Page 7 - Snap Equipment Release Note

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Are blades easy to change over?
Yes
Yes
yes
Yes
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How long does this take to do?
5 minutes
Less than a minute
About 1 minute (blades are available from on ebay a lot cheaper than from Quadient)
A couple of minutes
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Can the operator walk away from the machine once set up?
Depending on the job75%yes
Yes but it is important to regularly check the blade is still cutting as over time it need it’s depth of cut adjusted
You can but need to keep on eye on jams and misfeeds
It depends of the jobs. Yes if using self- adhesive paper stock, synthetic with static must be watched. Die-cutting yes if simple jobs
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What sort of time does it take to cut a sheet? E.g Complex or simple
depending on how many up and design (4 up – 30 seconds 70 up 2 minutes )
45 seconds to say 1.5 minutes depending on the complexity of the cut
Job dependent but anything from 45 – 90 seconds
Can be between 30 seconds to approx. 1.5/2 minutes depending on the complexity of the cut
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How do you charge for the cutting?
75c-$5.00a sheet
Roughly $0.75+gst per sheet but job dependent
Job dependent but between $0.75c to $1.00
Between $0.75 to $ 1.5 + gst per sheet based on the complexity
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Is there any medias that you have had issue cutting?
Synthetics take practice
Some adhesive stock runs better than others, (eg) JAC runs better than Raflatec and Adestor
Not yet
Not particularly
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What is your expectation for machine life?
5 years
5 years
5-6 years
5 years
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Have you had to call for service?
Yes (Quadient)
Yes several (Quadient)
Yes (Quadient)
Yes a few times for the software (Starleaton)
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What was the reason for service?
Software is pretty ordinary
Cutting and feeding issues
Cutting, misfeeds and not reading the registration marks
Errors from the software
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What are the pitfalls a user needs to be aware of?
Service contracts and software updates
Not really a heavy duty long run machine, more suitable for short run say 20-30 sheets at a time
not a heavy duty machine, could run quicker (but I understand the CE7000 does)
It is a good machine for small and medium runs.
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What is your rating out of 10? 10 being best
7.5
6.5
8
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