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The Easy-Lam School Budget laminator is a new low-cost roller laminator, especially engineered for use by schools. The Easy-Lam School Budget laminator easily laminates signs, posters, crafts, school projects and more.

For its width (27″), this is the cheapest roll laminator available on the market today. The heated rollers on this model create a more consistent finished product than most of the more expensive heat shoe laminators.

The machine operates at a lower temperature than most roll laminators, creating lower energy costs and power consumption. The Easy-Lam School Budget laminator uses specially formulated school lamination film that melts at a lower operating temperature than most films. This means less noxious fumes emitted from the melted lamination film.  Be sure to take a look at this revolutionary new roll laminator today.

Question

I have a golf score book (44 pages plus heaver front & back cover) and I want to bind them myself. What machine would last me for 1000 to 2000 books? Any help you can give me will be appreciated. GOD BLESS!

Answer

I’m somewhat familiar with sports score books. They typically have a fairly stiff front and back cover and a double-loop wire-bound spine. I recommend a wire binding machine for your application, especially a model with an electric punch, since you will be creating about 2,000 books.

The specific model I recommend for your project is an Akiles WireMac-E – Electric Punch and Manual Wire Closer. The WireMac-E quickly creates professionally bound documents, reports and more. This machine features a handy electric punch, operated from a foot switch. This enables hands-free punching, which saves you time and effort.

Question

I AM LOOKING FOR A PERFORATING MACHINE TO MAKE WINDOWS IN CARD STOCK SO WHEN IT IS BENT THE WINDOW OPENS

Answer

The Lassco-Wizer W635 Score II paper perforator and scorer should do the trick. This is a manually operated scoring and perforating machine. It will handle your card stock or cover stock paper. This machine works much like a rotary trimmer with a perforating head, instead of a cutting head, that slides along a bar from one end of the machine to the other.

Paper perforators are basically are designed to create perforations in paper, making it simple to fold or tear paper. Perforating machines are ideal for creating coupons, fliers and other marketing materials. They can also perforate large sheets of printed material for a variety of applications. You can view our entire selection of perforating machines here.

Ad you probably know by now, Office Zone offers a wide selection of office machines and other brand-name office products. But did you also know that you can save a significant amount of money with our clearance and overstock office machine inventory? Popular models are heavily discounted, and are a great way to stretch your office expense budget.

For example, you can view the latest discounts and deals on our clearance paper shredders here. This page displays a list of popular models with a sale price. If you don’t like the price advertised, you can always click on our Make an Offer button and suggest a price. Office Zone considers and responds to all reasonable offers.

We just added the model PP1519 Semi-Automatic L-Sealer to our site. It’s made by GHL Packaging, a leader in the shrink wrap industry. The PP1519 makes it easy to cut shrink wrap film around all sorts of containers including software boxes, music CDs, DVDs … a wide variety of packages. This is a highly versatile machine that will help you with a wide variety of

packaging needs.

The PP1519 L-Sealer offers a large sealing area (15″ x 19″) and requires a 110 volt power supply. This sealer includes a pin-wheel (perforating) hole punch, legs, and casters that help you easily move the machine from one location to another.

A coil binding machine is a device that punches and binds spring-like coils into the spine of a document. The coils are often referred to as spirals. They are very similar to the old spiral notebooks you may have used to used in school.

Coil, or spiral binding is rapidly growing in popularity. A big reason is coil binding looks good and is relatively easy to do. Once the holes are punched, the binding element is literally spun through the holes with the aid of an electric coil inserter, located on the front of the coil binding machine. And, another benefit of coil binding is the coil-bound pages can wrap around for easy access and reading. A coil-bound booklet can lie flat on a table or desk without closing.

This is the essential element that binds the sheets of paper and cover stock together. The end result looks like a professionally produced booklet. The biggest difference between plastic coil binding and old-style spiral notebooks is the binding element itself. Coil binding pieces are manufactured from PVC plastic rather than metal.

PVC plastic coils are highly durable, are almost impossible to crush, and do not bend or easily stretch with use. Plastic binding coils are also available in a wide array of colors, diameters and lengths. Coil binding supplies are made in two different patterns. These include 4:1 and 5:1 pitch. The hole pattern, or pitch for a 4:1 coil binding machine simply punched four holes per inch. The 5:1 pitch coil is used with machines that punch five holes per inch.

