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The innovative new GBC Foton 30 laminating machine is the only one of its kind. It features an automatic feed system so you don't have to stand around and load pouch and after pouch; just place your stack of sheets onto the feed tray, press 'run', and walk away while the Foton does the rest. It also includes an integrated trimmer that automatically cuts each sheet lengthwise. Quick-loading film cartridges are self-winding and just snap into place.
These combined features save users an average of 98% of time over the manual alternatives. The Foton 30 laminator has three mode run options for laminating letter size pages, over sized sheets, and odd-sized shapes.
Item #04GBCFOTON30-GRPManufacturerGBCManufacturer Part NumberFOTONDimensions22.7' x 9.6' x 18.8'Manufacturer's Warranty2 Year Limited WarrantySize11'ColorBlackOperationAutomaticDouble-Sided LaminationYesSingle-Sided LaminationNoThermal LaminatingYesDigital Laminating (Low-Temp)NoCold LaminatingNoSpeedUp to 29.1' per MinuteAdjustable SpeedYesWarm-Up Time3-4 MinutesMaximum Mil Thickness5 MilAdjustable TempNoMaximum Width11'ProgrammableYesCapable of MountingNoMaximum Thickness5 MilCapable of FoilingNoIntegrated CutterYes; Automatic Lengthwise TrimmingAuto-Shut OffYes. As an official dealer, we are so excited to share with you the brand new Foton 30 laminating machine from GBC. The first of its kind, the Foton 30 features automated functions without the price point you would expect with an automatic laminator. The automatic feed tray grabs from a stack of pages you place down, and pulls them into the lamination system. It spaces them perfectly for the least amount of laminate waste, and even automatically trims between each page. So what you get on the other end of the laminator are perfectly laminated, ready-to-go sheets.Yes, you read that right; the GBC Foton 30 feeds, laminates, and trims your pages automatically.
In fact, it even has automatic film detection, automatic film cartridge winging, and automatic shut off. All you have to do to use the Foton 30 is load in your film cartridge by opening the lid, sliding in the cartridge, and closing the lid. Then place the pages you want to laminate on the feed tray, press 'run', and walk away!
Simple and incredibly fast, this innovative laminating machine can save 98% of your time previously spent with manual alternatives. You don't have to stand there and manually feed your pages into pouches, and then the pouches into the machine; just load your film cartridge, load your sheets, press start, and walk away to perform your other tasks.Key Features:. Automated Loading - Saves 98% of your time as compared with typical manually-loaded laminating machines. The Foton 30 does the work for you, so you can drop in your stack of paper, and walk away to perform other duties. Automated Laminating - Incredibly convenient, just place up to 30 sheets onto the auto-feeding tray, press 'run', and walk away.
No Pouches Needed - No more standing by and manually inserting individual pouches. The convenient laminating film cartridges easily install for quick change-out, and offer the benefits you would get from continuous roll film, without the hassle.
Are you ready for a revolution in laminating? With the new Foton 30 from GBC you can save 98% of time!
Instead of standing by and manually loading in each sheet to laminate them, you just drop a stack of up to 30 pages into the automatic feed tray, hit the ‘run’ button, and walk away. The Foton 30 will do the rest! Automatically grabbing each sheet, laminating it, and even trimming between each page.
The Foton 30 automatically feeds, laminates, and trims your pages, giving you the time to focus on other tasks. Pouch-free design lets you place pages into the tray, hit run, and walk away. Once it is warmed up, it will automatically begin running. The Foton 30 film cartridges are auto-threading; just slide them in, close the lid, and they’re ready to go.
3 mode settings allow for laminating letter size, over-size, and odd-shaped items. Laminate up to about 230 sheets per cartridge. A sensor in the Foton 30 controls spacing to minimize film waste and prevent jams.
Automatic skew correction ensures pages feed straight. Automatic shut-off to save energy. Quick warm up within 4 minutes. 2 Year limited manufacturer’s warranty. We understand that automation is key for facility managers and print service providers.
