The Akiles Wiremac M is one of the most popular double loop wire binding machines available on the market.This
machine is available with either a 2:1 pitch punching pattern or a 3:1
pitch punching pattern. You will need to choose the model that best
fits your binding needs.These features make the Wiremac M perfect
for the small to medium sized company that wants to bind their own
documents using twin loop wire.
Overview:
The Akiles Wiremac M is one of the most popular double loop wire binding machines available on the market.
This
machine is available with either a 2:1 pitch punching pattern or a 3:1
pitch punching pattern. You will need to choose the model that best
fits your binding needs.
Both models include a number of
great features including a heavy duty wire closer, sturdy metal
construction, a wire holder to help you hang your documents, and fully
disengageable dies.
These features make the Wiremac M perfect
for the small to medium sized company that wants to bind their own
documents using twin loop wire.
Strengths / Features:
The
Akiles Wiremac M is available with your choice of either a 2:1 pitch (2
holes per inch) or 3:1 pitch (3 holes per inch) punching pattern. The
3:1 pitch hole pattern is designed for use with twin loop wire spines
from 3/16" up to 9/16" and can also be used with GBC Proclick and 3:1
pitch spiral coil spines. The 2:1 pitch punch can be used with wires
from 5/8" up to 1-1/4" and can also be used with special 2:1 pitch
small sized wire. Depending on the size of your documents that you want
to bind, you will need to select the hole pattern that best fits your
need when you purchase the Wiremac M.
The WireMac M includes
a legal sized punching throat and fully disengageable dies. This means
that this machine can be used to punch letter size, legal size, half
letter, A4 and any custom sized documents less than fourteen inches in
length. It also has an open throat for punching longer documents using
a two step punch process.
Both versions of the Wiremac M have
a heavy duty wire closer that is designed to take the "C" shaped wire
spines and close them so that they are round. The wire closer on the
Akiles Wiremac is controlled by a convenient knob located on the top of
the machine and is made from heavy duty steel components. This helps to
ensure that the wire closer will close documents consistently even
after years of use.
The WireMac has a clamp style wire holder
on the front of the machine. This is designed to hold the binding spine
in place while you hang the pages on it.
The Akiles Wiremac
has a manual punching mechanism that is capable of punching up to 20
sheets of 20lb paper per lift. This is a fairly good punching capacity
for a machine of this type and price range.
Weaknesses / Limitations:
Although
the WireMac has a decent punching capacity, it is still a manual punch.
Users who need to bind large volumes of documents or need to bind large
documents quickly should really consider an electric punch to improve
productivity and efficiency.
Although the wire holder on the
front of this machine is better than having no holding device, wire
binding machines with hooks to hang the wires on tend to be easier to
use. The hooks help to prevent the wire from becoming deformed during
the inserting process. Learning how to use the clamp style Wiremac can
be a little bit tricky.
As was mentioned above, you need to
choose either a 2:1 or a 3:1 pitch hole pattern when you buy this
machine. The choice that you make will limit the supplies that you are
able to use. Many organizations can settle on one machine or the other.
However, users who need the flexibility to bind multiple sized
presentations and reports may want to look at a machine that can
produce both hole patterns such as the Wiremac Duo Combo.
Recommendation:
The
Akiles Wiremac manual combo is an ideal choice for small and medium
sized organizations that need to bind a few documents on a daily basis.
It
offers a high quality manual punch, heavy duty metal construction, a
durable wire closer and fully disengageable dies. All of these are
features that are essential in a high quality wire binding system.
However,
users who need to bind large numbers of documents or who need to bind a
wide variety of document thicknesses may want to consider either an
electric binding machine or a machine that can punch both 2:1 and 3:1
pitch hole patterns.
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.
