Martin Yale 1648 Automatic Letter Opener Review

The Martin Yale 1648
Automatic Letter opener is a high speed letter opening machine that is
designed for medium and large mailrooms that deal with high volumes of
mail on a daily basis.The Martin Yale 1648 letter opener
offers the ability to process large stacks of envelopes in no time at
all without the need for user intervention.

Overview:

  • The Martin Yale 1648
    Automatic Letter opener is a high speed letter opening machine that is
    designed for medium and large mailrooms that deal with high volumes of
    mail on a daily basis.
  • This machine was formerly known as the
    Martin Yale 1648 chadless automatic letter opener. However, it has
    recently been changed by Martin Yale and is no longer a chadless
    machine. The new design for this machine is actually an improvement
    since the chadless design was was the source of many problems with this
    machine in the past.
  • The Martin Yale 1648 letter opener
    offers the ability to process large stacks of envelopes in no time at
    all without the need for user intervention.

Strengths / Features:

  • The
    1648 automatic letter opener is capable of handling up to 12,000 number
    ten envelopes per hour. This makes it an ideal choice for a medium to
    large sized mail room that handles up to five thousand envelopes per
    day. You can place a five inch stack of envelopes onto the machine and
    it will automatically feed them, open them and stack them on the other
    side. You don’t even need to fan the envelopes when placing them into
    the feed tray. It doesn’t get much easier than that.
  • Smaller
    letter opener machines such as the Martin Yale 1632 and Martin Yale
    1616 are not designed to handle thicker envelopes. However, the 1648
    can handle envelopes that are up to 3/8″ thick.
  • The Martin
    Yale 1648 can also handle larger sized envelopes. Many other openers
    can only handle sizes up to a #10 envelope. This machine can open
    letters that are as large as 4.25″ x 9.5″ in size. This ability to deal
    with larger sized letters means that less mail needs to be opened by
    hand within your organization.
  • The Martin Yale 1648 uses
    completely enclosed blades to help ensure safety. It also has a small
    adjustment knob on the side of the machine that allows you to adjust
    how far into the envelope the machine will cut.

Weaknesses / Limitations:

  • The
    new design of the 1648 letter opener means that it cuts off a small
    portion of the top of the envelopes in order to open the letters. This
    method is extremely effective and efficient for letter opening.
    However, if the items inside your envelopes are too close to the top of
    the envelopes they can be sliced by the machine. For this reason, it is
    always wise to pair the Martin Yale 1648 with a paper jogger or
    envelope jogging machine. The jogger will help to ensure that all of
    the items inside the envelopes are aligned properly so that they aren’t
    damaged in the opening process.
  • The blades and belts in the
    1648 are wearable parts and will eventually need to be replaced. Under
    normal circumstances the 1648 should run for years without the need for
    any substantial maintenance. However, it is important to note that you
    will eventually need to replace these parts in order to continue using
    the machine.

Recommendation:

  • The
    Martin Yale 1648 high speed automatic letter opener is ideal for medium
    and large mailrooms that are looking for speed, safety and performance
    in their letter opening equipment.
  • This machine is offered at
    an excellent price point for its features and is ideal for companies
    who are dealing with between one thousand and five thousand letters per
    day.
  • However , in order to obtain the full benefit from this
    letter opener. It should really be paired with a high quality paper
    jogger or envelope jogging machine.

About the author

If you need more information or would like to purchase the Martin Yale 1648 Automatic Letter Opener or any of the other Letter Openers / Opening 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 Binders, Index Tabs, Laminators, Laminating Supplies, Paper
Shredders and Paper Handling Equipment

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