It’s a good thing to note that 4:1 and 5:1 pitch supplies are not interchangeable between machines. Once a coil binding machine has been purchased, the end-user must purchase the right pitch binding supplies for the machine. So, why are two hole patterns offered? A 4:1 pitch machine binds more paper than 5:1. That’s because the punched holes are spaced farther apart, making it easier to turn the pages of a larger document.

We recently added a fascinating new product line to our Web site. Office Zone completed an agreement with Applied Magnetics Lab., Inc. to distribute their line of shredders and data destroyers. Since 1973, the company has manufactured a wide variety of specialty equipment including devices that drive artificial hearts, refine plutonium, separate dirt from potatoes, and locate unexploded ordinance located deep underwater.

Today, the company fabricates some of the most incredibly durable shredders in the industry. Applied Magnetics’ specialty is making sure you have a way to destroy information in such a manner that even the most determined adversary cannot possibly recover it.

Shredders by Applied Magnetics are so durable, they have never had a unit returned due to damaged or worn parts. A good example is the Infostroyer 301. This model was recently identified by Research and Development Magazine as one of the 100 Most Significant Technology Products of the Year.

The Infostroyer 301 is a shredder that destroys large quantities of paper, ID badges, magnetic tape, credit cards, optical disks and more. This machine has a self-healing feature that actually repairs damage to itself if it is ever injured by foreign objects. It is the only shredder on the market capable of doing this.

Be sure to visit the Office Zone Web site to discover more interesting features about the new shredding and data destroying machines from Applied Magnetics.

Question

i was curious as to what model you would recommend for an office that
expects to package 7000 units over the course of the next 6 months.
the units will be standard letter size (8.5-11) with an enclosed dvd
and no more then an inch thick.

we were looking for something easy to use but that also didn’t take up
too much room, perhaps smaller then 6′-2.5′?

just wanted some thoughts and pricing if you could send that to me
please….

Answer

According to my math, you need to shrink wrap about 1,167 units per month over the next six months. The shrink wrap system that immediately comes to mind that will handle the volume you require is the MiniPack Galileo. This is a high-output shrink wrappper able to wrap and seal up to 300 pieces an hour (within optimum conditions, of course).

The sealing chamber measures 21″ x 17″ x 8″ — that’s plenty of room to wrap your product. And the best thing about the Galileo is the price tag. It’s competitively priced at around $3,000. Some versions of the Galileo are less, depending on what options you require.

MiniPack shrink wrap systems have Teflon-coated wire grills inside the heat sealing chamber. This protects the operator from burning their fingers. The sealing chamber can get pretty toasty during consistent use. Most competing models in this price range do not have this safety feature.

The Galileo is built to endure high standards of daily operation. Yet, it’s versatile enough to accommodates the needs of small, local mom and pop businesses as well.

Question

Hello, I am looking for a wire or coil binding machine for our office. All of our booklets will be no more than 75 pages (letter size) and average about 30 books per month. Do you offer an electric or manual binding machine that will accommodate our office needs? I appreciate your help.

Answer

We carry several binding machine models that will fit your needs. We have a large inventory of coil and wire binding machines that come in both electric and manual versions. If you desire a bound document that looks professional and has a durable, crush-proof binding element on the spine, then coil is the best choice. We have several models that can punch and bind your 75-page documents.

If you’re using standard 8-1/2″ x 11″ paper, then a 12″ 4:1 pitch coil in a 15/32″ diameter is a good option. This diameter will bind up to 80 sheets, and there is a wide rainbow of coil colors that you can choose from.

Or, if you prefer a wire binding machine over coil, we offer several models that will suit your needs. Some of our customers choose wire over coil simply because it offers a more refined, distinctive look to your bound document or book.

I recommend a machine that will punch and bind in a pitch ratio of 3:1. This pitch features double wire loops that are closer together than the 2:1 pitch variety. It simply looks a lot nicer in my opinion. You will also need at least a 1/2-inch diameter wire that holds up to 90 sheets. Your wire binding wire color choices here include: black, blue, red, silver and white.

Question

Hello, we have a roll laminator and i put some posterboard through on the wrong setting and i was wondering if i could put it through a second time or if it would ruin it?  Thank you!

Answer

Laminating an item a second time is a difficult proposition. First of all, it depends on what the wrong setting was with your laminator. If it was set too cold, you could possibly run it through a second time to  get the glue to melt further and clear things up. I’ve experienced mixed results with this method, but it’s certainly worth a second try. If your laminator was set too hot, then unfortunately there’s really nothing you can do to make any further improvements. Just be sure to do some test runs the next time before you laminate the final product.