Bound braille magazines EASY!

Single Sheet Paper Feed For Cut Paper

A single sheet paper feed system is the most efficient way to produce small braille magazines and braille books. The Index 4X4 Professional can load 70 to 100 pages of paper with dimensions large enough to accommodate four pages of braille print in its paper feed system. The total paper output from the paper feed system is approximately 280 to400 pages of embossed material, with a total embossing time of 1 to1.5 hours before needing to reload paper.

Speech Guided User Interface

The user interface panel guides the blind or sighted user with a push button control panel labeled in braille and print. After a button is pressed the user will have voice confirmation telling what mode of operation or button was pressed. The speech is available in a number of languages. There is a DOS interface disk for deaf blind users.

Index 4X4 Solves Problems Of Braille Production

Previously, the following problems persisted with production of small to medium braille books. Producers of braille materials were often heard commenting;

* The Binding process of braille books is expensive.
* It takes a lot of time to tear off the tractor feed holes and bind the documents.
* The braille paper is too expensive and can not be purchased locally.
* I do not want to turn my office into a braille plant with large equipment that will limit space for other needs.

What Is the Index 4X4 Professional?

The Index 4X4 Professional is a high performance production braille embosser. Braille production and binding of the produced braille material is reduced to folding and stapling. The embossed braille text is now processed the same way that a person or company would print regular printed material. When a file is transmitted to the Index 4X4 from a computer, it is processed in the following manner.
* The Embosser receives the translated braille text from thecomputer and stores it in memory (maximum 100 pages = 400 pagesbraille text )
* The logic circuits machine programing, collates the full document into a format that can be stitch or staple bound. For example the first sheet printed for a forty page document will consist of page numbers 1, 2, 39, and 40.
* The full document is embossed, the embosser automatically embosses a pre folding line in the center of each page to make the folding process easier.
* The only process left is for the person producing the braille document, fold and staple. The book is finished !

Embossing photo
Emboss symbol
Emboss

Stapling photo
Staple symbol
Staple and Fold

Finish magazines photo
Magazine symbol
Ready Braille Magazines

Saddle Stitch Binding Format

Saddle Stitch is the term for staple or "stitch" binding used by newspapers and magazines. It used to be only for materials printed or embossed on big plate machines. This format is easy to read, lasts a long time, and is inexpensive to produce volumes of text. The past problems related to the staple stitch system was that it could only be used by the big plate machines. This made stitch bindings' advantages impractical for small editions, Documents which were not to be produced in large quantities were too costly when a plate printer was to be used.

With a plate system, the production personnel would calculate the page layout, prepare the plate, print the material, stack the paper in its proper order, sorting, binding, then folding.

The Index 4X4 performs all the plate production processes that were tedious and time consuming in its logic circuitry. The document is processed the same way that any document sent to an embosser is processed, with or without the use of a braille translation program or braille editor. After the 4X4 receives a complete file, the number of pages will be calculated and formatted automatically. The pages will be printed in correct order in the format selected. After the embossing process the material is stacked in correct order for final stapling and hand folding.

"The Binding Process of Braille Books is Too Expensive"

Using the Index 4X4, the binding process consists of only two steps; stapling and folding. The braille embosser stacks the paper in correct order and prepares the embossed material for folding by embossing a line across the area to be folded. To complete the process, staple the center of the page and hand fold the book.

"It was not effective to produce low production runs of braillebooks."

Braille editions were often obsolete before the text was received by the person requesting the information. Using the Index 4X4, braille production is on a as need basis. Braille books can be supplied on demand. There will no longer need to be stocked braille production.The cost of producing braille books that will never be read is now a thing of the past.

"Braille paper is too expensive"

The Index 4X4 uses cut sheet card stock paper, which can be purchased from local paper suppliers, who distribute for the major paper manufacturers. Paper prices are dramatically reduced when purchased in this way. Combine this feature with the embossers ability to produce four pages of braille for each sheet of paper which reduces waste and cost even farther. The paper when purchased locally decreases delivery time and associated delivery costs. We can probably say, "The Index 4X4 is the environmentally friendly braille embosser, when you think of the saved paper, and saved petroleum to deliver and store paper on the production site.

" I do not want to turn my office into a braille production plant."

The Index 4X4 Professional is a small braille production machine. It does not require any structural changes to a room to accommodate the embosser. It has a noise level of less than 60dB(A). Compared to the alternative braille production methods of the past for saddle stitchbinding; a big plate press machine weighing many pounds and requiring major plant investments.

The Index 71100 The Stapler for Braille Standard staplers are not heavy enough to handle the requirements of braille binding. The paper used for braille is heavier than conventional papers used for other applications. Index has adapted a heavy duty stapler to this specific use, Binding Braille Books.

* It is easy to use on braille paper ( 25 pieces of paper Max. ).
* It is easily adjusted for different braille book widths.
* It is very simple to center and staple the binding. 

TECHNICAL DATA Index 4X4 PRO

Printing speed 380 PPH (A4), 100 CPS. (characters per second).

Noise level with cabinet below 60 dB(A). Cooling, two fans in the embosser and one in the cabinet.

Printing Principal; 13 high quality hardened hammers forming against hardened steel anvils.

Calculated time between maintainance; > 500.000 pages.

Printing modes:
A) Braille printout in saddle stich binding format,optimised for A3, (297x420 mm) and 11x17 inch Paper. Maximum 200 pages per magazine. Internal crease function enable easy hand folding of the Braille document with adjustable impact level (0-5).
B) Normal printout mode on landscape format paper, without the saddle stich formatting.

Size: Embosser, 56x18x44 cm. Net weight 14 kg.Cabinet with integrated Acoustic Hood,HxDxW 152x51x69 cm. Net weight 43 kg.Shipping Packing two boxes, Embosser 67x30x57 cm,18 kg.Cabinet flat package 142x75x16 cm, 55 kg.

Paper: Cut paper weight 90-180 gsm. Maximum 80 papers (320 pages ofBraille) in sheet feeder and paper out collector.Paper length 297-490 mm, stand and paper handling is optimized for a length between 420-432 mm, 16.5-17.5 inch, Page width 150-297 mm.

Embossed page format: Character per line 18-39. (A3=30-33,11x17"=31-34).Line per page 15-29.Optional internal page numbering.

Braille System: Interpoint 6 and 8 dots Braille, Double sided.

Braille Size: Height 0.40 mm, diameter base 1.6 mm. Distance within cell 2.5 mm. Distance between cells 3.5 mm.Line distance 5.0 mm.

Graphic: Dot distance 2.0 mm. Braille and Graphic can be mixed in the same document, but not on the same page. (Introduction during Dec.1998)

Data Characteristics: Centronics and Serial interface.Speech guided user interface in several languages.Braille text memory max. 200 pages.

Braille tables: Maximum 20 selected Braille tables including user definable.

Approvment: This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC and the EMC rules.

Electrical: Voltage 100-115 V, 220-240 V.Power stand-by 5W, max 130W.

Warranty: One year warranty

Specifications subject to change without notice