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Akiles DuoMac C41 Plastic Comb and 4:1 Pitch Coil Binding Machine Review

April 6, 2008 |

The Akiles DuoMac C41 is
the only binding machine available on the market that is capable of
binding documents with both plastic combs and 4:1 pitch spiral coil.The
DuoMac-C41 includes all of the features of two complete binding
machines in one convenient package can even be shared between two
departments with different presentation needs.

Overview:

  • The Akiles DuoMac C41 is
    the only binding machine available on the market that is capable of
    binding documents with both plastic combs and 4:1 pitch spiral coil.
  • This
    makes it ideal for organizations that need to do more than one type of
    binding or who want one look for their internal communication and
    another look for their customer presentations and proposals.
  • The
    DuoMac-C41 includes all of the features of two complete binding
    machines in one convenient package can even be shared between two
    departments with different presentation needs.

Strengths / Features:

  • This
    is the only desktop binding machine that can bind documents with both
    Plastic Combs and 4:1 pitch spiral coil. It includes two different
    punching slots. One produces the rectangular holes used for 19 ring
    plastic comb binding. The other produces a pattern with four round
    holes per inch. It also includes a plastic comb opener for finishing
    documents with plastic combs and a wire closer for use with Spiral-O
    wire combs.
  • This machine can bind documents with four
    different binding styles: GBC Style Plastic Binding Combs, Spiral-O
    Wire 19 Loop Wire-Combs, 4:1 Pitch Spiral Coil and GBC Zipbind.
  • The
    DuoMac C41 offers the ability to bind both small and large sized
    documents. Each punching throat has its own depth of punch margin
    control allowing you to control the distance of the holes from the edge
    of the document. This will allow you to bind documents with spines as
    small as 3/16″ and as large as 2″ in diameter.
  • The DuoMac
    C41 offers fully disengageable dies and a legal width punching throat
    for plastic comb binding. This allows users to bind any length of
    document up to fourteen inches with plastic combs. The 4:1 pitch coil
    punching throat is thirteen inches in length and has five strategically
    placed disengageable pins that allow it to be used with the most common
    sizes of documents. Both punches are open ended and can be used for
    punching longer documents.
  • This is an extremely durable
    binding machine that is made from heavy duty metal components. The
    DuoMac C41 system is built with the same quality as the other machines
    in the Akiles line of binding equipment and comes with a one year
    warranty for both parts and labor.

Weaknesses / Limitations:

  • Although
    Akiles was able to include a huge variety of features on this machine,
    there was only room for so many things. The one major component that
    this machine is missing is a spiral coil inserter for use with the 4:1
    pitch punch. Akiles recommends purchasing a Roll-@-Coil inserter along
    with this machine in order to increase productivity in binding
    documents with coil.
  • With so many features and components on
    one machine, the DuoMac begins to look a little bit like an octopus.
    This machine has four handles, one wheel and a number of different
    knobs. It is a fairly large machine and can be a little bit confusing
    to operate, especially for inexperienced users.
  • Although the
    Duomac C41 is a heavy duty binding machine, it is no match for a
    modular electric binding punch. This machine is designed for
    organizations that need to bind a maximum of fifty to a hundred
    documents per week. Organizations that need to bind more documents than
    this should really consider a machine with an electric punch.

Recommendation:

  • The
    Akiles DuoMac C41 is an ideal choice for organizations that are looking
    to bind documents with both plastic combs and 4:1 pitch spiral coil.
  • The
    construction of this machine is excellent and it offers a level of
    flexibility and versatility that is simply not available from other
    binding systems.
  • In order to get the most out of the
    DuoMac-C41, it should really be combined with a spiral coil inserter
    such as the Akiles Roll @ Coil.
  • However, even when combined
    with a coil inserter , high volume users should consider a modular
    binding punch instead of this system.

About the author

If you need more information or would like to purchase the Akiles DuoMac C41 Plastic Comb and 4:1 Pitch Coil Binding Machine or any of the other Combination Binding Machines that we carry please feel to visit our site or contact us with your questions.

This review was written by Jeff McRitchie who is the director of marketing for Mybinding.com.
Jeff has written more than three hundred articles and more than two
hundred reviews on Binding Machines, Binding Supplies, Report Covers,
3-Ring Binders, Index Tabs, Laminators, Laminating Supplies, Paper
Shredders and Paper Handling Equipment.

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