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Laminate flooring
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Laminated core transformer
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A laminate is a material constructed by uniting two or more layers of material together. Laminate flooring is type of Flooring made of a Laminate material The process of creating a laminate is lamination, which in common parlance refers to sandwiching something between layers of plastic and sealing them with heat and/or pressure, usually with an adhesive. However, in electrical engineering, lamination is a construction technique used to reduce unwanted heating effects due to eddy currents in components, such as the magnetic cores of transformers. An eddy current (also known as Foucault current) is an electrical phenomenon discovered by French physicist Léon Foucault in The magnetic core is a key component in electrical and electromechanical devices such as Electromagnets Transformers and Inductors A magnetic core is a A transformer is a device that transfers Electrical energy from one circuit to another through inductively coupled Electrical conductors

The materials used in laminates can be the same or different. An example of the type of laminate using different materials would be the application of a layer of plastic film — the "laminate" — on either side of a sheet of glass — the laminated subject. Plastic is the general common term for a wide range of synthetic or semisynthetic organic solid materials suitable for the manufacture of industrial products Glass in the common sense refers to a Hard, Brittle, transparent Solid, such as that used for Windows many Vehicle windshields are commonly made by laminating a tough plastic film between two layers of glass. Plywood is a common example of a laminate using the same material in each layer. Glued and laminated dimensioned timber is used in the construction industry to make wooden beams, Glulam, with sizes larger and stronger than can be obtained from single pieces of wood. Glued laminated timber, also called "gluelam" or "glulam" is a type of structural Timber product composed of several layers of dimensioned Lumber

Examples of laminate materials include Formica and plywood. Formica is a brand of Composite materials manufactured by the Formica Corporation based in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. Plywood is a type of Engineered board made from thin sheets of Wood, called plies or veneers Formica and similar plastic laminates (such as Pionite, Wilsonart or Centuryply Mica are often referred to as High Pressure Decorative Laminate (HPDL) as they are created with heat and pressure of more than 5 lbf/in² (34 kPa). A new type of HPDL is produced using real wood veneer or multilaminar veneer as top surface. In Woodworking, veneer refers to thin slices of wood usually thinner than 3 mm (1/8 inch that are typically Glued onto core panels (typically Wood Multilaminar wood veneer uses plantation wood to reproduce decorative effects which are typical of quality wood species (often protected and rare Alpikord is one of these laminates produced by Alpi spa.

Laminating paper, such as photographs, can prevent it from becoming creased, sun damaged, wrinkled, stained, smudged, abraded and/or marked by grease, fingerprints and environmental concerns. A photograph (often shortened to photo) is an Image created by Light falling on a light-sensitive surface usually Photographic film or an electronic Photo identification cards and credit cards are almost always laminated with plastic film. Photo identification is generally used to define any form of Identity document that includes a Photograph of the holder A credit card is part of a system of Payments named after the small Plastic card issued to users of the system Lamination is also used in sculpture using wood or resin. An example of an artist who used lamination in his work is the American, Floyd Shaman. Floyd Shaman was a prominent twentieth century American Sculptor.

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Types of laminators

Three types of laminators are used most often in digital imaging:

Film types

Laminate film is generally categorized into these five categories:

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Pouch Laminators use a Lamination pouch that is usually sealed on one side Cold roll laminators use a Plastic film which is coated with an Adhesive and glossy backing which does not adhere to the glue Carbon fiber reinforced plastic ( CFRP or CRP) is a very strong light and expensive Composite material or fiber reinforced plastic. Composite materials (or composites for short are engineered Materials made from two or more constituent materials with significantly different physical or chemical In Chemistry, epoxy or polyepoxide is a Thermosetting Epoxide Polymer that cures (polymerizes and crosslinks when mixed with a Glass-reinforced plastic ( GRP) is a Composite material or Fiber-reinforced plastic made of a Plastic reinforced by fine fibers A Sandwich structured composite is a special class of Composite materials that is fabricated by attaching two thin but stiff skins to a lightweight but thick core A laminated bow is a bow in which different materials are Laminated together to form the bow stave itself Wood is hard fibrous lignified structural tissue produced as secondary Xylem in the stems of Woody plants notably trees but also shrubs

Dictionary

laminate

-verb

  1. To assemble from thin sheets glued together.

-noun

  1. Material formed of thin sheets glued together.
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