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Rhino Tuff OD4300 Plastic Coil Inserter Review
Category: BusinessThe Rhin-O-Tuff OD4300 is
a different type of spiral coil inserter that is designed for use in
conjunction with your Rhino modular binding punch.Using different sized mandrels and a rubber roller
that is less than an inch in width this machine is designed to speed up
spiral coil inserting in production environments.
Overview:
- The Rhin-O-Tuff OD4300 is
a different type of spiral coil inserter that is designed for use in
conjunction with your Rhino modular binding punch. - While most
spiral coil inserters use large rubber rollers to help you spin your
spines across the edge of your books, this machine takes a different
approach. - Using different sized mandrels and a rubber roller
that is less than an inch in width this machine is designed to speed up
spiral coil inserting in production environments. - This is especially true for spiral coils that are between 14mm and 32mm in diameter.
Strengths / Features:
- The
OD-4300 is effective in speeding up spiral coil inserters for users who
need to bind books with coils that are between 9/16″ (14mm) and 1-1/4″
(32mm). With traditional coil inserters, spinning coil onto the edge of
your books becomes more difficult as the diameter of your book
increases. The OD4300 is designed to help eliminate this problem by
reducing the amount that you need to handle the coil during the
inserting process. - This unit also makes handling longer
lengths of coil a lot easier. With most other coil inserters you have
to cut 36 inch coil before you begin the inserting process. The OD-4300
works best when you use whole pieces of thirty six inch coil. This is
excellent for helping to reduce waste when binding custom sized books
and helps to increase productivity. - The OD4300 is much
smaller than most other spiral coil inserters. It is designed to bolt
directly onto the side of your machine or onto the side of your
Rhin-O-Tuff combo binding station. This space saving design is great
for organizations that are tight on space. - The OD-4300 can be
adapted into traditional coil inserter using the OD-4100. This allows
users who might want to use the 4300 for long runs to still have the
ability to use a traditional roller style coil inserter for short runs
and everyday use.
Weaknesses / Limitations:
- Although
when used correctly and for the right applications this machine can
save you time, for many users it will actually cost you time. Learning
to set up and use this type of coil inserter can be very difficult.
High efficiency production environments may have a dedicated user that
can be trained to operate this type of machine. However, many
organizations need operators who have little training or experience to
operate their equipment. If you are not used to using this style of
inserter it can easily take you twenty minutes to set up and it will be
considerably slower in inserting the spines onto your documents. - This
machine cannot be used as a standalone coil inserter. It is designed to
be bolted onto the side of a Rhin-O-Tuff OD4000 or OD4800 binding
punch. If you don’t have either of these machines then you will need to
purchase the OD-3500 binding station in order to use this machine. This
is something to keep in mind when considering this device. - Setting
up this machine can be a little bit time consuming. It is important to
make sure that you have the right size of mandrel and that the machine
is properly adjusted for the size of coil that you are using. Then
every piece of coil needs to be loaded onto the machine one at a time.
These things make the OD-4300 an excellent choice for long runs and for
use with 36″ coil. Users who need to bind a few documents or who prefer
to use 12″ coil may find that this machine is somewhat frustrating to
operate.
Recommendation:
- This coil
inserter is an excellent choice for print shops and high volume
operators who already own an OD-4000 or OD-4800 binding punch. - It is best used for long runs, larger sized coils and with thirty six inch coil lengths.
- In the hands of the right operator with the right training, this machine will provide increased performance and productivity.
- However , most organizations will be better off choosing a traditional coil inserter.
About the author
If you need more information or would like to purchase the Rhino Tuff OD4300 Plastic Coil Inserter or any of the other Color Coil Binding Machines that we carry please feel to visit our site or contact us with your questions.
This review was written by Jeff McRitchie who is the director of marketing for Mybinding.com.
Jeff has written more than three hundred articles and more than two
hundred reviews on Binding Machines, Binding Supplies, Report Covers,
3-Ring
Shredders and Paper Handling Equipment.
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