Some of our most popular office equipment is made by MBM. This includes Destroyit paper shredders, Kutrimmer paper trimmers, Triumph paper cutters and much more. In an effort to save you money, we are offering free shipping on over half the MBM products we offer. We are excited to offer this great deal to you, our valued customer.

What you will need to do is look for our free shipping logo, which looks like this:

Our MBM office machines are broken up into the following categories:

• Destroyit Paper Shredders
• Triumph Stack Paper Cutters
• Kutrimmer Guillotine Paper Trimmers
• MBM Paper Folding Machines
• MBM Booklet Makers
• MBM Business Card Cutters
• MBM Paper Drills
• MBM Paper Joggers
• MBM Paper Collators

These machines are solid, reliable and have a great track record with our customers. I have personally used MBM machine in each of the above listed categories and I have always had a pleasant experience.

Feel free to call us at 1-800-658-8788 with any questions related to our MBM free shipping promotion.

Folding heavy-duty card stock is tricky and you could say there is an art to it. The way you fold card stock will depend entirely on how much folding you plan on doing. I will offer you a few suggestions on folding thick card stock that will produce nice, clean and crisp folds that will look professional for any job.

Have you ever tried folding thick card stock by hand? How did it turn out? Perhaps you’re more talented than me, but when I fold card stock by hand, it usually turns out rough, uneven and the edges have an almost crumpled look. In other words, it looks like I folded it by hand. You probably want those edges straight, crisp and clean.

When it comes to folding heavy-duty card stock, there are three different “volumes” of folding that I like to categorize. You have your light-volume folding (1-10 sheets a day), medium-volume folding (10-200 sheets a day) and high-volume folding (200+ sheets a day).

For light-volume folding of heavy card stock, you can use a ruler as an edge and the dull side of scissors or the dull side of a knife to create a crease. The crease is the trick, once the crease has been established, you can easily manually fold the thick card stock.

For medium-volume folding of thick card stock, I recommend using a manual scoring machine. Scoring machines use a wheel with a blunt edge. This edge rolls along the paper and creases it. Once creased, the paper can be folded. You can see our manual paper scoring machines here.

For high-volume folding of card stock, you can use a paper-folding machine (found here). I have found, however, that heavy card stock (in excess of 110 # bond). Folding extremely thick card stock using a folding machine can create a jagged folded edge. For heavy card stock, I recommend using an automated creasing / scoring machine (found here).

Scoring machines (aka creasing machines) can also be used to fold laminated documents and some thin sheets of plastic. You can find our entire selection of paper scoring machines here. Many scoring machines can also be used to perforate or even slit paper.

If you are folding a unique type of material, or if you simply have some scoring questions, feel free to contact one of our paper handling specialists by calling 1-800-658-8788.

Are you the kind of person that likes to make creative cards, produce tickets or are in the business of creating literature? One highly valuable tool is a paper perforator or a paper scorer. Paper scorers are great for creasing card stock and paper perforators can be used for creating tickets, coupons and much more. The Martin Yale SP100 score and perf machine makes scoring and perforating easy. This is my review.

Martin Yale currently manufactures a wide selection of paper cutters, folding machines, business card slitters and more. Their lines of paper handling equipment have a great reputation.

While there are a lot of manual scoring machines and perforating machines out there, they are limited by the speed of the user. One great way to speed things up is by using an electric perforator and scorer like the Martin Yale SP100. The SP100 hits a nice price point. It is electric, so it’s fast, but it won’t cost you several thousand dollars like many higher-end machines.

Using the SP100 is easy. It contains one 14-tooth perforating wheel and one scoring wheel. Both of these wheels are fully adjustable. Simply use the included wrench to loosen the wheels and adjust them where the cuts need to be made. If you only need to perforate, move the scoring wheel out of the way or vice versa. Both the perf wheel and scoring wheel can be used simultaneously.

While this particular machine can’t make multiple perforations or scores in a single pass, paper can be re-fed for multiple perforations or scores. It’s that easy.

The feed tray on the SP100 can be adjusted to accommodate paper ranging from 3 ½” up to 12″ wide and it can handle paper ranging from 20 lb. to 100 lb. cover. This is very impressive, especially considering how affordable the SP100 is.

