James Burn BB400 Speedbind Automatic Wire-O® Binding Machine (Discontinued)
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Overview
Specifications
Item # | 04JBBB400 |
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Manufacturer | James Burn |
Actual Machine Weight | 710 lbs. |
Shipping Length | 375 |
Shipping Width | 211 |
Shipping Height | 192 |
Shipping (Web) Weight | 840 lbs. |
Manufacturer Part Number | BB400 |
Suggested User | Industrial |
Binding Style | Wire-O Binding |
Operation: Binding | Electric |
Compatible Supplies & Accessories | Wire-O® Spools SnakeSkin™ Wire-O® Board Feeder (Item# 04JBBB400BF) 1/4" Closing Tool (Item# 04JBBB400CT14) 5/16" Closing Tool (Item# 04JBBB400CT516) 3/8" Closing Tool (Item# 04JBBB400CT38) 7/16" Closing Tool (Item# 04JBBB400CT716) 1/2" Closing Tool (Item# 04JBBB400CT12) 9/16" Closing Tool (Item# 04JBBB400CT916) 5/8" Closing Tool (Item# 04JBBB400CT58) 3/4" Closing Tool (Item# 04JBBB400CT34) 7/8" Closing Tool (Item# 04JBBB400CT78) 1" Closing Tool (Item# 04JBBB400CT1) |
Power Voltage | 220v Single Phase 60 Hz |
Dimensions | 10’ 6” L x 4’ 11” W x 6’ 3” H (126" W x 59" D x 75" H) |
Punch & Bind Capability | Binding Only |
Setup Time | 15-30 Minutes, Depending on Operator |
Paper Size | 4 ⅝" x 4 ⅝" up to 15 ⅝" x 15 ⅝" |
Accepted Paper Type | No Stock Limitations |
Selectable Speeds | 9 Speed Settings (Setting 4 is Lowest Recommended Speed) |
Speed* | Between 1,500 to 3,000 Documents per Hour |
Skip Binding | Unlimited (Minimum 2 Loops per Skip) |
Air Compressor Requirements | 5 Bar, 500 l/min (Dry Air) |
Control Panel | Standard Control Panel |
Control Panel Notifications | None |
Hands-Free Operation | No |
Special Training Required | Requires Installation & Training Requires Operator with Mechanical Ability to perform Changeover, Set Up, & Machine Adjustments. |
Product Weight (lbs) | 1985 |
Shipping Weight (lbs) | 2178 |
Shipping Information | This item ships via Truck (Common Carrier). It is the responsibility of the Consignee (receiver) to remove the product from the truck. If you do not have a loading dock or any other means to lift the freight off the truck and/or you need assistance bringing the product inside of your location please call (866) 537-2244. Click here for full details. |
Description
With the James Burn BB400 Speedbind automatic wire binding machine, you can increase productivity, make life on your operators easier, and produce the highest quality of wire bound books without paying the price point. Whether you are working with traditional Wire-O® binding spools, or the SnakeSkin™ Wire-O®, the BB400 industrial bindery machine will get the job done with perfect results, and little effort. It is a part of their new and improved line of high-demand binding equipment and has been specifically manufactured for speed, efficiency, simplicity, versatility, and high-quality output. Compare the BB400 to other machines on this comparison sheet, or call our James Burn experts at (866) 537-2244 to learn more.
BB400 Speedbind Key Features:
• Binding speeds from 1,500 to 3,000 documents per hour, depending on the application, making it one of the fastest automatic wire machines in its class• Easy to use control panel for job setup
• Fully automatic binding completed with just 1 operator
• Handles 3:1 pitch Wire-O® from 1/4" to 9/16" and 2:1 pitch Wire-O® from 5/8" up to 1" diameters
• Compatible with Wire-O® spools and SnakeSkin™ Wire-O®
• Unlimited skip binding with 2 loop skip minimum
• Maximum punching thickness of 8 mm
• Handles paper sizes from 4 ⅝" x 4 ⅝" up to 15 ⅝" x 15 ⅝"
• Handles flush cut documents, oversized covers, and tabbed sheets
• Small overall footprint to take up less space on your operating floor than other comparable machines
• Mechanical adjustments, insertion guide, and closing tool changes are completed from the front of the machine
• Ideal for various wire binding applications, including calendars
• Automatically feeds back covers for desktop calendars and turns them around after closing and before moving to the reception conveyor
BB400 Speedbind Binding Process:
• The operator positions the documents onto the left side of the machine• The document is jogged by gravity
• The document is transported to the wire feeding section
• The wire element is cut to length and fed
• The wire element is inserted into the document
• The document moves to the closing station
• The document is stacked on the reception exit conveyor
Optional Accessories:
• Board Feeder: The board feeder is a station that can be added to the machine. A stack of hard covers are loaded into the feeder, and it will automatically load them one at a time while the operator loads the book block. This eliminates the need to collate the covers with the rest of the book ahead of time.• Closing Tools: Available in sizes from 1/4" to 1". *May vary depending on sheet size, paper stock, operator, and other factors.
