of 5 stars 1 738 23 60 23.
Laminating pouches come in 3 5 7 or 10 mil.
Laminating pouch thickness indicates how thick one side of the pouch is.
It is also important to note that not all laminators will accept all the different thicknesses of laminating pouches.
The pouches come in a thickness of 3 5 7 and 10 mil.
Likewise a film measuring 10mil would be 010 thick.
Thus a 10 mil pouch would actually be 20 mil thick not 10.
Consult the machine s instruction manual if you re not sure what pouches you can use.
Hence a lamination film measuring 1 5mil would be 0015 thick.
The total thickness of the pouch is twice as thick as the listed thickness since the pouch is made up of two sheets of pre cut laminating film sealed together along one edge.
The mil thickness of the pouch is listed per side.
Fellowes laminating pouches are available in a wide variety of sizes and formats.
That said here are the 5 most common pouch thicknesses.
Also keep in mind that not every laminator can accept all pouches.