When your business is looking to take the step
of binding its documents and presentations in-house, you will have some
tough choices to make concerning which binding machine manufacturers to
trust.Here we will have a brief overview of five binding machine companies who are
generally considered the best in the industry, and give you the inside
scoop on each of their areas of expertise.
When your business is looking to take the
step of binding its documents and presentations in-house, you will have
some tough choices to make concerning which binding machine
manufacturers to trust. Here we will take a quick look at the five
binding machine companies who are generally considered the best in the
industry, and give you the inside scoop on each of their areas of
expertise.
Akiles: Relative newcomers on the scene,
Akiles has quickly made a real name for themselves, specifically in the
world of coil binding and wire binding machines. Their CoilMac and
WireMac machines are well-built, full of great features, and are in
fact becoming the market's gold standard for wire and coil binding
machines.
General Binding Corporation (or GBC/Ibico): Widely
considered to be the king of the industry, both in size and in scope.
For the last fifty years or so, GBC has ruled the binding and
laminating industries, and their comb binding machines have long been
considered as far and away the industry standard. GBC is also
well-known in the industry for their development of a highly-regarded
line of modular binding equipment. If you are searching for comb
binding, you cant go wrong with either their Combind C250 or even
better, their Combind C800Pro. If you are looking for modular units,
you should consider the MagnaPunch or MP2500ix.
PDI
Rhin-O-Tuff: In a relatively short time, PDI has positioned itself as a
true competitor to the GBC line of modular binders. Solidly built and
reliable, the Rhin-O-Tuff machines are designed to take on more pages,
and thus bigger jobs, at one time than any other binding units on the
market. Rhino has the competitive advantage of manufacturing the only
twenty-four inch punch available on the market. Known as the HD7500, it
is made specifically to bind calendars and other similarly large
documents.
Renz: Provides tough competition for all of the
binding machine manufacturers out there. The star of their line is
their extremely innovative and labor-saving coil-binding machine that
includes a built-in wire crimper, eliminating the need for manual
hand-crimping with pliers. Renz is also unique in that it offers
oval-hole punching of documents, something that is either prohibitively
expensive or nonexistent in other machines.
Tamerica: One of
the few binding machine manufacturers out there that offers a full line
of binding machines, Tamerica has made a name for itself by offering
machines that are built well and for ease of use. Their coil inserter
is one of the best and most unique on the market, offering specialized
stops at both ends that keep the coils from twisting out of their
booklets.
Though there are other respected
binding-machine makers out there (such as Wilson Jones and Fellowes),
the five discussed represent the best in the industry, and do the
lion's share of the business. This primer is only a starting point,
however, and if you have any questions further questions about binding
machines and their manufacturers, you should never hesitate to talk to
us.
Jeff McRitchie is the director of marketing for MyBinding.com and lives in Hillsboro, Oregon. He writes extensively on topics related to Binding Machines, Binding Supplies, Report Covers, Binders, Index Tabs, Laminators, Laminating Pouches, Roll Film, Shredders, and Paper Handling Equipment.