I have used this machine myself and have to say that while it is pretty simple in construction, the end results are very professional.

This is a video demonstration of me using the Martin Yale SP100.

The build quality on the SP100 is very nice. It features great metal components and seems to hold up well. The machine itself measures in at 8″ x 15″ x 6″ and weighs 23 pounds.

My only problem with this machine is that the friction wheel that pulls the paper in has to be properly adjusted to accommodate the paper being used. Initially I had a few problems getting it set up, but once I figured out how it worked, setting it up became a fairly fast process.

If you need an affordable electric / semi-automatic scoring and perforating machine, the Martin Yale SP100 may fit the bill. It is an affordable alternative and is great for low to medium-volume use.

You can find the Martin Yale SP100 score and perf machine here and our entire selection of perforating machines here and scoring machines here.

MODEL: SP100
UPC Code: 0-11991-00100-6

Do you need to count thousands of sheets of paper, invoices, stickers, coupons and other material? What you need is a commercial paper counter. One great model you should take a look at is the Max-Bantam from U.S. Paper Counters. This paper counter is perfect for industrial use and can be used in print shops and many other businesses. I have had the chance on many occasions to use this machine and have even shot a video demo of it in use.

The first thing I was most impressed about while using the Max-Bantam was the accuracy of the machine.  It literally counted the sheets of paper I inserted right down to the last sheet. I had well over 1,000 sheets of paper in the machine and tried re-counting the stack every time. The accuracy is amazing.

Not only does the Max-Bantam count paper, but it can also insert tabs into the sheets for batch counting purposes. Setting the machine up for batch counting is extremely easy. Simply let the machine know where you need the tabs and it will pop a tab in every select amount of sheets

Another item of note is the build quality. The build quality on the Max-Bantam is exceptional. This may have something to do with the fact that it is made in the USA. I have opened up all the various compartments on this machine and have accessed the internal workings of the machine. Everything in it is solid.

You can view a video of me using the Max-Bantam here:

In conclusion, I have to say that the Max-Bantam is a solid piece of equipment, worthy of high-volume and high-speed projects. Tabbing at speeds of 2,000 sheets per minute, you’ll have your counting jobs done in no time.

You can find the Max-Bantam high-speed paper counter here. You can find our entire selection of paper counters here.

Every so often I like to throw the spotlight on a manufacturer that has proven to be reliable and produce great office products. As an online office equipment dealer, we at ABC Office truly appreciate what it is like to work with a reliable manufacturer. This not only helps us, but also helps our customers. Today I would like to introduce you to Formax, one of our most reliable manufacturers.

Formax, a division of Bescorp Inc, is a leading manufacturer of office products. They are well known for their pressure sealers, folder inserters, paper shredders, folding machines and much more. One remarkable thing about Formax is that many of their products are manufactured in the USA. Their line of products are considered to be reliable and have a great track record with our customers.

Formax was originally founded in 1987 and has been in business for over 24 years. They originally specialized in direct sales and service of paper processing equipment around the New England Area.

Formax is currently based out of Dover, New Hampshire and have a manufacturing facility plant in Turlock, California. The actual “Formax” name was established in 1993 right around the time they began to offer industrial bursters, decollators and mergers.

In 1996, thanks to a great reputation and an established network of dealers, Formax introduced one of their most popular brands, AutoSeal. AutoSeal pressure sealers utilize Formaxes patented technology that dramatically simplified pressure-sealing operations. Models today include desktop machines all the way up to industrial pressure sealing machines.

In 2002 Formax began manufacturing high-end paper folding machines and in 2003 Formax acquired a main vendor in FTI (Formax Technologies Incorporated), formerly known as the FHE Division of Tab Products in Turlock, CA.

At ABC Office we offer a huge selection of products from Formax. These products include:

• AutoSeal Pressure Sealers
• Booklet Makers
• Bursters
• Document Signers
• Folder Inserters & Envelope Stuffing Machines
• Letter Openers
• Mail Tabbers
• Paper Folding Machines
• Paper Joggers
• Paper Shredders

We enjoy working with Formax, love selling their products and expect to have many more years of success selling Formax office machines to customers around the world. You can find our entire line of Formax products here.

