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laminator|ˈlæmɪneɪtə(r)| [f. laminate v. + -or.] A person or organization that makes laminates, esp. plastic laminates.
1941Modern Plastics Oct. 31 (Advt.), Complete lists of molders, fabricators, laminators, material manufacturers, press and equipment manufacturers. 1952Kirk & Othmer Encycl. Chem. Technol. VIII. 185 With the advent of World War II, a tremendous amount of development and testing work was instituted and carried on, not only by laminators, but by suppliers, fabricators, [etc.]. 1965Guardian 31 Mar. 16/1 Some laminators tried to help manufacturers to move fabrics which had been gathering dust on warehouse shelves, producing laminated fabrics entirely unsuited for the applications they were used for.
Add: Also occas. laminater. 2. A machine for making laminates, esp. one for bonding paper or the like to plastic film.
1958Plastics Technol. Dec. 1126/1 In conjunction with the modern extruder-laminater, servo feed-back controls on the machine cut rejects and save material. 1967Mod. Office Executive Buyers' Guide (ed. 5) 95/1 Ply-on laminator. Automatically seals anything written, printed, photographed, typewritten or drawn in thin clear plastic. 1975Language for Life (Dept. Educ. & Sci.) xxii. 320 It would be unrealistic of us to make a simple recommendation that every school should have..a punch-binding machine and an electric laminator. 1980Nature 3 Jan. p. x/1 (Advt.), Pelling & Cross Ltd announce the availability of a neat, low-cost, desk-top laminator. 1987Graphics World Nov./Dec. 80/4 The document is inserted into a plastic pouch which is then fed directly through the laminator. |