Martin Yale Intimus 2051 Smartfold Automatic Setup Paper Folding Machine Review

The Martin Yale Intimus
2051 fully automatic setup paper folder is ideal for churches, quick
printers, in-plant print/copy shops and other organizations that need
to switch between different folding styles on a regular basis.The
2051 paper folding machine is easy to set up, simple to operate and
includes features that are not available on most other pieces of paper
folding equipment.

Overview:

• The Martin Yale Intimus
  2051 fully automatic setup paper folder is ideal for churches, quick
  printers, in-plant print/copy shops and other organizations that need
  to switch between different folding styles on a regular basis.
• All
  you need to do in order to set up the 2051 smartfold is press the
  button for the size of paper that you are using and the button for the
  type of fold that you need to perform. The machine will move the fold
  plates and adjust the output stacker to the correct settings.
• The
  2051 paper folding machine is easy to set up, simple to operate and
  includes features that are not available on most other pieces of paper
  folding equipment.

Strengths / Features:

• One
  of the best things about the Intimus 2051 is the price. It’s price is
  more than $500 less than other similar heavy duty auto folding machines
  that are available on the market. However, the lower price doesn’t mean
  that you have to give up features. The 2051 offers all of the important
  features that you would expect to see on this type of folding machine.
• The
  Intimus Smartfold 2051 offers fully automatic setup, including the
  stack wheels. There is no need to loosen screws and manually move the
  fold plates on this machine. Instead, you simply need to select the
  size of paper and the fold pattern that you want to produce. The folder
  will automatically move the two fold plates and the output stacker
  wheel to the correct positions.
• You can store up to 10 jobs
  in memory for custom jobs that you do on a regular basis. If you want
  to do one of the standard folds, but on a non-standard length sheet,
  the 2051 easily accommodates this need.
• The Intimus 2051 is
  capable of handling a large variety of paper sizes and thicknesses. In
  fact, the 2051 is the ideal choice for users who need to fold heavy
  duty paper stocks. Although it is rated for folding stocks up to 90lb
  index, it has been tested with 110lb index stock and worked fine. It
  has a fully adjustable speed setting to allow users to slow the folding
  speeds down in order to adjust for glossy coated stocks and heavy duty
  cardstocks. It is also capable of performing a huge variety of folds
  including the: letter-fold, half-fold, z-fold, baronial fold, double
  parallel fold, engineering-fold, gate-fold and church-fold. Or you can
  use it to perform your own custom folds.
• The Intimus
  Smartfold 2051 has a large feed tray for volume folding applications.
  It is capable of holding up to 500 sheets of 20lb paper. This helps to
  increase productivity by reducing the amount of downtime required for
  loading the machine.
• The Intimus 2051 also offers great
  features for a production environment including batch counting and the
  ability to pause after a certain number of pieces to allow for
  packaging or bundling.
• The 2051 is USB-ready, meaning that as
  the manufacturer introduces software upgrades, these upgrades can be
  emailed to the user, transferred to a flash drive and the software can
  be upgraded by the user. The USB will also be able to be used for
  diagnosis of problems.
• The 2051 is fast, it has a top speed of 15,000 sheets per hour (8 ½ x 11) and can be slowed down to 3,000 sheets per hour.

Weaknesses:

• With
  all of these great features packed into one machine, it isn’t a huge
  surprise to discover that the Intimus 2051 is a large machine. It
  weighs more than 100lbs and is almost two feet wide and four feet long.
  It is important to make sure that you allocate enough space for the
  machine on your countertop or production area.
• In testing
  the Intimus 2051, the fold plates seemed to take quite a while to move
  into position during the auto setup process. The plates move fairly
  quickly to the approximate settings and then moves slowly to finish the
  setup of the folder. In all, it takes between thirty and forty seconds
  to setup the folder.
• One of the features that the Intimus
  2051 does not have as compared to other heavy duty high volume paper
  folding machines is the ability to score and perforate documents. Other
  large commercial duty folding equipment can be retrofitted with scoring
  and perforating wheels. The Intimus 2051 does not have this ability.

Recommendation:

• The
  Intimus 2051 is a heavy duty commercial quality paper folding machine
  that is ideal for larger mailrooms, in plant print shops, quick
  printers and large organizations. The 15,000 folds per hour speed makes
  it capable of keeping up with today’s fastest digital printing
  equipment.
• It is one of the easiest to use paper folding machines available on the market.
• Plus,
  it offers the ability to use heavy duty paper stocks, large sheets
  sizes , custom paper folds and is excellent for high volume folding
  applications.

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April 22nd, 2008