Office Equipment Blog from Office Zone

Question:

Our company is seeking to completely encapsulate 3 x 500 count boxes of Sweet N’Low (with or without trap) with a heavy clear shrink covering. The size of the three boxes (without tray) is 18″ x 7.5″ x 5.5″.

The immediate emphasis is to identify a piece of equipment that can get this process operational as soon as possible. The thought is to start simply to get the system running and possibly purchase a more automate follow-up to keep labor under control.

What would you recommend for our application.

Stephen T.

Answer:

If you need to get things up and running fairly quickly, then I recommend the Minipack FM Digit 77A shrink wrap machine. This is a customer favorite model, and for good reason. First of all it’s manufactured by MiniPack. That means quality parts and engineering that will last you for years to come.

The FM Digit 77A shrink wrap machine is one of the most reliable, easy-to-use models available. It features a large sealing area that provides more than adequate space for the products that you will shrink wrap.

The machine includes a sealer/tunnel combination, designed for fast packaging. The FM Digit 77A also includes a built-in motor that moves the shrink hood up and down automatically. It can be programmed for either manual or automatic operation.

This model is designed to shrink up to 10 items per minute and may be used with PVC or Polyolefin shrink film of almost any thickness. Best if all, the FM Digit 77A may be programmed to handle a wide a variety of jobs, and it requires very little training to operate.

Question:

We are a company that provides behavior intervention services for kids with special needs. We create a high volume of visual materials (charts, schedules, etc.). We are looking to spend between $600-800 on a quality laminator that is simple to use. We need one that is 25-27″ in width.

Carrie S.

Answer:

The Banner American Easy Lam School Budget Roll Laminator is your best option. For starters, it’s well within your budget range. Secondly, the Easy Lam School laminator will handle items up to 27 inches in width. It appears that Banner American did their homework before introducing their new laminator. So far it’s been a big hit with schools, from elementary to college. Several businesses too have enjoyed the benefits of this model.

The Easy Lam School Budget laminator processes a wide variety of items such as school art projects, charts, posters, schedules, photographs, maps, various documents and more. This is a wide-format roll laminator, so the sky’s pretty much the limit on what you can laminate.

Even though this is an economically priced model, it still is a quality machine that includes several “luxury” features such as heated rollers. Heated rollers are a nice touch since they more evenly distribute heat onto the film, thus creating a better-looking laminated product.

Question:

Which padding machine would be most effective for my needs? I need to glue 8.5 x 11 sheets in landscape. I need to apply the glue to the 11 in side of the paper. I am not concerned with gluing in multiple stacks, but I am concerned about purchasing a machine that has the dimensions that I require.

Please advise …

Thank you!

Jennifer E.

Answer:

We recommend the Superpad Padding Press. The Superpad lets you quickly create notepads, scratch pads, forms and other similar items in just a matter of minutes. This model will actually pad up to an amazing 10,000 sheets of paper at a time! It also facilitates padding jobs that require a strip of glue on the longest edge of the page. The Superpad pads up to 18 inches in width.

The Superpad is also simple to use. You can load, clamp and tilt the press in just a matter of minutes. The table has a tilting feature, enabling convenient loading. The Superpad can also turn up to 180 degrees for easy access. Once the glue is dry, you may remove the padded paper and place a new stack in the press to start the process all over again. Office Zone also sells all of the padding supplies accessories and tools that you will need to create a professional-looking pad of paper.

Question:

I’m trying to find the best option for a laminating machine for our school. We need to laminate both sides of documents letter sized or smaller; thickness 5 mm or thinner. Some cards 20 x 8“ size and 5 mm thick or thinner. We might need to laminate pictures as well. Can you help us choose the best and most economical option based on machine and supplies prices?

Thank you,

Francisca S.

Answer:

It sounds like your school is a prime candidate for the Easy Lam School Budget Roll Laminator. The Easy Lam School Budget laminator is affordability priced for schools where office product budgets are usually tight. This new laminator, manufactured in the U.S. by Banner American, laminates both sides of a document and will handle all of the items that you listed.

The Easy Lam School Budget laminator laminates a wide variety of documents, photos, posters, maps, and more, up to 27 inches in width. You may laminate the items that you listed (to 5mm in thickness) with this machine. Although this is a relatively low-priced laminator, it includes several high-end features such as heated rollers (as opposed to heat shoes) that more evenly distribute heat and creates a better overall laminated product. The Easy-Lam School Budget also operates at lower temperatures, creating fewer odors and saving energy.

