How Does The Price Of A Pressure Seal Machine Compare To
The Cost Of Manual Or Automated Stuffing
Of Forms Into An Outbound Envelope?
There are both labor and material
costs to consider when justifying the use of a pressure seal machine
as compared to other methods.
Certainly labor will be the biggest cost to consider.
In a manual process, each outgoing document has to be hand folded, hand
stuffed into an envelope, sealed, and stamped with postage. A pressure
seal machine which can fold and seal with the press of a button will
save all of those duplicative labor costs.
With an automated envelope stuffing machine, you need
to repeatedly load both the outgoing document and the outgoing envelopes
into the stuffing machine and be prepared for the processing to stop
when either the document or envelope needs to be reloaded. This requires
twice the labor than when using a pressure sealing machine since it only
has to be loaded with the all-in-one pressure seal form. And the
typical processing speed of an envelope stuffing machine is notably
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Finally, pressure
seal forms when purchased as a stock item from any number of local or national
pressure forms dealers will be comparable in price to outbound envelopes which
have been custom printed with your company return address. Paitec USA has
partnered with several forms manufacturers to ensure that its dealers and
customers have easy access to these forms.
What Is The Importance Of Processing Speed And Monthly Duty Cycle
When Comparing Pressure Sealer Machines?
Processing speed is most important for large volumes
of pressure seal forms which need to be processed at the same time. If you are only processing
a few hundred forms at time, speed becomes less of an issue. But processing
speed can be misleading since different types of machines have different feed
table capacities which determine how often forms have to be reloaded. This
reloading process minimizes the actual pieces per hour. Paitec USA pressure
seal machines have been engineered so you can quickly load your forms without
needing them to be “fan” separated to speed the loading process.
The monthly duty cycle is perhaps the best indicator of the quality of a pressure
sealing machine because the higher the monthly volume requirements, the more
durable a machine needs to be. Each of our Paitec USA pressure sealing
machines has been built to provide exceptional monthly duty cycles because
of our use of oversized sealing rollers and related technologies.
At PaitecUSA, we also offer industry leading “inline” pressure
seal machines which connect directly to the back of select Hewlett-Packard
and other brand laser printers so there is no loading of forms necessary on
the pressure seal machine which maximizes total processing speed. Our IM4000
and IM9500 pressure seal machines also exclusively feature specially designed
interface units to properly receive the printed documents, sense double feeds
such as two confidential checks or forms erroneously feeding at the same time
and divert them if necessary, and utilize innovative static reduction technology
to ensure a smooth path from the printer to our machine. And inline machine
eliminate curled forms since they documents go directly into the pressure sealing
machine before the documents cool and possibly warp.
Are There Any Important Processing Features Which I Should Consider
In Purchasing A Pressure Sealing Machine?
There are a number of helpful processing features which
are available on pressure sealing machines today. These features include
anti-jam technologies which automatically sense misfeeds and either stop
the machine or automatically reverse out the documents. Another popular feature
is double-detect monitoring which automatically senses the thickness of the
document being fed to detect probable double feeds and will either divert
the double feeds to a special holding tray, will self-correct and re-feed,
or will stop the machine. We are proud that virtually all of our Paitec USA pressure
sealing machine include one or both of these features. And most of our machines also
include an innovative manual feed
slot for those pressure seal forms which are already folded and only need to
be sealed. Lastly, Paitec USA has recently introduced angled feed technology
to its ES2000 and IM9500 which uniquely seals the documents with angled
rollers
to maximize sealing pressure.
After My Pressure Seal Forms Are Printed On My Laser Printer, The
Forms Tend To Curl Slightly. Will This Be A Problem For The Pressure Sealing
Machine?
Pressure seal machines which use a bottom friction feed tend to intensify
the curl when each sheet is pulled from the weight of the entire stack above
it. That bottom feed curl is more likely to jam in the feed rollers than a
similar form which is fed through a top feed machine such as those offered
by Paitec USA. In a top feed machine only the top sheet is pulled from the
stack so the curl is not exaggerated when pulled from the bottom of a stack.
Do I Need To “Fan” Separate My Pressure
Seal Forms Before I Put Them Into The Feed Tray Of My Pressure Seal Machine?
You do not need to “fan” separate your
stack of pressure seal forms if they are being placed in a top feeding pressure
seal machine such as those offered by Paitec USA since only the top sheet is
pulled. In
a bottom feeding machine however you may need to fan the forms to minimize
the possibility of more than one sheet being pulled at a time because the weight
of the entire stack may make the process of pulling only the bottom sheet more
troublesome.
How Can I Minimize The Chance Of
Document Misfeeds In My
Pressure Seal Machine?
There are a few reasons why pressure seal forms occasionally
misfeed in pressure seal machines. In some situations it is the pressure seal forms themselves
that cause the misfeed because the forms have poor quality perforations which
separate going through the machine, or the form stock is too easily curled
during the laser printing process. So make sure that you work closely
with your pressure forms supplier to purchase the best quality form within
your budget.
It is also important to regularly clean the feed and sealer rollers to eliminate
possible problems from a build-up of paper dust or laser toner ink on the rollers.
You will also want to work with your local dealer to replace any rollers which
have worn down from normal use.
Lastly, it is possible that the fold plate setting for your pressure seal machine
have slightly changed due to a loosened setting knob. Be sure to occasionally
check the settings and the knob tightness before processing your forms.
Why is pressure seal glue called "co-hesive" and
not adhesive?
A “co-hesive” is actually a two part process which involves a
dry compound being impregnated into both sides of a form at which the seam
will be created. The intense pressure of the sealing rollers in a pressure
seal machine causes the two parts of “co-hesive” to combine into
a secure seal. And since that bond only occurs when the two parts meet
under pressure, the “co-hesive” is NOT activated when the pressure
seal form is run through a laser or impact printer.
Do Pressure Seal Forms Need To Be Stored Differently Than Our Other
Office Forms And Paper?
As long as the pressure seal forms are being stored in their original
boxes or other packaging in a moisture-free room or closet with normal temperature
control, the forms should be okay for use within 6 months of their manufacture
date. It is also recommended that the forms be acclimated to the room temperature
if the storage space temperature is different than the area in which the
laser printer and pressure seal machines are located.
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