Roller heat press?

[simplymatted]

Seems like a few years ago at the WCAF show in Vegas I saw a heat press that was a roller type. Any ideas who the company was?

Thank You

 

[wpfay]

There are a number of manufacturers. Bienfang sells several models under their brand, as does Hot Press. Do a search for "roller laminaters" both here and with a web search engine.

 

[simplymatted]

Awesome, thank you

 

[troyveluz]

My heated roller press/laminator is a Seal

Regards,
Troy

 

[Ylva]

I have a Seal too.

But haven't used it much.....I would not buy again. But it depends on what you are planning to do.

 

[Jim Miller]

...haven't used it much.....I would not buy again. But it depends on what you are planning to do.

My shop has always had a 500T mechanical press and a 40x60 hot/cold vacuum press. A few years ago I wanted to replace my aging, obsolete VacuSeal, and considered buying a roller press. After talking with several users of roller presses, I bought another VacuSeal, gently used.

A roller press would be more compact and would have cost me less than a new 40x60 hot/cold vacuum press, but my conclusion was that the vacuum press would handle more mounting tasks and perform better than the roller press.

 

[Ylva]

Exactly Jim. My concern was one of space; so in that regard it works. But I have run into some things so far where my roller laminator just didn't do the job.....so I would not buy again.
And I haven't found a way to use artcare restore in a laminator just yet......

 

[echavez123]

I have a Bienfang roller hot press. I replaced the Seal vacuum press with the Bienfang in favor of smaller footprint size, easy to move around and the ability to mount large panoramic prints/photos.

I use the Bienfang for cold or hot mounting, but mostly cold. I also use it for Laminating, Encapsulation, Facemounting on plexi and in a pinch can wring out my wet clothes when our dryer is not working.