Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Although this machine includes a huge number of great features

  • Although this machine includes a huge number of great features, it does not include a coil inserter. Akiles suggests that this machine be paired with the Roll @ Coil modular inserter. The Roll @ Coil is Nike Shox Torch,reasonably priced and would certainly help to increase the coil binding productivity offered by this machine.
  • Each of the binding styles that can be used with the DuoMac 431 have their limitations. In fact none of these binding styles is a good choice for organizations that bind a lot of documents larger than 1" thick. GBC Proclick is only available in three sizes ranging from 5/16" up to 5/8". Three to one pitch wire binding is available in sizes from 3/16" up to 9/16" and cannot be used for larger documents. Four to one Nike Shox Shoes,pitch coil is available in sizes from 6mm up to 50mm. However, sizes above 25mm are very difficult to insert onto the edge of your books (imagine trying to spin a slinky onto the edge of your book). Three to one pitch spiral coil is available in the same sizes as 4:1 coil but has the same problems when you try to insert larger sized spines onto your documents.
  • The Duomac-431 includes a lot of great features. However, with so many features and options on one machine, this piece of equipment begins to look a little bit intimidating to many users. Inexperienced users may not know where to begin with a machine such as this. It isn't that hard to figure out, as long as you are brave enough to try.

Recommendation:

  • Of all the machines in the Akiles DuoMac line of equipment the 431 is one of the most useful. It combines the ability to bind documents with 4:1 pitch coil and 3:1 pitch wire which are two of the most popular and elegant binding styles used by organizations around the world.
  • This is a great machine for small copy shop or professional organization that is looking to bind documents with several Nike Cortez,different binding styles without having to buy multiple binding machines.
  • However, this is still a manual binding machine and is not designed for high volume production environments. If you need to bind more than fifty documents per week you may benefit from a modular electric binding system.
  • Additionally, users who want to use the Duomac 431 for coil binding should really consider purchasing a coil inserter to help spin the coils onto their documents. An inserter will help to save time and can quickly pay for itself in most professional settings.

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