Buying guide

Pouch Laminators

Our pick

Fellowes Venus 125

Choose the Fellowes Venus 125 for repeated office laminating: its rated feed speed is up to 86 inches per minute, versus up to 55 for the Jupiter 125.1

Why this one

  • The Fellowes Venus 125 is our pick for office pouch laminating.12
  • For laminating batches, choose its higher rated feed speed: up to 86 inches per minute, versus Jupiter’s up to 55.1
  • It also detects pouch thickness and reverses a detected mis-feed; Jupiter offers those controls too.123
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Fellowes Venus 125

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Other contenders

  • Fellowes Amaris 125

    Choose the Fellowes Amaris 125 for occasional jobs within its 7 mil limit when you are happy to use manual reverse to re-center or remove a pouch.4

Buying advice

  • All three machines have a 12.5-inch entry. Check pouch width and thickness: Amaris accepts up to 7 mil, while Jupiter and Venus accept up to 10 mil.1234

3 models / at a glance

Key differences

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Maximum pouch thickness · milUp to 10 mil2Higher preferred ↑
Laminating feed speed · in/minUp to 86 in/min1Higher preferred ↑
Maximum pouch thickness · mil7 mil4Higher preferred ↑
Laminating feed speed · in/minUp to 31 in/min4Higher preferred ↑
Maximum pouch thickness · mil10 mil3Higher preferred ↑
Laminating feed speed · in/minUp to 55 in/min1Higher preferred ↑

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SpecificationFellowes Venus 125Fellowes Amaris 125Fellowes Jupiter 125
Entry width12.5 in112.5 in112.5 in1
Maximum pouch thicknessUp to 10 mil27 mil410 mil3
Warm-up time30–60 s260 s (Tested configuration: Source labels this the maximum warm-up time)460 s (Tested configuration: Source labels this the maximum warm-up time)3
Laminating feed speed, up to86 in/min131 in/min455 in/min1
Pouch reverse controlauto-reversing when mis-feeds are detected2Reverse mode disengages pouch for re-centering or removal.4auto-reversing when mis-feeds are detected1
Pouch setting controlAutomatically detects pouch thickness and adjusts to the optimal laminating setting2Not publishedAutoSense system detects pouch thickness and self-adjusts to the optimal laminating setting.3
Machine dimensions5.30x20.5x8"1Width 21.3" Depth 8.2" Length 5.1"45.30x20.5x8"1

How they compare

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SpecificationOur pickFellowes Venus 125Fellowes Amaris 125Fellowes Jupiter 125
Entry width12.5 in112.5 in112.5 in1
Maximum pouch thicknessUp to 10 mil27 mil410 mil3
Warm-up time30–60 s260 s (Tested configuration: Source labels this the maximum warm-up time)460 s (Tested configuration: Source labels this the maximum warm-up time)3
Laminating feed speed, up to86 in/min131 in/min455 in/min1
Pouch reverse controlauto-reversing when mis-feeds are detected2Reverse mode disengages pouch for re-centering or removal.4auto-reversing when mis-feeds are detected1
Pouch setting controlAutomatically detects pouch thickness and adjusts to the optimal laminating setting2Not publishedAutoSense system detects pouch thickness and self-adjusts to the optimal laminating setting.3
Machine dimensions5.30x20.5x8"1Width 21.3" Depth 8.2" Length 5.1"45.30x20.5x8"1

Sources

  1. www.webstaurantstore.com
  2. www.fellowesmachines.com
  3. www.ontimesupplies.com
  4. www.ontimesupplies.com

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