Buying a new coil binding machine for your office is a big decision, not to be taken lightly. There is a wide range of choices based on size, features and affordability. Think the long run here, don’t short change yourself because of budget, you may regret it later. The Akiles Coil Mac EPI is a semi-automatic punch and coil inserter that works wonderfully in busy offices.
- Tip 1 Decide if you are binding enough reports on a weekly and monthly basis to justify using a semi-automated machine.
- Tip 2 If you punch heavy or coated paper, be sure to purchase a machine with a reverse (anti-jam) function/button. There’s nothing worse than having your documents bunch up in the equipment. The reverse option will allow you to ‘undo’ any problems that may arrise.
- Tip 3 Check out the foot pedal operation. This is a big time saver because you can work with both hands on your document. Its always a balancing act when you have to manually push buttons for punching and switch to binding mode.
- Tip 4 A spinning electric coil inserter is a wonderful asset . This drastically reduces time and costs by making the inserting surprisingly fast and easy.
- Tip 5 Check to see if your choice has a U-Shaped alignment channel built in. This aides in conforming the spine on larger diametr documents to the coils shape. These bigger spines can be cumbersom and this feature makes for faster and easier insertion.
Akiles CoilMac EPI is a powerful elecstric punch and coil inserting combo piece of equipment. It has a heavy duty punch motor you will be grateful for down the road.
