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Installation
The new Smart Punch Pro must be installed with MXRB13
irrespective of whether the Multi-fold unit (MX-FD10) or Inserter (MX-
CF10) are part of the installation or not.
CF10) are part of the installation or not.
The unit can be fitted to existing MIF.
Diesets
The unit has customer inter-changeable punch diesets available for
punching holes in 11 different holes/patterns for the most popular
punching holes in 11 different holes/patterns for the most popular
mechanical binding systems available in the UK. There is space for
storage of 3 additional diesets in addition to the one loaded in the unit.
storage of 3 additional diesets in addition to the one loaded in the unit.
The unit punches individual sheets ‘on the fly’, at the rated speed of
the model to which it is attached, as they pass through the unit on the
way to the finisher output tray. Using the sort and offset features of
way to the finisher output tray. Using the sort and offset features of
the finisher (MX-FN21 or 22) the punched document sets are ready for
off-loading for the final step in the binding process.
off-loading for the final step in the binding process.
Monthly Volume Maximum
recommended
monthly
punches is 500k. As most
documents being bound are duplex, this represents 1000k pages.
Key Customer Benefit
The SmartPunch offers all print rooms or centralised managed print
environments, major time and labour saving benefits by drastically
cutting down on the time it takes to punch the holes using desktop
cutting down on the time it takes to punch the holes using desktop
mechanical binding devices.
Irrespective of type – electric or manual – or binding method (eg comb,
wire, Velo, coil), or cost, the maximum number of sheets that can be
punched at any one time is 35 (70 pages). The average is around 25.
This means that any document over 45 – 50 pages requires more than
This means that any document over 45 – 50 pages requires more than
one punch. The larger the document and quantity to be punched and
bound, the more time consuming and labour intensive the process.
bound, the more time consuming and labour intensive the process.
By punching the document on the fly during the print process, the
time consuming element of the process is eliminated, thereby reducing
the overall completion time.
the overall completion time.
Whilst the cost of an in-line punch unit is higher than the average
desktop binding device, if the time saved by eliminating the punching
part of the process is converted into labour cost saved, the
part of the process is converted into labour cost saved, the
SmartPunch pays for itself.
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