Akiles AlphaBind-CM Manual Plastic Comb Binding Machine

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

Product Description

The Akiles AlphaBind-CM is a brand new binding machine from Akiles that is designed to offer the same great heavy duty design as the Megabind series of binding systems. However, users who don't need the fourteen inch punching length offered by the Megabind can save money with the AlphaBind-CM. 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-CM today

Product Details

Actual Machine Dimensions (L x W x H): 23" x 17" x 20"
Shipping Length:20-1/2"
Shipping Width:19-1/2"
Shipping Height:15
Shipping Weight:43 Lbs.
Compatible Supplies: Plastic Binding Combs

Specifications

Punching Length: 12" with open throat for longer documents.
High-Volume Punch Capacity: With its unique punching mechanism, you can punch up to 25 sheets of 20 lbs paper per lift.
Binding Capacity: Up to 2".
Die Disengagement Pins: Allows punching of all paper sizes without any partially punched holes.
Depth Margin Control: Adjustable depth margins (4 steps) offers the best margin distance for each book size.
Side Margin Control
Large Waste Compartment: Easily accessible from the front of the machine.
Heavy Duty Design: All metal construction.
Weight: 41 Lbs
1 Year Manufacturer's Warranty

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Punching Operation

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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 Megabind 1

Manual

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 25 sheets (20 lbs)

No

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Included

Included

31 lbs / 2.0 CbFt
Akiles Megabind 2

Manual

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 25 sheets (20 lbs)

Included (up to 9/16")

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Included

Included

31 lbs / 2.0 CbFt
Akiles AlphaBind-CM

Manual

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 25 sheets (20 lbs)

No

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Included

Included

41 Lbs
Akiles EcoBind-C

Manual

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

25 Lbs

Video

Akiles AlphaBind CM Manual Plastic Comb Binding Machine Demo Video

Transcript :

Welcome to MyBinding.com. Let's bind a book with an Akiles AlphaBind CM Manual Plastic Comb Binding Machine. For a closer look at its intricacies and details of this machine as well as our opinions of its performance, check out our review video at MyBinding.com. Let's watch it in action.

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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Reviews in Other Languages

5 Stars

a+

love it!!

love it!!

Resources

Akiles Alphabind Manual.pdf (485 KB) Download

Staff Review

Akiles Alphabind-CM Manual Plastic Comb Binding Machine Review

Plastic comb binding machines can be expensive, so when buying one, you want to be sure you select the machine that has the best features for the lowest price. One machine that's affordable and is packed with first-rate features is the brand new Akiles AlphaBind-CM. This is a system that won't cost you too much but it has a lot of the most popular features a comb binding machine can have. Here's a breakdown of the machine's strengths, as well as an honest look at its shortcomings.

Strengths:

This device is capable of punching and binding letter-sized documents (8.5" x 11"). It has a 12-inch throat that is open so you can bind other sizes of documents, if necessary.
This device can work with binding combs that are up to 2 inches in diameter making it capable of binding both thin and thick booklets.
The punching mechanism on this device is really impressive: it can punch up to 25 sheets of regular bond paper per lift. With this kind of punching capacity, you will be able to finish your work a lot faster.
The CM has one of the most sought-after features a comb binding machine can have: disengageable dies. As previously noted, this device has an open throat so that combined with the fully disengageable punching pins, it is possible for you to punch and bind professional-looking documents with virtually any length of binding edge.
The adjustable depth of punch control is another popular feature and the CM has that one as well. This feature ensures that the punched holes are the correct distance from the edge of the paper. This feature comes in really handy when binding extremely small or extremely large documents.
The CM is made entirely out of metal so it can stand up to heavy-duty punching and binding. It has a rather roomy chip tray that won't need to be emptied very often.
Akiles designed this product to be a smaller, lower-cost version of their Megabind machines. It's great that a company would design a product with the goal of saving customers money. This CM goes for about $420.00 so it's a very affordable product.

Weaknesses:

Although all-metal construction is a wonderful feature to have in a binding device, it does make the CM rather heavy. It weighs over 40 pounds so it is a little bit difficult to transport.
Also, the CM is rather industrial-looking due to its construction. It's not ugly but it's not really that attractive either.
This device lacks a U-shaped handle, which is not only ergonomically friendly, it enables left-handed users to use this particular unit more easily.
The CM is a manual device. If you need an electric machine with the same capabilities as the CM, you should look at the Akiles AlphaBind-CE, which is electric.
This system has a twelve inch punching throat. If you are going to need to bind very many legal sized documents you will probably want to consider stepping up to the Megabind series of machines. However, this system should be more than adequate for binding letter size, half size and A4 sized documents.

The Akiles AlphaBind-CM is a great product to get if you need a heavy-duty comb binding machine with high-end features such as disengageable dies. The price is just right and the device is so well-built, you will be able to punch and bind with it for years.

Akiles AlphaBind-CM Manual Plastic Comb Binding Machine

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