Thick Laminate Pouches

That said here are the 5 most common pouch thicknesses.

Thick laminate pouches.

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. 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. The laminating becomes thicker and more rigid as the mil increases so choose a 3 mil thickness if you want thin flexible. The most popular sizes are a4 and a3 laminating pouches.

Likewise a film measuring 10mil would be 010 thick. Laminating pouch thickness indicates how thick one side of the pouch is. From as small as 54x86mm up to a2. Laminating pouches are used in tabletop thermal pouch laminators which are found in sizes ranging from 4 inches up to 13 inches wide.

This means that a 10mil pouch is actually 20mil thick 10mil on the front and 10mil on the back. Laminating pouch thickness is measured in microns 1 micron 1000th of a millimetre. The pouches come in a thickness of 3 5 7 and 10 mil. I have come up with this conversion chart that should help you determine which pouch thickness you need and which your laminator can handle.

It is also important to note that not all laminators will accept all the different thicknesses of laminating pouches. Laminating pouches come in 3 5 7 or 10 mil. The mil thickness of the pouch is listed per side. Laminating pouches and sheets.

Thus a 10 mil pouch would actually be 20 mil thick not 10. Fellowes laminating pouches are available in a wide variety of sizes and formats. First the thickness of the pouch is almost always listed per side. 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.

Hence a lamination film measuring 1 5mil would be 0015 thick.