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The GBC Velobind System Four is the most advanced piece of hot knife binding equipment that GBC Makes.This
machine does not include a punch. Instead it is just a finishing unit
that is designed for large printers, binderies, copy shops and
corporations that already own a high volume modular binding punch.This machine is the fastest possible way to create documents with hot knife Velobind binding.

Overview:

• The GBC Velobind System Four is the most advanced piece of hot knife binding equipment that GBC Makes.
• This
  machine does not include a punch. Instead it is just a finishing unit
  that is designed for large printers, binderies, copy shops and
  corporations that already own a high volume modular binding punch.
• Using
  this machine along with a heavy duty binding punch can help to more
  than triple your productivity in producing documents with eleven pin
  Velobind binding strips.
• This machine is the fastest possible way to create documents with hot knife Velobind binding.

Strengths / Features:

• The
  Velobind System Four Bind is capable of binding documents with a number
  of different lengths. It can be used to bind documents that are 8.5″ in
  length for binding landscape or half letter documents, 11″ in length
  for letter sized documents and 14″ in length for legal sized documents.
  It can even be used to bind A4 length documents if you can find the
  strips (they are only available overseas).
• Like the System
  Three Pro this machine can be used to bind documents up to three inches
  thick. GBC Velobind and Surebind are the only desktop binding systems
  that can bind documents that are this thick.
• The Velobind
  System 4 bind is extremely fast. In fact, it is even slightly faster
  than the System 3pro. It can bind a document that is less than one inch
  in about 8-10 seconds and can bind a document that is between 2-3
  inches in 10-12 seconds.
• The bind provided by the Velobind
  system four is strong, durable, permanent and tamper resistant. It uses
  GBC’s hot knife technology to weld the spine of your document in place.
  The only way to remove the spine once it is bound is to cut it off.
  Luckily, the system four bind includes an integrated Debind feature to
  safely remove the strip from your document so that you can edit its
  contents.
• This system is designed for use with a heavy duty
  interchangeable die binding punch. Using this machine in conjunction
  with a heavy duty punching machine such as the GBC Magnapunch can allow
  you to more than triple your daily output of Velobound documents. Not
  only will you get better performance in punching the paper but you will
  also be able to dedicate an individual to finishing your documents with
  the system four. This is by far the fastest way to bind documents with
  Velobind.
• The Velobind System Four is also incredibly easy to
  use. All you need to do place your document onto the system and lower
  the pressure bar. The binding cycle will activate itself automatically
  and will let you know when your book is finished.

Weaknesses / Limitations:

• The
  biggest limitation of the Velobind System Four Bind is that it doesn’t
  have an integrated binding punch. This is the way that it was designed
  and for large printers who already own a modular binding punch this
  isn’t a big deal. However, modular interchangeable die binding punches
  aren’t cheap. You will be looking at several thousand dollars for the
  punch and a few thousand more for this machine. If your volume warrants
  this type of expense then this is the way to go. However, organizations
  that don’t need the ultimate in productivity can probably live with the
  Velobind System Three Pro.
• Although this system can handle
  letter, legal, A4 and 8.5″ documents, supplies for thick documents and
  non standard colors can be difficult to find. If you want to bind your
  documents with black strips then you will have a pretty good selection
  of strip choices. However, users who want to use a different color will
  find that strips are simply not available for binding thicker documents
  or lengths other than 11″.
• Documents bound with this system
  are permanently riveted in place and are tamper resistant. However, the
  security that this binding style offers can also be a pain if you end
  up making a mistake in one of your documents. In order to edit a hot
  knife bound document you will need to cut the strip off the book and
  then rebind it using a new strip. This can be fairly expensive if you
  have to do it very often.

Recommendation:

• For
  a print shop, bindery or large organization that already owns an
  interchangeable die binding punch the Velobind System Four is
  definitely the way to go.
• This machine offers increased
  productivity and the ability to create a huge variety of professionally
  bound presentations and proposals.
• However, organizations
  that do not already own a punch capable of producing an eleven hole
  pattern will need to determine if their budget and volume really
  warrant the purchase of both a punch and the System Four.
• Users
  who need to bind hundreds of documents per week will more than likely
  find that this system will pay for itself in no time. Smaller users may
  want to consider an all in one machine such as the V800pro , System Two
  or System Three Pro.

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