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If you own a Powis Parker Fastback 15xs binding machine you might be interested to know that a brand new upgrade is available for your machine. The good news about this upgrade is that it will add some great new functionality to your machine. The bad news about the upgrade is that you will need your local Powis Parker Fastback dealer to upgrade your machine for you since it requires replacing a number of internal components and recalibrating the machine. Even so, this upgrade is more than worthwhile considering the improvements that it makes to your Fastback 15xs binding machine. Here is a quick overview of the added features that you get with this new upgrade…
1. The new upgrade to your Fastback 15xs increases the binding speed of your 15xs by approximately 25% when using Fastback Super Strip binding Strips. The previous binding cycle for Fastback Super Strips was about 22 seconds per bind. However, with the new upgrade the binding cycle will be reduced to about 17 seconds per book. This allows you to bind as many as 48 more books per hour. That is a huge increase in productivity for higher volume customers. This is especially important for customers who are currently using Speed Strips since Powis Parker is the process of discontinuing the Speed Strip.
2. Your new upgraded Fastback 15xs binding machine will be capable of handling Powis Parker’s brand new CP binding strips. The Fastback CP strip is designed for binding some types of paper that were previously difficult (or impossible) to bind with existing Fastback Strips. These CP strips offer superior adhesion for laser print and color copier papers. If you are interested in learning more about the new Fastback CP strip check out our recent article about the release of the Fastback CP Strip by Powis Parker.
3. The new upgrade will provide sharper binding edges for your documents and reports. Prior to the model 15xs, a soft or rounded binding edge was the standard finishing result. However, the model 15xs provided a menu option for creating sharper, less rounded corners on your bind. Most customers seem to prefer the sharper less rounded binding edge offered by this setting and thus, the new upgrade for the 15xs will make this setting the default for binding documents.
4. Finally, the new upgrade for the 15xs binding machine will correct a firmware bug that prevented users from saving their strip wrap settings. Previously, when the user selected a different strip wrap from the menu, the machine went back to the standard strip wrap (factory default) when it was turned off. With the new upgrade, the machine will stay in the user selected mode when the machine is turned on, unless the user goes back into the menu to reset the strip wrap setting.
New Fastback model 15xs binding machines built after 3/9/2006 will already have these upgrades installed. However, if your machine was built prior to this date you will need to contact your local Powis Parker dealer to enquire about upgrading your machine.
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