Office Products Articles

Reviewing the GBC Surebind System 3 Pro Binding Machine - Posted by Jeff McRitchie.

The Surebind 3 Pro Binding Machine is a heavy-duty electric strip binder, using ten pin GBC Surebind Binding strips to provide a secure, tamper-proof bind. Similar to the GBC Velobind system, with the exception of the type of binding strip, the Surebind is the first choice of lawyers, government agencies and any other person or company producing sensitive documents and proposals.

Rhin-O-Tuff HD-4101 EZ Spiral Coil Spine Former Review - Posted by Jeff McRitchie.

If you have ever tried to insert spiral coils onto the edge of a book that is 2" thick you know just how difficult that it can be. Inserting coils onto small books really isn't that hard. However, dealing with documents that are larger than 30mm can be very challenging. In fact, I timed myself to see how long it would take me to insert a coil on the edge of a 50mm book by hand (that is how most people do it) and it took me almost ten minutes. In a production environment that would represent a huge drain on resources.

Perfect Bind T30 Thermal Binding Machine Review - Posted by Jeff McRitchie.

The Perfect Bind T30 is a relatively newcomer to the thermal binding arena. It began appearing in the marketplace sometime near the beginning of 2007. It offers a simple design, a decent set of features and what appears to be a great value. However, the fact that the T30 is new to the market can be a little bit unnerving. With this in mind I decided to take a T30 out of its box and give it a try to test its features, limitations and construction. Here is what I discovered.

GBC Ultima 35 EZload 12” Roll Laminator Product Review - Posted by Jeff McRitchie.

For years, roll laminators have been used in schools, churches, print shops and larger organizations to laminate all sorts of different materials. However, the size and cost of these machines kept most smaller users from purchasing a roll laminator. Most individuals simply didn't want to spend thousands of dollars on a laminator or didn't have a place to keep a machine that weighed over 100 pounds and was almost three feet wide. With this in mind, GBC (General Binding Corporation) released a new 12" wide roll laminator that was designed to address some of these problems. I took this new GBC Ultima 35 EZload roll laminator for a test drive and here is what I discovered.

GBC Proclick Pronto P2000 Automatic Pro Click Inserter Review - Posted by Jeff McRitchie.

When GBC introduced their new Proclick pronto automatic binding systems, they released two different models. The P3000 included a medium duty punch for an all in one solution and the P2000 did not include a punch. They didn't put a punch on the 2000 because they knew that a number of larger organizations, printers and users with higher volume punching needs would want a better punching solution than they could offer on a desktop all in one machine. For these users they produced special diesets that are designed to work with their modular and automated punches. This allowed users to use their high volume punching solutions to produce the holes and the Pronto 2000 to do the document finishing.

GBC CombBind C110 Plastic Comb Binding Machine - Posted by Jeff McRitchie.

In 2007 GBC (General Binding Corporation) replaced the CombBind C100 with a new updated model. That new model was the C110 and it featured new styling and several new features. Today we are going to take a look at the New GBC C110 manual comb binding machine, its features, its limitations and its construction. Let's take a look...

GBC CombBind C50 Plastic Comb Binding Machine Review - Posted by Jeff McRitchie.

Many small offices and home offices are looking for a way to bind their documents, reports and presentations but don't have the budget to spend hundreds of dollars on a binding system. That is where the GBC CombBind C50 plastic comb binding machine comes in. With a price tag of less than $70 this machine is designed for the small office that occasionally need to bind a document or presentation. Recognizing that this machine is not designed to compete with larger solutions that cost three for four times as much, this review will take a look at the features, limitations and construction of the GBC C50 binding machine.

GBC C250 Plastic Comb Binding Machine Review - Posted by Jeff McRitchie.

The GBC CombBind C250 has been one of the most popular plastic comb binding machines available on the market for more than a decade. Also known as the Ibico Kombo, this machine can be found at elementary schools and businesses across the country. The C250 is a manual binding machine designed for producing documents, presentations, reports and proposals with GBC plastic comb binding spines.

Akiles Offibind 21D Plastic Comb Binding Machine Review - Posted by Jeff McRitchie.

The Offibind 21D is the smallest plastic comb binding machine manufactured by Akiles Products. It is designed for use in the small office / home office space and with a pricetag of around $100 it is definitely worth taking a look at. In fact, the Offibind is a great example of the fact that you don't have to pay a lot of money for a decent quality plastic comb binding machine. This article will take a quick look at the features, limitations and construction of this machine.

Tamerica Tashin 210PB Plastic Comb Binding Machine Review - Posted by Jeff McRitchie.

Although the Tamerica 210PB is a relative newcomer to the market, it has begun to give some of the other machines that are available on the market a run for their money. On the surface, it appears to be built well and have a number of features that are not common to other machines in its price range. This review will take a look at a few of those features and will help you to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of this machine.