Last Updated: November 15, 2026 · Salado Commercial Pressroom
Rigid 10-mil placards, safety tags & event badges built for the field.
Turn standard cover-stock prints into rigid, weather-sealed safety placards, lockout/tagout hang tags, slot-punched VIP passes, and 27" wide equipment schematics—starting at 29¢ in 5-mil (46¢ in 10-mil) for 4.25"×5.5" cards.
Configure your badge, tag or 27" placard spec live.
At Lamination Services in Salado, Texas, industrial placards, safety checklists, and event credentials are encapsulated in rigid 10-mil polyester film (20 mil / 508 microns total armor, ~$0.46 per 4.25"×5.5" card at 1,000 qty) up to 27 inches wide, with slot punching and 1/4-inch rounded corners.
Fits 27" dual-heated roll nip (3.00 sq ft per piece).
PVC-plaque stiffness at half the cost of rigid-board UV printing.
Printing variable barcodes or attendee names onto rigid PVC board is slow and costly. Instead, print fast on 100#–130# cover stock, seal in 10-mil PET, or run oversized diagrams through our 27-inch wide-format roll calenders. Check full tensile data in our 1.5–10 mil polymer comparison.
| Finished Sheet Size | Common Commercial Use | 100–249 | 250–499 | 500–999 | 1,000–2,499 | 2,500+ Contract |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.25" × 5.5" | Quarter-sheet credentials, postcards, equipment tags | $0.62 | $0.44 | $0.36 | $0.29 | Roll Contract (~26¢) |
| 5.5" × 8.5" | Half-letter bar menus, cocktail lists, field checklists | $0.84 | $0.61 | $0.49 | $0.41 | Roll Contract (~37¢) |
| 8.5" × 11" | Standard letter restaurant menus, SOP sheets, signage | $1.18 | $0.89 | $0.72 | $0.58 | Roll Contract (~53¢) |
| 8.5" × 14" | Legal-size dinner & wine menus, bilingual instruction cards | $1.44 | $1.08 | $0.87 | $0.71 | Roll Contract (~65¢) |
| 11" × 17" | Tabloid two-page menus, scored bi-folds, shop schematics | $2.05 | $1.54 | $1.24 | $1.01 | Roll Contract (~92¢) |
| 12" × 18" | Oversize digital press sheets, wipe-clean counter placemats | $2.38 | $1.79 | $1.44 | $1.17 | Roll Contract (~$1.06) |
Tip: Click any sheet row above to load that size straight into the live multi-mil calculator.
| Finished Sheet Size | 1.5 Mil (0.78×) | 3.0 Mil (0.88×) | 5.0 Mil (Published) | 7.0 Mil Shield (1.28×) | 10.0 Mil Plaque (1.58×) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.25" × 5.5" (Badge) | ~$0.23 | ~$0.26 | $0.29 | ~$0.37 | ~$0.46 |
| 5.5" × 8.5" (Half-Letter) | ~$0.32 | ~$0.36 | $0.41 | ~$0.52 | ~$0.65 |
| 8.5" × 11" (Letter) | ~$0.45 | ~$0.51 | $0.58 | ~$0.74 | ~$0.92 |
| 8.5" × 14" (Legal Menu) | ~$0.55 | ~$0.62 | $0.71 | ~$0.91 | ~$1.12 |
| 11" × 17" (Tabloid Menu) | ~$0.79 | ~$0.89 | $1.01 | ~$1.29 | ~$1.60 |
| 12" × 18" (Placemat) | ~$0.91 | ~$1.03 | $1.17 | ~$1.50 | ~$1.85 |
We test 3 sheets before your stack touches heat—backed for 90 days.
1. Mandatory 3-Sheet Stop-Gate
Send 3 marked test sheets with any heavy digital black or UV run. If fuser oil fights the bond on sheet #1, we halt the calender cold and call you before risking your stack.
2. 90-Day Seal + Return Freight
If any approved sheet silvers, bubbles, or peels at the lip within 90 days of normal use, we re-laminate replacement press sheets 100% free and cover Ground shipping both ways.
3. Published <2% Spoilage Cap
No mystery bindery shrinkage. Include 2% make-ready overs (5 sheets on short runs) so your exact finished count lands in plain kraft cartons on schedule.
Frequently asked questions.
Can you punch lanyard slots or hang-tag holes after encapsulating?
Yes—at Lamination Services in Salado, Texas, badge slots and hang-tag holes are die-punched cleanly through the sealed PET border (+6¢/sheet, $20 minimum) so moisture and shop grease never wick into paper fibers.
How wide can industrial machine diagrams or wall signage run?
Lamination Services’ dual-heated roll calenders in Salado, Texas encapsulate industrial charts, schematics, and safety posters up to 27 inches wide by any continuous length in 1.5 to 10 mil film.
P.S. — Don’t Guess on Film Gauge (Test My Rollers Free)
One botched retail pouch job—or one silvered stack of rich-black menus—costs more than three wholesale runs out of Salado.
You don’t have to ship a 1,000-sheet job blind to see how we work. Claim our free unbranded 1.5–10 mil sample deck so your buyer can snap our 7-mil menu shield in their own hands—or mail 3 dark printed sheets to Salado and let me run them free so you can try to peel the edge yourself.
— Sam Belcher · Lamination Services, Inc. · Salado, TX 76571 · (254) 290-6337
Lock your wholesale rate—or grab our unbranded sample deck free.
Ordering plant safety placards, lockout tags, or VIP lanyard credentials? Lock your run rate below or grab our free 5-gauge sample deck.
Free 5-Gauge Sample Deck
Real 1.5, 3, 5, 7 & 10 mil sheets in Crystal Gloss and Satin Matte, 1/8" sealed lip vs. flush cut, and 1/4" round corners—100% unbranded so you close the markup.
3-Sheet Pre-Run Stop-Gate
Include 3 extra dark sheets—or mail 3 test sheets first. We verify zero silvering under angled light before your live stack ever hits the rollers.
Checking roll grain, I-35 Austin/Waco courier drop-off, or rush slots? Call Sam at (254) 290-6337 (Mon–Fri, 8am–5pm CT).