The Akiles Wiremac Combo is Vibratory Polishing Machine one of the only binding machines available on market that is capable

of binding both plastic combs and twin loop wire using the same machine.This heavy duty all metal binding machine is ideal for

organizations that are looking for durability, flexibility and

versatility in binding their documents.

Overview: The Akiles Wiremac Combo

is one of the only binding machines available on market that is capable

of binding both plastic combs and twin loop wire using the same machine.This

machine is available in two different configurations. You can choose

between a machine that will use plastic combs and 3:1 pitch wire-o

spines or you can choose a machine that will use combs and 2:1 pitch

wire.This heavy duty all metal binding machine is ideal for

organizations that are looking for durability, flexibility and

versatility in binding their documents.

Strengths / Features:

The Akiles Wiremac Combo is available in two different configurations: One

configuration punches holes for plastic comb binding and holes for 3:1

pitch wire binding. This machine is compatible with comb binding

spines, double loop wire, GBC Proclick, GBC Zipbind, Spiral-O Wire and

3:1 pitch spiral coil. This provides a huge variety of binding options

for users and allows your organization to use different binding styles

for different types or classes of reports or presentations.The

Wiremac Combo is also available with a comb binding punch and a 2:1

pitch wire binding punch. This machine is designed for binding

documents with 2:1 pitch wire binding spines, GBC Zipbind, Plastic

combs and Spiral-O Wire. Although this machine does not offer as many

binding options as the 3:1 version, it does provide the ability to bind

larger sized books using twin loop wire. The WireMac Combo is made almost entirely of heavy duty

metal components. These metal components are designed to last longer

and be more durable than the components on binding machines that are

made of plastic. When compared to the GBC C500pro which offers similar

punching options, the metal construction is one of the things that

helps to set this machine apart.Both configurations of this

machine include a heavy duty double loop wire closer. This closer is

conveniently located on the front of the machine and is designed to

close your "C" shaped wire spines so that they become round. The closer

on the WireMac Combo is capable of closing all of the different sizes

of twin loop wire that are available. This means that it can be used

with small sized 2:1 pitch wire or that the 3:1 pitch version can also

be used with larger sizes of spiral-o wire.The Wiremac Combo

also includes several other important features including: an open

throat for binding larger documents, fully disengageable dies for

punching custom sized sheets, adjustable depth of punch margin controls

for binding extremely small and extremely large documents and a set of

hooks on the front of the machine to assist in hanging pages on your

wire spines.

Weaknesses / Limitations:

Although

the Wiremac Combo is one of the most versatile binding machines

available on the market, it is still a manual punch. This machine is

designed to punch about twenty sheets of paper at a time. This makes it

a great choice for small and medium sized companies. However, large

organizations and companies that need to do a lot of binding will want

to consider an interchangeable die modular binding system. A modular

punch when combined with appropriate finishing equipment will be three

to four times more productive than this machine.Although

Akiles has done a magnificent job of placing a huge number of features

into one binding system, the resulting product isn't as pretty as some

customers would like. The Wiremac Combo has two punching levers, a

handle to operate the comb opener and a handle to operate the wire

closer. It is also fairly large and takes up a fair amount of counter

space. These are things to keep in mind if you are considering a

combination binding system such as this.