The separation of a laminate (multi-layered) material into its parts. Delamination is generally an undesirable product failure, and it can occur at the seams of two adjacent layers or across several layers within a laminate. During the manufacturing or printing of a label, delamination can occur in three ways: separating a coating from the face material, separating the face material from the adhesive, and separating a label from its backing sheet.
