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MBM Creasematic 150 Programmable Creaser
You need a Creasematic 150 Programmable Creaser to prevent toner cracking. I’d hate to see the look on your customers’ face if you go straight to a folder and allow this mistake to slip through. This model is ideal for digital printing applications and creases up to 2,000 sheets per hour. No toner cracking! No problem!
How is it Used?
The Creasematic 150 makes up to 9 creases per sheet (11″ x 17″); accommodates sheet sizes up to 39 inches. There are 5 memory settings and tools that allow the setting of 4 different crease widths to accommodate a wide variety of paper stock. It’s set up to connect with an in-line perforating system, mounted on casters for easy shop rearranging and its got a nice quiet operation.
And How Much Does it Cost
The Creasematic 150 Programmable Creaser is $7,999 at Lloyd’s. We’ll throw in free shipping and a gift with your purchase.
MBM Creasefold On-Line Folder
Add this folder to your line and get a fast accurate fold on creased stock. The MBM Creasefold On-Line Folder has a high speed knife fold system that will not mark digitally printed stock – an attribute that puts this machine in high-demand.
How is it Used?
The MBM Creasefold won’t add to the noise in your shop, it’s got a quiet operation. The feed takes a single sheet, 4 1/2″ x 9 1/4″ to 12 1/2″ x 18 1/2″, and will accomodate 30 to 130# stock. Best of all, MBM developed “flat-fold” technology which eliminates curling with the finished product that you’ll unload from the fold-away exit conveyor.
And How Much Does it Cost
The Creasefold On-Line Folder is $6,299 at Lloyd’s. We’ll throw in free shipping and a gift with your purchase.
MBM 87M Manual Tabletop Folder
Don’t worry, the MBM 87M Manual Tabletop Folder won’t wear you out. It’s a nice little machine that will save your office time and money. And, despite its low cost, it will still crank out up to 7,200 sheets per hour.
How is it Used?
The 87M Manual Tabletop folder will accept 150 sheets at a time up to 8 1/2″ x 14″ and as small as 4″ x 5″ in size. Four standard folds are marked by color coded fold plates and their setup is the only thing manual about this machine. Otherwise, it will run through your sheets on two speeds and will stop automatically after the last sheet is folded. I like the auto-stop feature because that way I don’t have to babysit it.
And How Much Does it Cost
The 87M Manual Tabletop Folder is $409 at Lloyd’s. We’ll throw in free shipping and a gift with your purchase.
MBM 407A Automatic Programmable Tabletop Folder
If you’re looking for an extremely versatile tabletop folder, you’re looking for the 407A Automatic Programmable model from MBM. This model has six standard folds pre-programmed, but allows for 27 custom folds to be stored in its memory, ready to recall at any time.
How is it Used?
Other than its robust memory, the 407A is very similar to the 307A. It accepts 450 sheets at a time at up to 11″ x 17″ in size. It folds more than 11,000 per hour, and it features an automatic feed table ensures optimum feed pressure, so there are very few jams or adjustments for paper stock. The self-setting exit rollers ensure smooth ejection of folded paper and keep everything in neat sequential order. Check out the 407A Automatic Programmable Tabletop Folder for easy maintenance, durable all-metal construction, and the availability of an optional perforator or scorer.
And How Much Does it Cost
The 407A Automatic Programmable Tabletop Folder is $3,959 at Lloyd’s. We’ll throw in free shipping and a gift with your purchase.
Why Your Small Utility Company Needs a Folding Machine and Inserter
Off to the east of Indianapolis (our hometown) is a small utility provider. A friend told me he went in there once and found the administrative staff sitting at their desks, folding bills and stuffing envelopes. It turns out they all took one day a month — about 5 hours — to fold and stuff all the bills for the day.
“Why don’t you have a machine that does that?” my friend asked one of the women folding away.
“They cost too much money,” said the woman. “We have to watch our costs.”
My friend was stunned. It’s this short of short-term bureaucratic thinking that ends up wasting money, instead of saving it. Somehow, managers get it in their heads that it’s somehow cost effective to pay employees $12 per hour to fold letters or bills, put them into envelopes, and run them through the postal machine.
Let’s break it down and see why this is just plain wrong.
If you pay 6 staffers $12 per hour to fold bills, that’s $72 per staff hour. And if it takes those staffers 5 hours to fold and stuff all those bills — keeping them in ZIP code order, no less — that’s $360 per month.
But look at the for $10,395. Sure that seems like a lot, but consider this:
The 6202 can fold and insert up to 2,200 pieces per hour, or do all the inserting that six people did in five hours. If one person ran the machine once a month, it would cost that utility $60 per day to run bills.
And save them $300 per month, or $3,600 per year. In three years, they will have paid for the machine. Every year after that, they’re going to save $3,600 per year.
This will end up making their entire office more efficient, freeing up the stuffers to work on other projects around the office.