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The TitanWire-L is a high quality, heavy duty 2:1 pitch
wire binding system produced by the Document Finishing Group (DFG).
Although the Document Finishing Group is a relatively new player in the
binding industry, they have managed to produce a line of equipment that
is both durable and versatile. All things that are essential for meeting the needs
of small and medium sized organizations that are looking for a twin
loop wire binding machine.

Overview:

• The TitanWire-L is a high quality, heavy duty 2:1 pitch
  wire binding system produced by the Document Finishing Group (DFG).
  Although the Document Finishing Group is a relatively new player in the
  binding industry, they have managed to produce a line of equipment that
  is both durable and versatile.
• This machine is no exception.
  It boasts heavy duty metal components, and an excellent set of features
  and a great design. All things that are essential for meeting the needs
  of small and medium sized organizations that are looking for a twin
  loop wire binding machine.

Strengths / Features:

• One of the most impressive things about the DFG
  TitanWire-L is its punching capacity. This machine can punch up to
  twenty five sheets per lift. For a manual punch, that is actually quite
  incredible. Most other similar punches on the market are only capable
  of punching up to about twenty sheets at a time. This means that the
  TitanWire-L offers as much as a 25% better punching capacity than its
  competition.
• The TitanWireL is designed to punch a 2:1 pitch
  hole pattern. This means that it punches two holes per inch. Generally,
  a 2:1 pitch wire binding machine would be used for binding documents
  between 5/8″ and 1-1/4″ thick. However, this machine is also compatible
  with special small sized 2:1 pitch wire elements. This means that you
  can use it to bind documents from 1/4″ up to 1-1/4″ in diameter. Small
  sized 2:1 pitch spines cost a little bit more than standard 3:1 pitch
  spines. However, it is really nice to have the flexibility to bind both
  large and small documents.
• The TitanWire-L is constructed
  almost completely of metal. The punching mechanism, punching pins,
  document table, the handles and the wire closer are all made of heavy
  duty steel or other metal alloys. All of these components have been
  tested extensively and are designed for years of daily usage without
  the need for repair or maintenance.
• The wire closing device
  included on the Titan-Wire L is both durable and solid. It has uses two
  large adjustment knobs that allow you to set the closer to close your
  spines with precision. This is the same type of adjustment mechanism
  that is used on high end manual stand alone wire closers from GBC and
  Rhin-O-Tuff. Plus, the closer also uses two high quality steel closing
  blocks that won’t shift, bend, warp or become less accurate over time.
• The
  Titan-Wire L also includes a number of other excellent features such
  as: fully disengageable punching pins, a depth of punch margin control,
  a continuous punching guide, a spine measuring device and an extra
  large chip tray.

Weaknesses / Limitations:

• It is hard to believe that in the design of this machine
  that DFG forgot to include a wire holder or a wire hanger. When binding
  documents, a wire holder or hanger is designed to keep the wire spine
  in place while you add your pages onto the loops. The fact that the
  TitanWireL doesn’t include a wire hanger means that users will need to
  hold the wire with one hand while they try to add the pages with
  another. That takes a lot of co-ordination and will really cut into the
  productivity of this machine.
• Another thing that is important
  to note about this machine is that it only has an eleven inch punching
  throat and an eleven inch wire closer. This makes it ideal for binding
  letter sized and smaller documents. However, companies that
  ocassionally need to bind A4 or legal sized documents will struggle
  with this machine. These organizations may want to consider one of the
  Akiles Wiremac binding machines as an alternative to this system.
• Another
  potential weakness that should be noted is the placement of the wire
  closer on the TitanWire series of binding machines. The closer is
  located on top of the machine which requires users to lift their
  document with the wire up and place it into the closer. It can often be
  difficult to do this without the loop of wire coming out of the holes
  on the document. As a general rule, the shorter the distance you need
  to move the wire the easier it will be.

Recommendation:

• The TItanWire-L is one of the best built 2:1 pitch twin
  loop wire binding machines that I have seen. The construction is
  excellent, it uses heavy duty metal components and has an excellent
  punching capacity.
• However , the fact that it does not include
  a wire hanger or holder and only offers an eleven inch punching throat
  is less than ideal.
• Organizations that need to bind legal
  sized documents or who are looking for a high productivity machine will
  most likely need to look to the Akiles line of wire binding equipment.

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