Thismachine is designed with a vertical punching throat. This allows usersto use gravity to help align their pages for punching. As pages areinserted into the MP2000W3 you can simply tap them on base of the punchand slide them into place. This is helpful for making sure that yourpages are always lined up for punching and eliminates costly mispunches.TheMP2000-W3 is a medium duty wire binding punch that is capable ofpunching up to sixteen sheets of twenty pound paper at a time. Itproduces a three to one pitch hole pattern that has three holes perinch (32 holes on an 11" binding edge). Although there are certainlymachines on the market that are capable of punching more sheets, thismachine does an excellent job and offers exceptional punching quality.The hole pattern produced by this punch can be used for bindingdocuments with 3:1 pitch wire, GBC Proclick and with special 3:1 pitchspiral coils.The MP2000W3 has convenient and easy to usepunching controls. You can activate the punch by pressing theconveniently located palm switch on the front of the machine. Or if youprefer you can use the heavy duty foot pedal control that is includedwith this machine. In general the push button control will be fasterfor short run production while the foot pedal will be better Screw Food Extruder Machine Manufacturers for longruns. However, the choice is really yours.The modular natureof this machine allows it to be used as part of an assembly line forcreating wire bound documents. By having one person punch yourdocuments while another person binds it is possible to almost tripleyour productivity over the use of a standard all in one bindingmachine. This can present substantial cost savings to your organizationand gives you an option for completing those important jobs quickly andefficiently.The MP2000W3 uses a fairly unique edge guidecontrol that is easy to adjust and move. I was impressed at how easy itwas to move the edge guide and lock it in place with precision. Thismakes setting this machine up for punching different sized documents alot easier.

Weaknesses / Limitations:

Thismachine is designed to produce a 3:1 pitch hole pattern that istraditionally used with twin loop wire. However, 3:1 pitch wire is onlyavailable in sizes between 3/16" and 9/16". If you need to binddocuments that are larger than this you will need to choose a differentbinding style. If you want to use wire to bind larger documents youwill need a machine that can punch a 2:1 pitch hole-pattern. Manyorganizations opt to purchase an interchangeable die punch such as theMP2500ix which allows them to switch punching patterns in order to bindboth large and small documents.The MP2000-W3 has a twosecond punching cycle. The punching cycle is a measurement of the timethat it takes for the machine to punch a lift of paper and reset itselfso that it is ready to punch again. A two second cycle is fairlycomparable to the punches that are included on most desktop wirebinding machines. However it is fairly slow for a modular binding punch.Thismachine does not come with a wire closer for finishing your books.However, in order to use this machine with 3:1 pitch twin loop wire youneed to have a wire closer. GBC makes two options for wire closers thatcan easily be stacked on top of the MP2000W3. The MC12 is a twelve inchmanual wire closer and the TL2900 is a heavy duty electric wire closer.Both machines work great, the choice will mostly depend on your budgetand how many documents you need to bind.The MP2000W3 doesnot have fully disengageable dies. Instead, there is a small section onthe machine behind the punching slot that flips up. Inside that sectionthere are seventeen disengageable punching pins. Using these pins andthe open throat design of this machine it is possible to punchvirtually any size of document. However, if you have a particulardocument size that you need to bind it is a good idea to check first tosee if this machine can be configured for use with that length of sheet.

Recommendation:

TheMP2000W3 is ideal for small and medium sized companies that are lookingfor a high quality electric punch for binding documents with 3:1 pitchtwin loop wire.This machine is designed to be used alongwith a modular double loop wire closer which can be convenientlystacked on the top of the punch or can be used on the side in anassembly line fashion.This machine is an excellent optionfor organizations that only do one type of binding and want to increasetheir productivity without breaking the bank.However,organizations that do a lot of punching or who need to bind documentswith multiple binding styles should really look at an interchangeabledie binding punch such as the MP2500ix or the GBC Magnapunch.