Akiles AlphaBind-CE Electric Plastic Comb Binding Machine

Name: Akiles AlphaBind-CE Electric Plastic Comb Binding Machine
Brand: Akiles
SKU: ALPHABIND-CE
Rating: 4.78 (82 reviews)

Product Description

The Akiles AlphaBind-CE is a brand new plastic comb binding machine from Akiles. It is designed to offer the same great heavy duty design as the Megabind-E binding machine at a lower price point. Users who don't need the fourteen inch punching length offered by the Megabind-1E can save money with the AlphaBind-CE. The AlphaBind is an excellent choice for organizations that work primarily with letter size documents or sheets. However, it does have fully disengageable dies and an open throat design for punching special lengths if needed. Check out the AlphaBind-CE today.

Product Details

Actual Machine Dimensions (L x W x H): 18" x 17" x 10-1/4"
Shipping Length:20-1/2"
Shipping Width:19-1/2"
Shipping Height:15
Shipping Weight:61.1 Lbs.
Compatible Supplies: Plastic Binding Combs

Specifications

Electric Punching, Manual Binding: The AlphaBind-CE includes a heavy duty electric punch and a manual plastic comb opener.
Foot Pedal operated: The convenient foot pedal punch control allows you to hold your document with both hands during punching.
Punching Length: Twelve inch punching length with an open throat design for punching legal size or longer documents.
High-Volume Punch Capacity: With its unique punching mechanism, you can punch up to 20 sheets of 20# paper per lift.
Binding Capacity: The AlphaBind-CE can handle all sizes of plastic combs up to 2" in diameter.
Die Disengagement Pins: Allows punching of all paper sizes without any partially punched holes.
Depth Margin Control: Adjustable depth margins (4 settings) offers the best margin distance for each book size.
Large Waste Compartment: Easily accessible from the front of the machine.
Heavy Duty Design: All metal construction.
Weight: 61 Lbs
1 Year Manufacturer's Warranty

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Model Name

Model

Punching Operation

Pitch

Format

Closing Speed

Safety Sensor

Punching Length

Disengaging Dies

Hole Punch

Binding Thickness

Single Punching Capacity

Closer Selector

Closing Mechanism

Master Selector

Metal Wire Snatch

Wire Diameter Scale

Side Margins Control

Punching Margin Control

Weight / Volume
Akiles AlphaBind-CE

Electric

N/A

All paper sizes

N/A

N/A

12" with open throat for longer documents.

N/A

N/A

Up to 2"

Up to 20 sheets (20 lbs)

No

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Included

Included

61 Lbs
Akiles Megabind 1E

Electric

9/16"

N/A

N/A

N/A

14" (24 dies)

All 24 dies

Rectangular (5/16" x 1/8"

From 3/16" to 2"

Up to 20 sheets

No

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Included

Included

40 lbs / 2.5 CbFt
Akiles CombMac-24E

Electric

Standard Comb Pitch

N/A

N/A

N/A

14" (with Open Ends for longer sizes)

All 24 dies

Rectangular 3.12 x 7.94mm

3/16" - 2"

Up to 25 sheets of 20 lbs paper, letter size

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Included

Included

70 lbs & 3.74 Cbft
Akiles CombMac-EX

Automatic

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

14" (open throat for larger sizes)

All 24 dies

Rectangular (5/16" x 1/8")

1/4" to 2"

Up to 25 sheets (20 lbs. paper)

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

50 lbs / 19" W x 16" D x 10" H

Video

Akiles AlphaBind-CE Electric Plastic Comb Binding Machine Demo Video

Transcript :

Welcome to MyBinding video. Weâ€™re looking at the Akiles AlphaBind CE Electric Plastic Comb Binding Machine. And this is a demonstration on just how simple it is to bind a book with this system.

The machine is powered on with a switch on the back. With your project lined up and ready to go, simply slide the papers into the throat. Using the side margin control knob, you can select and lock down the place where you want all papers lined. This assures that all holes are punched in a consistent fashion.

The die disengagment pins allow for punching of all paper sizes without any partially punched holes. And, of course, punching holes is exceedingly easy with an electric punch. Operated here by the foot, or by the hand, you can have full control as youâ€™re lining them up, stacking them up, and putting them in the throat of the machine for the punch; up to 20 sheets of 20lb paper per lift. As soon as your entire project is punched as needed, assemble it all together from the top to the bottom and you are ready to bind with a comb.