GBC redesigned lamination from a manual process to a fully automated one with a machine that feeds, laminates and cuts – all at the push of a button – making lamination an easy service to provide.Video Transcript:My experience with the Foton 30: I absolutely loved it. It was the first time that I embraced laminating jobs, something that historically was always a manual process and making it automatic and automatic in what I do makes life easier for everyone.We got a request for approximately 100 data sheets. We were excited to try out this job requests on the Foton 30. We were able to get it done in about 20 minutes. Usually a job that size would take about 3 hours. As we were delivering it, we got notification that there was a revision that was made, and asked us how quickly we could get it done again. We said, “no problem, we'd love to do it again”.What normally would be a horrible project turned out to be something that we were excited to provide for the customer.
GBC knows how busy educators are so they designed a laminator that feeds, laminates and cuts automatically – to save you time. You no longer have to sit and babysit your laminator but can go back to the other jobs you had planned for your day. Saving time is priceless.”Video Transcript:When I think of Lamination, I think: I love it, I wish it was easier.We use lamination a lot in our school. I especially do as the school administrator. The teachers love it for their classrooms and it lands on my desk. So I do a lot of laminating. I've zero extra time in a day.
It's every single hour is taken up and a lot of times, beyond that.My first experience with the photon 30 was heaven. It is so easy to use and I'm not super tech savvy, so I appreciate that. It auto cuts too, which saves so much time to not have to cut the material when it comes out. After being laminated. I don't have to sit and babysit it.
I can go do the jobs I had planned for the day, knowing nothing's going to go wrong, come back and the job is complete. That's priceless. Corporate life is busy and we know how time consuming lamination can be so GBC designed a laminator that feeds, laminates and cuts automatically – to save you time.
Design Concepts Laminator Manual
Simply drop the paper into the feeder, press run and walk away.Video Transcript:I'm in the pricing department; I get a cost from a vendor and I put a multiplier to the cost and how to translate it to our sales people. I also make the signs for all the displays, so the customers know what the prices are for the sale items that we have going on.I do laminate on a daily basis. We laminate the pages, so the pages last longer for salespeople to flip through. I laminate anywhere from 12 pages to maybe about 1,500 in a couple of days.I learned about the Foton 30 when GBC reached out to me and asked me to test out on machine for them for a little bit - and I was eager and excited. The first time I got the machine, I did have a bigger project that needed to be done and I'll, I just stuck the pieces of paper in there, push the button, and actually walked away from it.
So it ran perfect. And I finished the whole job in one day versus three days. The 1st of it’s kind, the innovative new GBC Foton 30 is an automated tabletop laminating machine that uses handy film cartridges, eliminating the need for pouches. It has an integrated auto-load feed system, auto skew stack straightening, automatic speed adjustments based on film detection, AND automatic trimming to your specifications. There has never been a laminator like this! Slide in your cartridge and close the lid, place your pages onto the load tray, hit “run”, and walk away – that’s it! Affordable, simple, and fast!
Duck Laminator Instructions
What could be better? Foton 30 FAQs:Q: Will it laminate 11' x 17' pages?Yes! The Foton 30 easily laminates 11' wide and 17' long sheets.Q: Can I laminate 1-side only?No. Currently the only cartridges available are two-sided laminate films.Q: Do you have thicker laminate film cartridges than 5 mil?No. Currently the only cartridges available are in a 3 mil or 5 mil thickness.Q: Can I use other laminates with this machine?No. Only the GBC Foton 30 cartridges will work with the GBC Foton 30 laminator.Q: Is it good for small laminating jobs?Yes, the Foton 30 is perfect for small or large laminating jobs with the simple load-and-go operation.Q: Can I laminate and trim smaller paper, such as half size 8.5' x 5.5'?The automatic cutter will only trim left-to-right (perpendicular to the machine), so you would need to manually trim the other edges.Q: Can you put through small items such as cutout shapes or letters for use with school bulletin boards?Yes, you can laminate odd shapes with the Foton 30. The minimum paper size is 5 in x 6 in and you would use the manual feed and manual trim Operation Mode for those types of applications.