When it comes to the spiral coil binding process, the very last step is one of the most important. Crimping the ends of the binding helps to ensure that the spine stays on the book where it belongs and doesn t spin itself off. While it is a fairly simple process even when done manually, if you are working with a high volume of books, it can be somewhat of a time consuming task. The Akiles Crimp @ Coil is a machine that automatically cuts and crimps the ends of the spiral coil wire far more quickly and easily than it can be done with hands and pliers. We recently took a close look at the Crimp @ Coil and are here to report what we see as some of its strengths and weaknesses.
Strengths:
1. Versatility. The Crimp @ Coil is a pretty impressive unit, as it is set up to crimp coils of just about any size from 6mm to 50mm thick. One thing that you will also appreciate about it is that you will not have to make any sort of physical adjustment to the machine or change any sort of die to crimp coils of different sizes. All you have to do is to select the correct setting for the coil you are using and you are all set. This is a refreshing change from the vast majority of the other crimping machines on the market.
2. Speed. Speed + accuracy = productivity, and with the ability to cut and crimp fifty booklets a minute, the Crimp @ Coil impresses with in this realm as well. The motor operates at 54 cycles a minute making it one of the fastest automatic crimping machines out there, which means that it presents a good solution for just about any heavy duty document production environment.
3. Durability. Just like most members of the Akiles line, the Crimp @ Coil is constructed entirely of high quality metal, and is by all appearances, a machine that was built to give you years of great service. This, of course, heightens the appeal the machine may have for large volume users such as professional binderies, copy and print shops, and larger businesses that do their own in house publishing.
4. Safe. The Crimp @ Coil comes with a handy foot pedal, meaning that it can be operated without the use of hands. This both increases the accuracy of the machine, and helps to ensure that hands stay free of the cutting and crimping mechanism where they might be injured by careless operators.
5. Convenient. The waste bag of the Crimp @ Coil is both large and easy to empty.
6. Accurate. The Crimp @ Coil s alignment guide makes this a very easy to use machine, and helps to ensure that your books are always correctly positioned for crimping.
Weaknesses:
1. The Crimp @ Coil is designed for use by large volume production environments, so the financial outlay may be a little much unless your business can be described as such.
2. This machine weighs in at around 50lbs, so you might need some help moving it around the floor, or you might want to find the machine its own dedicated spot.
Author Resource:-
Jeff McRitchie is the designer and Director of Marketing for http://www.mybinding.com .He has written over 500 articles on binding machines,binding covers,binders,laminators,binding supplies,laminating supplies,paper handling equipments,index tabs, and shredders.
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