UniBind XU138 Binding Machine Single Heater Steel Binding Unibinder

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Unibind XU138 Single Heater Binding Machine

The UniBind XU-138 has a single heating and cooling compartments and is capable of binding up to 8 books per binding cycle. UniBind's unique steel binding covers automatically activates the XU-138 heating element. The XU-138 glows red when the unit is binding and green when your document is completed. The XU-138 is always on and requires no warm up time or maintenance. UniBind is an exceptionally easy to use and fast binding system that is ideally suited for offices that require speed in binding and desire a highly attractive and professional finished product. Use the UniBind XU-138 binding system with SteelCrystal covers, SteelMatte covers, SteelBook hard covers, and SteelBack binding elements (use your own cover stock).

Unibind XU138 Binding Machine

The XU138 can bind up to 8 documents at once
Binds documents up to 340 pages
Perfect for Home Use and is both Economical and Safe
The XU138 provides perfect binding quality, a super strong permanent bond and makes editing documents quick and easy
The XU138 is reliable, always ready to use, no warm-up time is required and is maintenance free.
The XU138 is easy to use, user friendly and fully automatic.
PN 25181US001

Specifications

Size: 15" x 9" x 9.5"

Weight: 2.3 lbs

Binding Compartments: 1 Binding Compartment

Cooling Compartments: 1 Cooling Compartment

Electrical: 120V - 60Hz

Wattage: 1 x 175W

Safety Certification: CsaUs

Warranty: 1 year

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Unibind XU138 Single Heater Binding Machine Review

Overview:

Unibind offers a binding solution for companies that don’t want to have to punch and bind their books and documents. It provides the look of a perfect bound book without the need for any punching or inserting.
All you need to do is insert your pages into your spine or cover and place the document onto the machine. The machine does its job and you allow the document to cool. There isn’t really any simpler binding system available.
The Unibind system offers a huge variety of binding options to users who need to give their reports and documents a different look and feel.

Features/ Strengths:

The Unibind XU138 provides users with a huge number of options for binding their documents. It can be used for producing hard covered presentations, photobooks, reports with clear or frosted front covers and can even be used with customized front and back covers.
This machine has a maxiumum capacity of 36mm. This means you can bind a single document that is 36mm thick or multiple documents up to a total maximum thickness of 36mm. This means that you can bind multiple small documents and reports at one time.
The XU138 automatically senses the steel spine in the Unibind covers or spines and activates the heater when you place the spine or cover on the machine. It will heat the document for the appropriate amount of time and then let you know when your document is finished so that you can move it to the cooling rack.
It can also be used along with thermal binding covers or glue strips by using a spare Unibind cover to activate the machine.

Limitations/Weaknesses:

The 36mm capacity (approximately 1-1/2”) is large enough for most users. However, organizations that need to bind a large number of documents may want to choose a binding machine with multiple heating units so that they can bind more documents at once. Unfortunately, users who need to bind a single document that is larger than 36mm thick will need to consider a different binding style.
The supplies for the UniBind binding system utilize a steel binding spine that is extremely strong and provides an excellent quality bind for your documents. However, the fact that the spine is steel means that the documents will not open flat or wrap around. These are features that are commonly available with punch and bind binding systems.
Unibind covers can easily be customized with foil stamping. However offset printing of hard covers and spine printing are difficult to obtain since the supplies are manufactured in Europe (there is a 10-12 week leadtime).

Construction:

The Unibind XU138 is a combination of plastic and metal construction. However it is very durable and should be adequate for most organizations use.
The heating unit for this machine is activated by a magnet that detects the metal in the spine and activates the unit. This magnet can be tricked by using a washer (not recommended for safety reasons) or a spare unibind cover. This will allow you to use your Unibind system with thermal binding covers or glue strips.
The machine comes with a 1 year warranty and generally has very few problems. However, if ever the heating unit does have a problem (this is the only mechanical part in this machine) it will need to be repaired by Unibind.

Recommendation:

Adequate for most users volume needs. It is a great choice for high end presentations and proposals. This makes it very popular for real estate agents, appraisers and printers.
For high volume users, a multi heater unit might be a good choice. However, no functionality will be added just more capacity.
Great option for binding documents, reports, presentations, proposals, photo books, yearbooks and more.

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Unibind XU138 Single Heater Binding Machine

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