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GBC Velobind System Two Electric Binding Machine Review

April 9, 2008 |

The GBC Velobind System
Two is a hot knife binding system that is designed to permanently bind
documents using eleven pin binding strips. It uses heat to rivet the
pages of your document in place for a secure and permanent bind.The
Velobind System 2 is designed for binding documents that are up to two
inches thick with a highly secure and professional bind.

Overview:

  • The GBC Velobind System
    Two is a hot knife binding system that is designed to permanently bind
    documents using eleven pin binding strips. It uses heat to rivet the
    pages of your document in place for a secure and permanent bind.
  • This machine offers electric punching and binding and is a great step up from the v800pro which uses a manual punch.
  • The
    Velobind System 2 is designed for binding documents that are up to two
    inches thick with a highly secure and professional bind.
  • In
    fact, the security and professionalism that this system offers makes it
    incredibly popular with government agencies, lawyers, law offices,
    accountants and binderies.

Strengths / Features:

  • The
    Velobind System two includes a push button activated electric punch.
    This is extremely helpful for increasing productivity and reducing
    operator fatigue. All you need to do is load your pages into the
    machine and press the button. It can punch about 20 sheets at a time.
  • The
    System 2 also offers an electric hot knife binding head. This system
    takes your eleven pin Velobind binding strips and rivets them in place.
    It provides a permanent bind that is highly secure and tamper
    resistant. This is great for sensitive documents that you don’t want to
    be edited after they are distributed.
  • This system is capable
    of binding documents that are up to two inches thick. This is great for
    organizations that sometimes need to bind larger documents. Strips for
    this machine are available in your choice of either one inch or two
    inch thicknesses. One inch strips can bind any size of document up to
    1″ thick and two inch strips can bind any thickness up to 2″. This
    means that you only need to stock one or two sizes of supplies for use
    with this machine. Just imagine the space and money that you can save.
  • Documents
    bound with the Velobind System Two are designed to look great. This
    system uses a two thin plastic strips that run along the binding edge
    of your document. These strips help to frame your document and provide
    an elegant and professional appearance for your reports and
    presentations.

Weaknesses / Limitations:

  • For
    many organizations the ability to bind documents that are up to two
    inches thick is more than adequate. However, the Velobind binding
    system is capable of binding documents up to three inches thick. If
    your organization thinks that it may need to bind documents between two
    and three inches then it might be a good idea to consider the Velobind
    System Three Pro.
  • Documents bound with this system are
    permanently riveted in place. This is great for security but makes
    editing a pain. The only way to edit documents bound with the Velobind
    System 2 is to cut the strips from your documents and then rebind them.
    The best way to remove a strip and open a Velobound document is to use
    the Velobind Debinder Tool. After you have debound your document you
    can edit it as needed and you can then use your system to rebind the
    pages.
  • Although this system is capable of binding documents
    up to two inches thick, the supplies that are available for this
    machine can somewhat limit the abilities of this machine. Depending on
    the size of your document and the thickness you need to bind you may be
    limited in the colors that are available. As your documents get thicker
    the number of binding choices that you will have will get smaller. In
    fact, some sizes are just not available. For instance, there are no
    legal sized two inch binding strips available on the market. If you
    want to bind legal sized documents you will need to stay under one inch.

Recommendation:

  • The GBC Velobind System Two is an excellent professional binding system for medium sized companies.
  • The electric punching and binding mechanisms on this machine make it easy to use and fast for creating high quality documents.
  • This
    system can create presentations and proposals up to two inches thick
    and provides a highly professional look for your documents.
  • However ,
    organizations that need to bind documents thicker than two inches may
    want to look at the larger Velobind System Three pro.

About the author

If you need more information or would like to purchase the GBC Velobind System Two Electric Binding Machine or any of the other VeloBind 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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