| Presented as an option for high volume | | | | That's one of those nice touches that you won't |
| environments such as larger offices, on-site | | | | often find on some of the other machines out |
| production centers, and commercial printers and | | | | there. |
| copy shops, the Lhermite PB 3300 offers a fairly | | | | 5. Adding to the Lhermite PB 3300's versatility are |
| unique combination of electric hole punching and | | | | the several punching dies that you can purchase |
| electric finishing equipment in the double-o binding | | | | to use with this machine. Available dies include 3:1 |
| style, as well as interchangeable dies that allow for | | | | and 2:1 in either round or square hole patterns, |
| a total of nine punching patterns. In the following | | | | and there are even dies that allow for both plastic |
| review, we will take a look at this machine's | | | | comb and plastic coil binding. If you are going to |
| various features and provide you with a list of | | | | want the option to use a few different binding |
| what we see as its strengths and weaknesses. | | | | styles, you should really take a look at this |
| Strengths: | | | | machine. We found that changing the dies was |
| | | | remarkably easy as well, and in most cases took |
| 1. In our estimation, the Lhermite PB 3300 would | | | | even the least technically apt of us less than a |
| have to be considered a very versatile double-o | | | | minute or so to accomplish. |
| wire binding machine, in that it can bind books that | | | | 6. And of course, the punching pins of the |
| are anywhere from two pages to 210 pages, as | | | | Lhermite PB 3300 are individually retractable, so |
| well as documents that are up to 13 inches in | | | | you can punch many sizes of documents without |
| length. This sort of capacity will get you through a | | | | messy incomplete holes on the ends. |
| huge number of projects, and the double-o wire | | | | 7. The Lhermite PB 3300 contains a couple of |
| binding style is one of the more elegant binding | | | | pretty nice safety features as well. First, there is |
| methods out there. | | | | a photo cell system that prevents inadvertent |
| 2. At around 25 pages of 20lb paper per stroke, | | | | operation of the machine, and a nice reversing |
| the punching capacity of the Lhermite PB 3300 is | | | | switch that you can use to quickly deal with any |
| one of the highest that you will find in a machine | | | | paper jams. |
| of this size. As an electric punch with an electric | | | | Weaknesses: |
| wire closer, we can see how this would be a | | | | |
| great machine for fairly high volume applications. | | | | 1. Though this appears to be a rugged machine |
| 3. The foot pedal operation is also a big plus, as it | | | | that should give you years of service, the foot |
| means that you can keep both hands on your | | | | pedal may not be quite up to the task and may |
| documents while you are punching and binding | | | | need replacing once or twice during the life of the |
| them. This greatly increases both the speed and | | | | machine. |
| accuracy of the binding process, and makes the | | | | 2. This system is fairly expensive and is best |
| machine not only more effective, but remarkably | | | | suited for high volume applications. Offices or |
| easy to use. | | | | facilities that need to do light to medium volume |
| 4. Another accuracy feature that we really | | | | binding will probably want to choose a smaller less |
| appreciated is the tilted opening that allows for | | | | expensive system. |
| gravity assisted positioning of the paper stack. | | | | |