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Lamination Press Pads
Our lamination press pads are designed to provide optimal heat and pressure distribution during card production. Engineered for durability and precision, they ensure consistent results and high-quality finishes, making them a reliable choice for financial cards, IDs, and other card applications.
Our technicians work closely with you to ensure we understand your operating environment and any specific requirements so we can offer the most appropriate pad construction. Cardel pads are available in a range of materials and composite layered formats, using aramid, butyl rubber, silicone, brass, and copper.
Cardel also provides high-quality lamination plates and cassettes, chip bonding adhesives, pre-laid magnetic stripes, and more for the production of cards.
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Why Choose This Service?
Pressure Balance
Our lamination pads deliver smooth and consistent pressure compensation to ensure consistency in the end product without increasing cycle times.Waste Reduction
Cardel pads are designed to reduce waste during the lamination process, significantly increasing yield.Financial Benefit
Our unique pad range allows our customers to make tangible savings from production efficiency and waste reduction, while ensuring a high-quality end product.
Description 
- Cardlam 200™ – a composite lamination pad that is designed to ensure hiqh quality lamination of all types of Credit, Bank and Loyalty cards. The performance of the pad ensures:
- Smooth control over heat and pressure distribution (Hot and Cold stages)
- Excellent pressure compensation qualities.
- Good durability – typically 2000 – 4000 operations.
- Compatible with all types of high volume laminators.
- Easy handling – suitable for tilt table systems.
Suitable for all types of medium / high volume twin stack laminators and is also used extensively in single stack laminators producing lower volumes. Proven to assist in the elimination of lakeing, frosting and significantly reduce edge distortion that can occur in card lamination.
- Cardlam 220™ – developed for specific use in high performance lamination of Credit and Smart cards achieving:
- Increased lamination output volume versus other pad types via reduced cycle time
- Rapid heat transfer to achieve core to core bond in the centre of the stack.
- Excellent compression recovery qualities.
- High durability – typically 4000–6000 operations.
- Compatible with all types of Single and Twin Stack lamination machines.
- Easy handling – suitable for tilt table systems
10% to 15% increase in lamination output is achievable with Cardlam 220 pads due to the rapid and even heat distribution. The pads are also easy to handle, do not stick to the lamination platens and are suitable for tilt table systems. The C220 pad can also be supplied as C220+ which is 50% thicker due to increased layer of Silicone in the centre of the Pad. The additional thickness increases the compensation properties of the pad with minimal effect on the Heat transfer speed.
- Cardel Cardlam 220 WS™ – developed for specific use in high performance lamination of Credit and Smart cards achieving:
- Rapid air evacuation from the stack during compression via bespoke surface profile texture.
- Increased lamination output volume versus other pad types via reduced cycle time
- Rapid heat transfer to achieve core to core bond in the centre of the stack.
- Excellent compression recovery qualities.
- High durability – typically 4000–6000 operations.
- Compatible with all types of Single and Twin Stack lamination machines.
10% to 15% increase in lamination output is achievable with Cardlam 220 WS pads due to the rapid heat distribution. The pads are easy to handle, do not stick to the lamination platens and are suitable for tilt table systems.
- Cardel Cardlam 230 J11™ – Highly heat conductive lamination pad offering increased productivity, improved handling and durability.
- Suitable for all types of medium / high volume single and twin stack laminators
- The pad has a woven construction incorporating reinforced silicone and copper filaments
Choose Cardel
Cardel is an internationally trusted brand with over twenty-five years’ experience in the supply of goods to lamination sectors globally. An estimated 50% of smart cards made globally involve a Cardel product at some point in their manufacture.
We also go beyond supplying premium products – we offer custom solutions tailored to meet your specific needs. From expert advice to hands-on problem solving, our dedicated team works with you every step of the way to ensure exceptional results.