Corner rounders simply cut the corners off of paper and other similar materials. You can use a round cornering machine with scrap booking projects, playing cards, photographs, business cards, greeting cards and more.

Some industrial-strength corner rounders can even slice the corners off of hundreds of sheets of paper at a time. Some unique models will cut through aluminum.

Office Zone has created a unique, useful corner rounder guide that will help

you choose the best corner rounding machine for your needs. The guide helps you find answers to some common questions that you may have before buying a corner rounder. Some of these include:

• What corner diameter do you prefer?

• How often will you use your corner rounder?

• How many sheets would you like to cut at a time?

• Will you be cutting anything other than paper?

And, if you don’t find the answer to your question in our guide, you’re always welcome to contact Office Zone’s customer service department for more help.

The answers to these questions depends on the size of the documents you need to laminate, and the volume you plan to laminate. Traditionally, most of our customers have used pouch laminators for small documents and roll laminators for large.

This notion is still true to a certain extent, but volume also plays a key role. You may laminate smaller documents on a roll laminator, but just a lot more at a time. If you plan to laminate a few small items on a periodic basis, then a pouch laminator is the recommended choice simply because you will and save yourself a sizeable amount of film.

A roll laminator also takes up a lot more space than a pouch laminator. The methods used between the two machines are somewhat different, but the end result is essentially the same.

Solingen steel is produced in Solingen, Germany. The town is known as the “City of Blades” because it is world famous for manufacturing excellent blades, knives, scissors razors, surgical instruments and other similar items. The knife producers in Solingen have been around for more than 100 years.

The cutting blade in the new Ideal Kutrimmer 1135 is made of Solingen steel. This highly durable blade may be re-sharpened, allowing you to obtain several years of use out of this paper cutter. Compare that to several paper cutters and trimmers available today that merely offer disposable blades.

The Kutrimmer 1135 arm cutter delivers a safe, yet effective way to cut up to 25 sheets of paper at a time. Kutrimmer cutters are known for their durability and accuracy.

The 1135 model is easy to set up, thanks to a built-in clamp that firmly holds down the stack of paper while trimming. This ensures the most clean cut possible. The model 1135 Kutrimmer also includes a transparent Lexan safety guard, with an integrated cutting line indicator.

(Sources: Wikipedia.org, http://www.worldknives.com/info/knives-of-solingen-germany-43.html)

We know budgets are tight right now for office equipment, and at Office Zone we are doing everything possible to help you save money. That’s why we’re proud to introduce our new listing of cheap office equipment that’s not only friendly to your budget, but provides a tremendous value as well.

The list of discounted office equipment includes paper shredders, paper cutters, binding machines, laminators, automatic paper folders and more. Be sure to browse through our new, large selection of affordable office equipment today. And, if you’re looking for something that’s not on our list, you can always contact our customer service department to request competitive pricing on almost any item.

Paper joggers are a relatively unknown, yet highly useful piece of office equipment. Joggers help you keep stacks of paper organized, and they make it much easier to bind documents with a binding machine. You will also find much lot easier to cut a large stack of paper, thanks to the help of a paper jogger.

When paper is pulled through a copy machine or laser printer, it’s typically sitting in a jumbled pile. A paper jogger will square things up in a matter of seconds. The jogger simply shakes the stack of paper in a tray until each sheet aligns perfectly with the next. It basically eliminates the time needed to tap a stack paper on a table.

Paper joggers are a popular item with copy shops, schools, and offices that bind several documents. We sell a wide range paper joggers from low-volume desktop models to standalone industrial-grade units.

Question:

I am looking for a paper cutter for my husband–he makes greeting cards for family and friends. I have narrow my search down to the dale 550, does this model come with changeable cutting blades?

Cleta G.

Answer:

The Dahle 550 Rotary Paper Cutter is a professional-grade machine intended for medium-volume paper trimming use. It’s especially suited for home crafts, including greeting cards and photo trimming. Although the rotary blade is sharp, it is housed in a sturdy plastic cover, thus ensuring absolute safety.

The cutter features a ground, rotating upper blade, and a ground lower blade. The rotary blade on the trimmer is self-sharpening, thanks to the cutting action against the lower table blade. This model does not come with changeable blades; however, you can always order the replacement blade assembly kit for about $79.