{"product_id":"comb-binding-machine-with-an-electric-punch","title":"Comb Binding Machine with an Electric Punch","description":"\u003cp\u003ean electric punch, which is the part that hurts on a long run and the reason manual binders sit unused\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOffice equipment is sold on headline numbers that almost nobody can use. A printer quoted at 40 pages a minute is quoting a single sided black page from a warm machine, and the cost that matters is pence per page over five years rather than the price on the box. Every listing here states the real running cost, the monthly duty cycle the machine is actually built for, what the consumables cost and how long they last. Where a cheaper machine would do the job we say so, because the money in this trade is in the consumables and we would rather you knew that from us than worked it out in year two.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUse: a print room or a busy office that finishes its own documents rather than sending them out\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpecification: a heavier duty build with a higher monthly duty cycle and a longer service life, for a machine that works all day rather than occasionally\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCapacity: throughput stated per model in documents or metres an hour, and warm up time stated on the laminators because it is what people actually wait for\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConsumables: pouches, combs, wire or staples, all stocked and all priced per unit on the listing so the real cost of a bound document is visible\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConnectivity: not applicable\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRunning cost: published per finished document, which is the only number that lets you compare doing it in house against sending it out\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSustainability: the laminating pouches here include a recyclable option and the wire is steel. We state the actual certification rather than the word sustainable. For paper that means FSC or PEFC with the chain of custody number on the wrapper. For recycled content it means the percentage. Anything described only as eco friendly is described that way because there is nothing to certify.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDelivery: one or two person delivery depending on the model\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 30.80 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarranty: two years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarm up: stated in minutes, because it is what people wait for and nobody publishes it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSafety: the guillotines here have a guard and a clamp as standard rather than as an accessory\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrade: Trade account customers get thirty day terms on approval, a published price file, next day delivery on stocked lines and a named account manager rather than a queue. Ask for it, because we do not upsell it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe machine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea starter pack of combs, wire or pouches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea trimmer or punch template where fitted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003einstructions and a quick start card\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSetting it up\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnder an hour. On a laminator, run two waste sheets through after warm up before the first real document, because the first pass through cold rollers is the one that comes out cloudy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhich one to buy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWork out the cost of a finished document in house against what you currently pay a print shop, and include the time of whoever operates it. For most offices binding and laminating pay back inside a year and booklet making does not unless you make booklets weekly. We will do that arithmetic with you honestly, including when the answer is to keep sending it out.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MSU Trade","offers":[{"title":"Hardware only","offer_id":55383000809801,"sku":"MSU-BND-003-HW","price":1374.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardware with a three year service contract","offer_id":55383000842569,"sku":"MSU-BND-003-SC3","price":1774.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/msu-trade.com\/products\/comb-binding-machine-with-an-electric-punch","provider":"MSU Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}