Because we are an authorized Formax dealer, we are also able to provide servicing, repairs and provide parts for all Formax products. To request repairs and service on your Formax machine, you can contact our Service Department by calling 1-800-658-8788 x129 or by filling out this form.

Tabbed mail looks extremely professional, is very easy to mail and is easy to open. Mail tabbing can be used for mailing fliers, promotional material, brochures and much more. One mail tabbing machine you may want to consider using is the Formax FD 260 automatic mail tabber. This is my review.

Formax makes some of the finest paper handling machines available in the United States. This includes shredders, paper folding machines, bursters, joggers, check signers and much more. One of their latest additions is mail tabbers.

The Formax FD 260 mail tabber is a highly automated tabbing machine that will take your folded paper, tab it and output it in just seconds. This tabber is extremely easy to set up and conforms to all modern U.S. Postal regulations.

This tabbing machine can be used with either 1″ diameter or 1.5″ diameter round tabs. It can even be used with rectangular tabs. This includes clear, translucent and paper tabs. Simply toggle a switch on the machine to select the tab diameter you want to use. The FD 260 uses a tab roll to automatically feed round tabs into the machine.

Be aware that paper must be pre-folded prior to placement in this machine. This can be done by using a paper folding machine. Coincidentally, Formax makes a wide variety of paper folding machines found here. The FD 260 can accept single folded paper, letter folded paper (C Fold) and much more. Paper can be re-fed through the 260 for two or even three tabs.

Formax FD 260 Video Demo

Multiple tabbing is easy with the FD 260. Tabs can be place on paper up to ¼” thick coated or uncoated. Paper widths can range from 5″ up to 12″ wide. For a tabber, this is a pretty good range of paper sizes and thicknesses.

The Formax FD 260 uses a bottom feeding system that makes it possible to continually add stacks of new brochures had folded documents. This allows you to quickly, accurately and efficiently add tabs on a continuous basis.

One of my favorite features of the FD 260 is the conveyor system. A powered exit conveyor keeps tabbed mailers and documents in a neat and sequential order. Few modern tabbing machines feature an exit conveyor system.

Having used several mail tabbing machines, I have to say that the FD 260 is probably one of the most feature-rich and effective mail tabbers I have ever seen. It is made with Formax quality and should easily hold up for years. It is a solid piece of machinery.  Several upgrade options are available for customized tabbing.

You can find the Formax FD 260 automatic mail tabber here and our entire selection of mail tabbing machines here.

The MBM Corporation is one of the leading dealers of paper shredders, paper cutters, trimmers, folding machines, booklet makers and collators in the USA. Established in 1936, MBM continues to be an office equipment powerhouse and a favorite of ABC Office customers.

MBM is currently headquartered in historical Charleston, South Carolina. They currently produce the Destroyit line of shredders along with the popular line of Triumph and Kutrimmer paper cutters. MBM’s parent company is IDEAL Krug & Priester of Germany.

MBM currently has an intricate network of dealers both locally and online. We at ABC Office have been selling MBM office equipment for several decades. One reason MBM is so popular is the build quality. There is something about the German engineered and built equipment that seems to stand the test of time.

One of MBM’s most popular lines of office products is their Destroyit line of paper shredders. I can’t even begin to tell you how many times government (federal & local), military and other businesses request Destroyit paper shredders by name. This is because Destroyit shredders get the job done. They feature high quality cutting blades and the ability to hold up to daily use for years upon years without breaking down.

You can view our entire selection of MBM office products here:

• MBM Destroyit Paper Shredders
• MBM Triumph Paper Cutters
• MBM Kutrimmer Paper Trimmers
• MBM Business Card Cutters
• MBM Paper Folding Machines
• MBM Booklet Makers
• MBM Collators
• MBM Paper Drills
• MBM Paper Joggers

We are an authorized dealer of MBM office products, which means our Service Department is able to offer you parts, servicing and repair work on any MBM model. You can request parts and servicing by calling 1-800-658-8788 x129 or by filling out this form.

