Encapsulation and Lamination are two different ways of applying a plastic coating to paper or card. However what most people and what is most commonly called lamination is actually encapsulation.

When you sandwich a sheet of paper in plastic so that there is a lip going all the way around it, making the whole sheet water tight you are actually Encapsulating. Encapsulation is available in either a matt or gloss finish.

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Alternatively, when you put a very thin layer of plastic on which has no lip, it is Lamination. Lamination is not water tight because moisture can get into the paper through the unsealed edges. However because it is so thin it is used to give printing a more durable finish, without making the paper thick to fold or score. Lamination is mostly invisible to the untrained eye and can have a matt or gloss finish.

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At LDM Leisure we can Encapsulate or Laminate up to A0 size in matt or gloss finish