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James Burn BB400 Speedbind Automatic Wire-O® Binding Machine
The operator loads documents into the machine, where they are tra... Read More
The operator loads documents into the machine, where they are transported to the wire feeding section. The wire element is automatically cut to length, fed, and inserted into the document to be bound. Once the wire is inserted, the documents automatically travel to the closing station, and are stacked onto a reception conveyor.
The BB400 will close 3:1 and 2:1 pitch wire from ¼” to 1”. It can bind documents using flush cut, oversized covers, and tabbed sheets. The BB400 handles book sizes as small as 4 ⅝” x 4 ⅝” up to 15 ⅝” x 15 ⅝”. The BB400 can use traditional spooled Wire-O®, or SnakeSkin Wire-O®, which will increase the machine’s efficiency. The control panel is simple and easy to use. Mechanical adjustments and closing tool changes are performed from the front of the machine. A nail hole punch option is available for wall hanging calendar applications.
For even higher production capacity, the upgraded BB400P or BB400SP are available. They offer both automatic punch and Wire-O® closing in one unit. The BB400P unit will punch and bind up to ¼” thick documents in one pass, and can also bind offline punched materials up to 1” thick.
The BB400 Speedbind systems offer the best available production and value in its class, for those applications that require versatility and bind productivity.
FAQs - James Burn BB400 Speedbind Automatic Wire-O® Binding Machine
Q) What options can I add to the BB400 to expand capabilities?
A) You could add a punch in. There’s two ways of doing the punch. There is a single punch where it would come in, punch it in one shot, and that would be the maximum that it could do. We’re also making it an SP where is it a double-sided die (an upper and lower die). The b... Read More
Q) What options can I add to the BB400 to expand capabilities?
A) You could add a punch in. There’s two ways of doing the punch. There is a single punch where it would come in, punch it in one shot, and that would be the maximum that it could do. We’re also making it an SP where is it a double-sided die (an upper and lower die). The book is divided in half, the two sections are punched, put back together, and then move onto the wire binder. We also add a nail hole option, so if you are doing calendars with a nail hole, you can punch the two sides with the nail hole, and the book would move on. So this way you could drop your calendar in, it would run forward, be punched, the nail hole would be punched, it moves on, goes to the binder, and you come out the end with a finished calendar.
Q) What is involved in wire size change overs?
A) There are three parts that you change out: there is the mandrel that the wire travels down that gets driven in by the pitch wheel, then there is the turning in device that turns the wire into the book as it is travelling along, and then there is the closing bar that gets screwed onto the closing mechanism that closes the wire to the book once it reaches that station. It takes about 15 minutes to do a complete change over from one size to the other.
Q) What are the average production speeds?
A) For the production volumes, you can get up to 3,000 books per hour out of this machine. But what I see from customers that are running this machine is that it depends a lot on how fast the operator puts the books into the machine. Usually I see somewhere between 1,600/1,800 up to 2,600 books an hour – it is the average speed that people will see out of it. But with a perfect book and a fast operator, you can see the 3,000 books per hour.
Q) How do you keep the book aligned properly throughout the production cycle?
A) The machine jogs just before it goes into every station. This way it keeps the holes aligned in the book so that the wire can be inserted properly. After the wire is inserted, at that point it moves itself down and you don’t need to jog it because the wire is already in the book; so at that point the jogging stops and it moves forward, goes to the closing station, goes out to the conveyor at the end of the machine.
Q) How is the wire fed into the holes of the book?
A) The turning-in device on the machine will turn the wire into the book as the book is travelling along. SO it kind of goes like this and turns the wire into the book until the narrow and the broad loop are sitting flat against the bottom of the platform. And then it moves onto the closing station where the closing bar comes in and closes that wire.
Q) What are the power and air requirements for the BB400 machines?
A) There are two different configurations for this machine for power. If you have the punch included (BB400P or SP), you need to have 223 phase. If there is no punch with the machine like it is right now (BB400), then all you need is 220 single phase. Air is required for both machines.
Q) What are the differences between the BB400 and the competitor’s machines?
A) The difference between this machine and the competitor’s machine is that we offer different options to our machine that are not offered on other machines. With this machine we can offer a board feeder so that you can feed in easels, we offer a punch so that you can punch the product inline and then bring it out, we offer split punching where you can punch a thicker book so it allows you to do different books on the machine, and we also offer a nail hole option. So if you are doing calendars with nail holes, we can also put the nail hole in; all inline. So all your operator is doing is dropping the calendar or the book in, it moves through the machine, gets punched, nail hole put in, gets bound, then it’s finished and out the end.
James Burn BB400 Speedbind Automatic Wire-O® Binding Machine, In Operation
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Frequent Asked Questions
Skip binding is a function that will insert multiple pieces of wire into a single binding edge. It is most commonly used for calendar making. Since the BB400 does not work with calendar hangers, it is a feature that often goes unused in this particular model.
The BB400 is a bind-only system that will cut, insert, and close wire on your pre-punched books. The BB400P features this in addition to an inline punch that lets you punch documents up to 4mm thick. The BB400SP features all of the above, but with a split punch feature that separates your stack to be punched in two sections, allowing for double the punching capacity of 8mm thick documents.
One of our trained specialists will perform instillation and training when you buy the BB400. Your operator will need to have some background and mechanical experience to use this machine, as the changeover, setup, and machine adjustments will require it.