We had a customer call in a few weeks ago asking if we sold paper stabbers. It ends up the customer didn’t want to kill stacks of paper, but rather he needed a specific tool commonly used in the paper printing & padding industry. After a little research, and a few questions, we discovered what he was looking for.

It ends up that we do sell paper stabbers, but we just called them by a different name. A paper stabber is the same thing as a pad counter. It is a tool that can be adjusted to different widths for quickly separating stacks of paper into equally divided smaller stacks. Our pad counter is commonly called the quick as a wink pad counter.

We offer two different paper stabbers (pad counters). The first model we offer is a 2″ pad counter and the second is a 5″ pad counter. Both of these counters are fully adjustable and very affordable. We have been selling these pad counters since I started working here and they have an excellent track record.

You can find both of our pad counters (paper stabbers) here.

You have probably seen them on certificates, awards and other reputable documents. Embossing not only looks great, but also provides a degree of authenticity. Embossing your own documents isn’t hard; you just need the right equipment. One machine you may want to consider using is the Widmer E-3 embossing machine. I have used this machine and this is my review.

I have the Widmer E-3 embossing machine in front of me now. The housing is made from solid die cast metal. You can tell at first glance that this machine was designed from the ground up to last for years.

The E-3 has quite a bit of heft to it, weighing in at 20 lbs shipped. It is still, however, easy enough to pick up and move around. It has two suction cup feet on the front of the machine that helps keep it in place when used on a solid surface or desk.

The cover casing is locked, preventing access to the striking die inside. This is ideal for security purposes and eliminates possible die theft.

The embossing die itself is custom made and is available in 3 different sizes (1 3/8″, 1 3/4″ or 2″). Once you purchase the E-3, we will request some information from you so we can get the die made. Once the die is made, it should be able to emboss documents for years to come.

The base price of the E-3 includes the cost of a die that features simple engraving or text. More complex stamping dies will need to be quoted ahead of the purchase. State seals with text can be used with the E-3, but are only available to verified government entities.

Not only can the E-3 be used to stamp legal documents, awards, certificates and other important paper, but it can also be used to emboss single and 2-sheet carbonized forms. I have personally used this to emboss standard paper all the way up to card stock.

If the impression is too light, the striking pressure can be increased. If the impression is too strong and is actually damaging or cutting through documents, the pressure can be scaled back.

Using the Widmer E-3 embosser is easy. There is no switch or foot pedal required. It has a micro switch built in. When paper is inserted, it triggers the micro switch, which in turn activates the embossing stamp. Embossed images and text can be stamped from the edge of the paper up to 3″ into a document.

If you are embossing larger documents, an optional adjustable guide shelf is available. This shelf also makes it easy to emboss documents over and over in the same place. You can see this guide in the picture I included in this review. Aligning the emboss stamp is pretty easy to do manually, which is what I am doing right now on an 8 ½” x 11″ sheet of paper.

Overall I am really impressed with the Widmer E-3 embosser. It has been around for years and I am not aware of an quality issues. It is one sturdy, tough and well-built machine. Be aware that the embossing is done by the stamp striking the document, which does produce some noise.

You can find the Widmer E-3 embossing machine here. Feel free to call us at 1-800-658-8788 with any embossing questions.

If you have been shopping around for a burster, a check signer or even some printers, you may have heard the terms cut sheet and continuous form. These are two different types of paper. You and I are probably most familiar with cut sheet paper. Here are the differences between the two.

Cut sheet paper is single “free” sheet of paper, such as copy paper. It isn’t attached to anything else. It can be placed in a printer or be fed into a paper folding machine. It is simple, easy to use and has been around for some time.

Cut Sheet Paper

Continuous form paper is usually attached to other sheets of paper by means of a perforated edge. Continuous form paper, when organized, usually sits in an accordion-like fashion. This type of paper used to be very popular with printers, before they were able to handle cut sheet paper.

Continuous form paper is usually torn away from the preceding sheet of paper. Perforated side margins, usually consisting of tiny 1/8” holes, are also usually torn away from continuous form paper after being printed on.

Continuous Form Paper

Hopefully this helps clear up some of the confusion. As mentioned earlier, bursting machines are used to tear apart continuous form paper. You can find our bursting machines here. Another machine that uses continuous form paper includes check and document signers found here.