When ready, place the plastic comb on the pins on the top of the machine. Remember always to keep the comb faced up and the project faced down; that way the book does not come apart. Black lever on the left hand side opens up the teeth of the comb. Again, teeth faced up, project faced down, slide your project over the teeth of the comb. Being sure all the pins are in place, lift the lever back up. Remove your project, and youâ€™re done.

Itâ€™s that simple with the Akiles AlphaBind CE. For more demos and reviews of this product and many more, check out MyBinding.com.

Love the machine I purchased! The only tiny complaint is that I didn't receive a shipping notice with tracking. I had to contact the company, but they sent it by email in just a few minutes. I would buy from this company again.

Works great! Thanks!

Great machine/ Great Company

I’m so glad I found this machine!! It punches through my chipboard covers to make my journals. It seems very durable and well made. I Know it seems like a lot of money but, it’s well worth it. I’ve tried the other machines that are cheaper on Amazon and they just don’t do the job like this one does. You won’t be disappointed.

Heavy Duty Machine

I have not had much time to play around with it yet, but it is built like a tank and seems to be a very solid machine that is pretty easy to use. I have no experience with coil binding, yet my first attempt went really well. I didn't realize I needed to order the coil crimper separately, so with my trial run I used a pair of needle nose pliers and managed okay - promptly ordered the crimpers though and a couple larger sized coils. I believe this will provide much more functional binding for us in comparison to the comb binding that we were using.

Steve C

Excellent choice for a small office or occasional user

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Resources

Akiles Alphabind Manual.pdf (485 KB) Download

Staff Review

Akiles AlphaBind CE Electric Plastic Comb Binding Machine Review

A rugged machine that is meant to be a low cost alternative to the Akiles Megabind E, the AlphaBind CE is designed to work mainly with letter sized sheets, in medium to high-volume production environments. We recently took a look at this new machine and put together a list of some its strengths and weaknesses.

Strengths:

One of the things we immediately appreciated about the AlphaBind CE is its low price point for an electric punch. Designed to offer an economical alternative to the Akiles Megabind E, the AlphaBind CE delivers a rugged all metal machine at a price that makes high volume electric punching a possibility for just about any size organization.
Operation of the AlphaBind CE is as simple as can be with its very handy foot pedal. This is a really nice function because when you use the foot pedal, you are able to keep both hands on the stack you are punching. The advantage of this is that you will get a more accurate punch with less "fanning" than you might get with a lot of other machines.
With its 12 inch throat, the AlphaBind CE is ideally designed for creating books using letter sized sheets. However, if on occasion you find the need to produce documents that are larger or custom sized, the open throat design coupled with the fully disengageable dies make that a possibility. All you need to do is to punch one side, flip it over and punch the other. These two features add a lot of flexibility to the AlphaBind CE and it is nice to know you have those capabilities whether or not you ever use them.
The punching capacity of the AlphaBind CE is a rather nice 20 pages per lift. While you can find manual machines that have similar capacities, you can't beat the speed, ease, and productivity of an electric punch. On the binding side, the AlphaBind CE has the capability to bind books that are up to two inches thick, which is just about the limit for comb binding.
The AlphaBind CE has a four-setting depth of margin control that allows you to set the distance from the sheets' edge that the holes are made. This means that no matter the thickness of your project, you will always be able to ensure that the punches are appropriately set for the maximum functionality and durability of your books.
We really liked how large the chip try is, and how easy it is to get to and empty. There are a lot of machines out there that overlook this detail, and the result is that sometimes you have to move the entire machine in order to empty the tray, or it doesn't get emptied as often as it should and the chips build up a cause problems. Neither of these should be an issue with the AlphaBind CE.

Weaknesses:

The inclusion of the foot pedal is a great idea, but we found its plastic construction to be a possible detriment. For a part of the machine that will be used so often, we found ourselves wondering why is didn't seem as solidly built as the rest of the machine. It should still last you a good long time, but we can see how it's possible that the pedal may have to be replaced a time or two during the lifetime of the AlphaBind CE.

Akiles AlphaBind-CE Electric Plastic Comb Binding Machine

Item# ALPHABIND-CE

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Akiles AlphaBind CE Electric Plastic Comb Binding Machine Review

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Akiles AlphaBind-CE Electric Plastic Comb Binding Machine

Item# ALPHABIND-CE

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Product Details

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Compare to Similar Comb Binding Machines

Video

Akiles AlphaBind-CE Electric Plastic Comb Binding Machine Demo Video

Customer Reviews

Reviews in Other Languages

Resources

Staff Review

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