| *The Akiles Megabind 1E is an all metal heavy | | | | choose the right size of comb for your project. |
| duty electric plastic comb binding machine that | | | | *This machine includes a foot pedal control for |
| includes many features that other smaller comb | | | | activating the punching mechanism. Using the foot |
| binding machines do not include. *It is designed for | | | | pedal for punching documents allows users to hold |
| medium sized organizations that are looking for a | | | | the sheets with both hands when using the binding |
| high quality durable electric comb binding machine | | | | machine. This helps to increase productivity and |
| that offers flexibility for binding multiple sizes, | | | | reduces mispunches. Weaknesses / Limitations: |
| lengths and thicknesses. *The heavy duty | | | | *The Akiles Megabind 1E has recently been |
| construction and features of the Megabind 1E | | | | upgraded with a new motor. The previous motor |
| make it a great choice for medium sized | | | | had a punching capacity of only 12 sheets. |
| businesses that need a machine that they can | | | | However, the new motor is capable of punching |
| count on. Strengths / Features: *The Akiles | | | | up to twenty sheets of paper at a time. This isn't |
| Megabind 1E is made almost entirely of metal. The | | | | quite as many sheets as the CombMac but is |
| body of the machine, the handle, the comb | | | | fairly decent. *The chip drawer on the Akiles |
| opener and all of the internal components are | | | | Megabind 1e is located on the rear of the machine. |
| made of high quality steel. The metal construction | | | | This makes it difficult to access and empty on a |
| of this machine is designed to ensure that it will | | | | regular basis. It would be nicer if the chip drawer |
| last for years in organizations that bind documents | | | | was located on the front of the machine. |
| on a daily basis. *The Megabind-1E is a legal sized | | | | Recommendation: *The Akiles Megabind 1e is ideal |
| plastic comb binding machine with 24 fully | | | | for organizations that are looking for a heavy |
| disengageable dies. This means that it can be used | | | | duty machine that will be reliable for years of daily |
| to punch almost any size of paper imaginable. In | | | | binding. *The metal construction, electric punching |
| fact, it can be used for binding: letter size, legal | | | | mechanism, depth of punch margin control, legal |
| size, A4, half letter and for punching oversized | | | | size throat and continuous punching guide make |
| covers. It even includes a continuous punching | | | | the Megabind1e one of the most feature rich |
| control that allows for punching documents that | | | | machines available on the market. *However the |
| are longer than 14 inches. *The Megabind 1E also | | | | fact that this machine can only punch twelve |
| includes a depth of punch margin control and a | | | | sheets of paper at a time does not make this |
| heavy duty plastic comb opener. These features | | | | machine ideal for high volume use. |
| make it possible to bind documents with plastic | | | | For more information or to purchase the Akiles |
| combs that are as small as 3/16" and as large as | | | | Megabind 1E Electric Plastic Comb Binding Machine |
| 2" in diameter. This means that the Megabind1E | | | | visit Jeff McRitchie is the director of marketing for |
| can bind documents with up to 425 sheets of | | | | He writes extensively on topics related to Binding |
| 20lb bond paper. The machine even has a built in | | | | Covers,Binding Supplies,Binding Machines, Binders, |
| binding guide on the document table to help you | | | | Laminators, Laminating Pouches and more. |