Akiles Roll-@-Coil Plastic Spiral Binding Coil Inserter

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Akiles Roll-@-Coil Electric Spiral Binding Coil Inserting Machine | Overview

Transcript: If you have a coil puncher and want to speed up the inserting process, consider the Roll-@-Coil (pronounced roll a coil) electric spiral binding inserting machine. The rollers are activated by a foot pedal, leaving both of your hands open to handle your books. With this roller coiler you don't have to hassle with manually spinning the coil spine through every hole - you can now spin them in in just a few seconds.

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If you have a coil puncher and want to speed up the inserting process, consider the Roll-@-Coil (pronounced roll a coil) electric spiral binding inserting machine. The rollers are activated by a foot pedal, leaving both of your hands open to handle your books. With this roller coiler you don't have to hassle with manually spinning the coil spine through every hole - you can now spin them in in just a few seconds.

The Akilies Roll-a-Coil plastic coil inserting machine saves time and reduces costs. It makes coil inserting fast, effective and easy.

It's ideal for binding centers with mid-sized workloads. This electric roller inserter is foot pedal operated, which allows the operator the use of both hands while having control of the roller. And a U-shaped alignment channel assists the operator to properly shape the document's spine for faster and easier coil insertion.

The full length inserting rollers provides high friction, making this inserter one of the easiest to use, even on larger sized books.

To operate, simply start the first couple loops of coil by hand. Hit the foot pedal to start the roller spinning and tap the coil against the roller. The coil automatically spins into the holes that were punched in the document. To complete the binding process, simply insert the end of the coil into the hand crimping tool and squeeze. The excess coil is cut and crimped in one easy step.

All of our coil binding systems include a pair of hand cutting crimping pliers at no additional charge.

Added features on the Roll-a-Coil include a coil pitch identifier. It will verify the coil pitch is the same as the punched document. A diameter scale to help verify the coil diameter. And a diameter selector to best select the correct coil diameter size to the thickness of your document.

Designed to work as a standalone unit, but small enough to sit on top of most punching machines, the Roll-a-Coil is a great little machine that drastically reduces time and costs of coil insertion.

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Expert Product Review: Roll-@-Coil  by Mallory Morsa
           
Hi everyone! My name is Mallory Morsa, and I am the product expert at Binding101. I have been a part of the Binding101 team since 2008, where I started out in service and sales, learning our customers' needs and how to offer truly exceptional service. After a of couple years, I moved into a role of product management that required in-depth product research, as well as training of our staff. And in my honest expert reviews, I am proud to share that extensive knowledge with you. Take a look at the product review below, which will highlight both the pros and the cons, as well as identify the ideal customer. If you have any questions or need more information, please call our customer care team at (866)537-2244. Thank you for stopping by, and please check out our Binding101 social media channels by clicking the icons above.

I RECOMMEND THIS FOR: 
The Roll-@-Coil (Roll-A-Coil) is a good add-on option for users who already have a manual coil punch machine, but have since grown their business to a level that would benefit from making the binding process electric. It is a cost-friendly option for people who do thinner books with smaller coils. If you work with thicker books or larger coils, then consider the Finish-@-Coil E1.
 

WHAT I LIKE: 
Just because the Roll-A-Coil is at the lower end of the coil inserter price bracket, doesn’t mean it lacks in quality (this is an Akiles machine, after all). It is a good-quality machine at a very fair price point that will speed up the coil inserting process of rolling it in hole-by-hole with your hands a ton. It has an integrated spine former on the front of the machine (which is a “u” shaped channel) that lets you form your book spine to the ideal convex curve for coil inserting, making the inserting even smoother to prevent “catches,” for a faster finish.
 

THINGS TO CONSIDER:  
One thing that I don’t so much like about this machine is that both of the rollers are fixed into a set position, so they cannot be adjusted for different coil sizes. They are set to the ideal spacing for the most common coil sizes, however, without the ability to move one of the rollers away from the other, working with real large coils has proven to be a little less smooth. The rollers are also a little bit on the smaller side, when compared to a lot of other inserters out there; this is a good thing because it makes the machine smaller overall for people with limited work space, but it also affects the effectiveness of the rollers, especially for larger and longer coils.
 

THE BOTTOM LINE: 
If you’ve been doing your research, I am sure you have seen quite a variety of electric inserting machines in a wide variety of price ranges. Because the Roll-@-Coil is on the less expensive side of the range, it fits well into even tight budgets, but still has the most important features for basic coil inserting. If you’re doing a lot of larger coils, then you may want to consider upgrading to a slightly larger machine that has a movable roller, like the Finish-A-Coil mentioned in my recommendations above.
 

Resources

1. Akiles Roll-@-Coil Inserter Manual Download