The WireMac E is a heavy duty electric twin loop wire binding machine. It includes an electric punch and a manual twin loop wire closer.
Is available in either 2:1 pitch (2 holes per inch) or 3:1 pitch (3 holes per inch) configurations.
Ideal for high volume users
Features / Strengths:
Includes fully disengageable dies that allow you to bind virtually any sized document. These allow you to keep a pin from punching so that custom sized documents don't end up with a half hole on the edge of the paper.
Has a continuous punching guide that allows you to punch documents that are longer than the punch (14"). You simply punch the first side and then flip the document over and punch the rest of the holes using the guide to line up the holes.
Has a nice sizing guide on the front of the machine that helps you choose the right size of wire for your document every single time. Just compare your document with the notches on the front of the machine.
Includes a heavy duty electric punch that is rated for 25 sheets per lift (actually more like 22). It can punch 2 plastic or clear covers at a time. It uses a foot pedal activation switch that allows you to hold your documents with both hands while punching.
Heavy duty wire closer is solid and will evenly close the wire along the width of the book. It also includes a wire holder to assist in hanging the pages on the wire spines before closing.
Limitations / Weaknesses:
2:1 pitch machine is designed for binding documents between 5/8" and 1-1/4" thick. 3:1 pitch machine is designed for binding documents between 3/16" and 9/16" thick.
The only punching mechanism is the foot pedal. This is not as convenient for quickly binding a few documents. It would be nice if it also had a punching switch.
Large volume users may find that a stand alone wire closer with a modular punch might increase productivity. This would allow two people to bind documents in an assembly line type fashion which would more than double productivity.
Construction:
Heavy duty metal construction. This machine is built like a tank. It weighs almost 75lbs and is designed for long lasting durability in medium and high volume binding applications.
Wire closer is solid and easy to adjust. It closes evenly along the entire length of the document. Both models include the same wire closer that is capable of closing all sizes of wire (both 2:1 and 3:1).
Recommendation:
Great for a large organization that does a lot of wire binding or for a smaller organization that is looking for one of the easiest machines to use for binding with twin loop wire.
Should be able to handle almost any job that you throw at it. For the highest volume users a solution that includes a modular punch and a stand along wire closer might add some productivity. However, this type of option is considerably more expensive.
Overview:
The E-TitanWire-L is an ultra heavy duty wire binding system with an electric punch. This machine is produced by Document Finishing Group (DFG for short).
It is easily one of the best built and strongest pieces of wire binding equipment available anywhere.
Just like the ETitanWire, the ETitanWireL is known for its durable construction, large punching capacity, heavy duty wire closer and huge number of other great features.
These things help to set the E-TitanWire-L apart from other similar heavy duty electric wire binding punches on the market.
Strengths / Features:
This machine has one of the largest punch capacities available on a desktop double loop wire binding system. Document Finishing Group's Turbopunch technology allows the ETitanWireL to handle up to 28 sheets of 20lb bond paper per cycle. This large punching capacity helps to increase productivity and is designed to make binding your documents easier than ever.
The E-TitanWireL is made almost entirely of steel and other heavy duty metals. The document table, base, wire closer, internal components and the handle are all made of metal. The heavy duty construction of this machine helps to ensure that this machine will remain strong after years of punching and binding.
This machine is designed to punch a 2:1 pitch rectangular hole pattern. This hole pattern is compatible with standard 2:1 pitch wires and special small sized two to one pitch wire binding spines. However, it is unfortunately not compatible with other types of binding spines or supplies.
The DFG E-Titan Wire L has one of the most durable wire closing devices available on a combination wire binding system. The closer has two heavy duty knobs that are designed to allow you to adjust the closing distance so that every spine is closed evenly. It also utilizes two precision machined blocks of steel to assist in the closing the wire spines with the utmost accuracy and without the need for sandpaper.
The ETitanWireL also includes a continuous punching guide, 21 fully disengageable punching dies, a document sizing system for choosing the right size of spines, a foot pedal punch activator and a depth of punch margin control.
Weaknesses / Limitations:
The ETitanWire-L is a 2:1 pitch wire binding machine. This means that it punches two holes per inch and is compatible with all of the sizes of two to one pitch wire spines. This means that this machine can be used to bind documents from 1/4" up to 1-1/4" in diameter. It cannot be used to bind documents that are larger than 1-1/4" and is not compatible with any other binding style other than twin loop wire.
Unfortunately, the EtitanWireL only has an eleven inch punching throat. Other heavy duty electric wire binding machines such as the WireMac E have a fourteen inch punching throat for handling legal sized documents. This machine is not ideal for binding legal sized documents, A4 paper or 11" x 17" sheets.
Like the EtitanWire, the ETitanWire-L is missing a spine hanger. This means that operators will need to manually thread their pages onto the wire spines. If you have ever attempted to do this you know just how tedious it can be. Therefore, organizations who do purchase this machine will most likely want to come up with some type of device to assist in hanging their pages on the spines.
Although the closing device on this machine is extremely durable, it is inconveniently located on the top of the machine. This makes it much harder to use than a closer that is on the front of a machine. Operators will need to lift their documents up and place them into the wire closer without allowing the pages to fall off the spines. This can be extremely hard to accomplish, even for seasoned binding machine operators.
Recommendation:
The Document Finishing Group ETitanWire-L is one of the best constructed and most feature rich wire binding machines that is available anywhere.
It includes a large punching capacity, a heavy duty wire closer and a huge number of other great features.
However, the fact that it is missing a wire hanger and has a limited punching width puts this machine at a slight disadvantage when compared with the Akiles WireMac E.
The WireMac-E includes most of the same great features as the ETitanWireL but also includes a wire hanger, a legal sized punching throat and a wire closer that is mounted to the front of the machine. Plus it costs about the same amount.