Industrial Laminating Press Station IMS MH2-2231-S Stepper Mean Well PS-150-24

Industrial Laminating Press Station IMS MH2-2231-S Stepper Mean Well PS-150-24

This is an unbranded industrial laminating press station built around a pneumatically actuated platen press with motor-driven film roll arbors. The machine uses a pneumatic bladder beneath the lower platen to generate pressing force, with upper and lower stainless steel platens guided by four bronze-bushed columns. Two pairs of film roll arbors — each driven by Intelligent Motion Systems stepping motors through CGI 70:1 gearboxes — feed and take up laminate film during the pressing cycle. A Mean Well PS-150-24 switch-mode power supply provides 24 VDC control power, and SMC pneumatic components regulate and control the air supply to the press bladder and actuation circuit.

Specifications & What's Included

• Type: Pneumatic industrial laminating press station with roll-feed film arbors
• Frame: Freestanding aluminum extrusion workstation frame with leveling feet
• Platen: Upper and lower stainless steel platens, four-post bronze-bushed guide columns
• Press actuation: Pneumatic rubber bladder under lower platen
• Power Supply: Mean Well PS-150-24 — Input: 115/120 VAC or 220–240 VAC (switch selectable), 50/60 Hz; Output: +24 VDC, 8.5A
• Stepping Motors (x4): Intelligent Motion Systems (IMS) MH2-2231-S stepping motors — one per film roll arbor, Made in Taiwan
• Gearbox: CGI Inc. (Carson City, NV) part no. 023PNX0700-XX23N08, 70:1 reduction ratio
• Pneumatic Filter/Regulator: SMC NAF4000-N04-7-10 — Max Pressure: 1.0 MPa, Made in Japan
• Solenoid Valve 1: SMC VG342-3DZ-10NA — AC 110V, 50/60 Hz, Made in Japan
• Solenoid Valve 2: SMC VO307-3DZ — Pressure range: 0–0.9 MPa, Made in Japan
• Auxiliary Pneumatic Valve: Mead Nova 1 NS-DP valve with brass fittings
• Control panel: Green start pushbutton, red stop pushbutton, red mushroom-head emergency stop
• Additional indicator lights: Green/red pilot lights on angled side bracket
• Film roll arbors: Two upper and two lower, rubber idler wheels with center spindle
• Power cord: Standard NEMA 5-15P three-prong plug (UL/CSA rated cable)
• Shipping: Freight required — unit is large and heavy

Applications

Pneumatic laminating press stations of this type are used in industrial and specialty manufacturing to bond film, foil, adhesive, or protective layers to flat substrates under controlled pressure. The roll-feed arbor design allows continuous or batch lamination of sheet or panel materials — common in electronics manufacturing (PCB dry-film lamination), label and graphic arts production, optical film bonding, and specialty packaging. The pneumatic bladder actuation gives uniform platen pressure across the work area, which is important when laminating thin or delicate materials where hydraulic or mechanical screw presses would be too aggressive. The IMS stepping motors driving the film arbors allow controlled tension and feed-rate management, which keeps the laminate film tracking accurately through the press zone. This type of machine is also found in solar panel manufacturing and flexible circuit lamination, where precise, repeatable pressure cycles are required at relatively moderate force levels.