*It is an all metal binding machine that is specifically designed for offices and organizations that bind a few dozen reports per week.
*With a price tag that is easy to swallow, the DFG Wire1000 is ideal for small and medium sized companies that are just getting started with wire binding.
*Plus, this machine has a great set of features that makes wire binding both quick and easy.
Strengths / Features:
*This machine has an excellent punching capacity, especially considering its price range. It is rated to punch up to twenty five sheets of paper at a time. However, it is best to punch twenty or less sheets at a time. Punching more than this can make pulling the punching handle quite difficult and can reduce the quality of the punched holes.
*The Wire1000 is a 3:1 pitch wire binding machine that punches a hole-pattern with three holes per inch. This hole pattern can be used to bind documents with wire binding spines between 3/16" and 9/16" in diameter. It can also be used with GBC Proclick reclosable binding spines and with 3:1 pitch spiral coils. This can give you the flexibility to choose between several different binding styles for your organization.
*This machine also has fully disengageable punching pins. It has an eleven inch punching throat for use with standard letter sized sheets. However, the disengageable dies allow the punch to be used with shorter documents. Plus, the Wire-1000 has an open punching throat so it can be used to punch longer documents using a two step punching process.
*The Wire1000 also has a fully adjustable wire closer, a wire hanger and is made from heavy duty metal components that are designed to hold up over time.
Weaknesses / Limitations:
*Although the Wire1000 does include a wire hanger, it is inconveniently located on the back of the machine. In order to use the hanger you will have to turn the machine sideways on your table or workstation. This makes the wire holder on this machine almost useless.
*The control for the wire closer on this machine is a small dial on the side of the system. This type of adjustment does not provide as much control as a wheel or dual knobs. This may make it difficult to fine tune the wire closer in order to ensure that all of your spines close precisely every time.
*This is a 3:1 pitch wire binding machine. It is compatible with three to one wire spines for binding documents up to 9/16" thick (approximately 125 sheets). Using this machine it is difficult to bind documents that are thicker than this. If your organization needs to bind documents that are thicker than 9/16" you may need to consider purchasing a different machine.
Recommendation:
*The DFG Wire1000 is an excellent machine for a home office or a small office. It offers an excellent value for your organization's dollar.
*The decent construction and feature set of this machine make it ideal for companies that need to bind a few dozen documents per week.
*Larger users may want to consider a machine with a better wire closer control, a more conveniently placed wire holder or an electric punching control.
*Still, this is an excellent machine for users that want to begin binding their own documents using double loop wire.
*This machine is one of the most heavy duty and most durable wire binding machines available anywhere.
*It has an excellent punching capacity, durable construction and a great set of heavy duty features that help to set the ETitanWire apart from other similar binding machines on the market.
Strengths / Features:
*The E-TitanWire is made almost entirely of heavy duty steel and other metal alloys. The base, document table, handle, wire closer and all of the internal components are all made of metal. This heavy duty construction is designed to help ensure that your machine continues to be strong and durable after years of binding documents on a daily basis.
*This machine has one of the largest punching capacities available on any desktop combination wire binding machine. In fact, the Turbopunch technology allows the ETitanWire to punch up to 28 sheets of paper per lift. The heavy duty punch included with this machine is great for helping to increase productivity when binding your documents using twin loop wire.
*This machine produces a 3:1 square hole pattern. This hole pattern is compatible with double loop wire binding spines, GBC Proclick reclosable binding elements and with 3:1 pitch spiral coil binding spines. This means that you can use your machine to bind your documents with three completely different binding styles. You can even choose a different look for your internal and your external presentations and reports.
*The DFG E-Titan Wire has one of the strongest and most durable wire closers available on the market. It has two heavy duty adjustment knobs that are designed to allow you to fine tune the closer so that every document is closed uniformly. It also utilizes two machined steel blocks to assist in the closing process without the need for sandpaper or textured fabric.
*The ETitanWire also includes fully disengageable punching pins to allow for binding custom sized documents, a continuous punching guide for dealing with legal and 11" x 17" sheets, a document sizing guide to help you choose the right size of wire for your documents, and a depth of punch control to help improve the strength of your books. It even has a foot pedal punching control to help increase productivity.
Weaknesses / Limitations:
*Although there are a number of great things about the ETitanWire, one weakness of this machine is that it is only an eleven inch punch. Other heavy duty wire binding machines such as the Akiles Wiremac-E have a legal sized punching throat and wire closer. For users who think that they will ever need to bind documents that are either A4 or legal sized, a fourteen inch punch is a far better choice.
*This machine is a 3:1 pitch wire binding machine. This means that it is limited in the sizes of twin loop wire that it can use. Three to one wire binding spines are available in sizes ranging from 3/16" up to 9/16" in size. Users who need to bind larger sized documents will need to consider a different binding machine that produces a different hole pattern.
*The ETitan wire is missing a wire hanger or wire holder. This means that users will have to manually hang their pages onto the spines. This can be an incredibly tedious task and greatly reduces the productivity of this unit. Users who do decide on this machine will want to come up with some way to hang their pages on the wire to increase productivity.
*The Wire closer on the ETitanWire is located on the top of the machine. This design is not as efficient as a machine with a wire closer that is located on the front of the machine. Users will have to lift their document up and drop them into the wire closer without allowing the pages to fall of the wires. This can be extremely difficult, even for experienced users.
Recommendation:
*The DFG ETitanWire is one of the most solidly built and feature rich machines that I have seen anywhere.
*It includes a heavy duty wire closer, a great punching capacity and a number of other awesome features.
*However, the lack of a wire holder, the limited punching width and the placement of the wire closer on this machine make it less than ideal. The Akiles Wiremac E is available for a similar price and includes these important features.