The LAMpro Cheetah is Skandacor's specialty laminator and finisher. It was launched in October 2023 and although compact in size, can run a wide range of single-sided lamination jobs including specialty laminates and digital foils. The LAMpro Cheetah Photo, however, is a newer machine, launched in April 2025. The Cheetah Photo does everything the standard Cheetah does, plus PHOTOpro embossing.
In this blog post, we'll compare the 2 machines side-by-side and give some background on who is more likely to use each of the machines, and when. We'll discuss versatility, run length, machine footprint, and when you should look at one machine over the other.
Side-by-side comparison
LAMpro Cheetah S15M
The Cheetah has:
- semi-automatic feeder (modular deep pile feeder available)
- a chrome/rubber roller combination for high-quality single-sided lamination and SLEEKpro digital foiling
- automatic, on-board flying knife sheet separation system
- film rewinder for rewinding the scraps from the SLEEKpro process
- cantilevered film shafts for quick and easy film changes
Most commonly chosen by printers who are bringing embellishment in-house and/or expanding their product offering.
LAMpro Cheetah Photo S15M
The Cheetah Photo has:
- semi-automatic feeder (modular deep pile feeder available)
- a chrome/rubber roller combination for high-quality single-sided lamination and SLEEKpro digital foiling
- automatic, on-board flying knife sheet separation system
- film rewinder for rewinding the scraps from the SLEEKpro process
- cantilevered film shafts for quick and easy film changes
- extra embossing roller for adding the PHOTOpro textured finish
- on-board chiller to ensure high-quality PHOTOpro results at faster speeds
Targeted towards photo labs and/or clients who are running a photo-finishing process.
The short version of this all is:
The LAMpro Cheetah is for you if you're a progressive print shop that wants to start doing specialty finishing in-house, or add it to your product offering. It does short to medium run-lengths of specialty lamination and SLEEKpro digital foiling, and has a 64x30" footprint. For long runs, we recommend pairing it with the modular deep pile feeder for automatic, unsupervised sheet feeding.
The LAMpro Cheetah Photo is for you if you're a photo lab or any shop currently running a photo-finishing process. If you're looking for a machine that offers more versatility and allows you to streamline your production process, the Cheetah Photo is the machine for you. It does short to medium run-lengths of specialty lamination, SLEEKpro digital foiling, and PHOTOpro finishing. It has a 70x30" footprint. For long runs, we recommend pairing it with the modular deep pile feeder for automatic, unsupervised sheet feeding.
Although the LAMpro Cheetah and LAMpro Cheetah Photo might look similar, they serve different markets. But our range of specialty finishers doesn't end there! If neither of these machines is the right fit for you, feel free to browse our complete line up here, or reach out to us at [email protected].
Let's get you the machine that best suits your use case!